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Pedigree Charts

Authored by Elizabeth Farrell

Science

7th Grade

15 Questions

NGSS covered

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Pedigree Charts
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which shape is commonly used to represent a male in a pedigree chart?

Square

Circle

Triangle

Rectangle

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which shape is commonly used to represent a female in a pedigree chart?

Square

Circle

Triangle

Rectangle

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are carriers of a trait typically represented in a pedigree chart?

By a completely shaded shape

By a half-shaded shape

By a shape with a dot in the middle

By an unshaded shape

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a pedigree?

A type of genetic disorder

A way of tracing a trait through a family tree

A scientific tool for measuring traits

A chart used for breeding animals

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do pedigrees track?

The speed of trait development

The inheritance of the trait

The medical history of a family

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to know whether a trait is dominant or recessive when studying a pedigree?

To determine the trait's color

To understand how the trait is passed on from one generation to the next

To predict the trait's disappearance over time

To calculate the likelihood of trait-related diseases

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

How many female carriers are shown in the pedigree diagram?

2

3

4

5

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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