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Inheritance and Variation

Authored by Catherine Barclay

Science, Biology

6th - 8th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 38+ times

Inheritance and Variation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Long, tightly-wound, strands of DNA are called.....

genes

chromosomes

traits

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Different versions of a gene are called........

variations

traits

alleles

chromosomes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A characteristic passed from parent to offspring

variation

inherited trait

gene

chromosome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The difference that occurs from a mixture of genes

variation

inherited trait

gene

chromosome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The offspring of asexually reproducing organisms have genes that are _________ to that of their parent.

diifferent

identical

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The offspring of sexually reproducing organisms have genes that are ________ from that of their parents.

different

identical

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Humans inherit traits from their

parents

children

brothers and sisters

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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