What does the term "axial" refer to in plant flower position?

Flowers growing along the axis of the stem

Flowers growing at the base of the plant

Flowers growing only at the top of the plant

What are dominant traits?

Traits that hide other traits when passed on to offspring.

Traits that are always hidden when passed on to offspring.

Traits that can never be passed on to offspring.

Traits that have no specific expression in the offspring.

Can a child show a dominant trait if only one parent passes the gene for that trait?

Yes, the child can show the trait even if only one parent passes the gene.

No, the child cannot show the trait unless both parents pass the gene.

Yes, but only if the child inherits the gene from the mother.

No, dominant traits are not visible in the child's phenotype.

What are recessive traits?

Traits that get hidden by dominant traits.

Traits that are always visible in the child regardless of the parents' genes.

Traits that can never be passed on to the child.

Traits that do not influence the child's characteristics.

When do recessive traits show their specific trait in an offspring?

When both parents pass the gene to the child.

When one parent passes the gene to the child.

When the child inherits the gene from the mother only.

When the child inherits the gene from the father only.

What will likely be the eye color of a child if they inherit the recessive blue-eye gene from both parents?

The child will have brown eyes.

The child will have green eyes.

The child's eye color cannot be determined.

When organisms reproduce, how are traits passed from one generation to the next?

Through physical contact between organisms

From the environment to the offspring

What is the ability of cells that ensures the continuation of hereditary information?

They can make copies of themselves.

What is the function of the nucleus in a cell?

It acts like the brain of the cell and tells every part what to do

It provides energy for the cell

What are chromosomes?

Thread-like structures in the nucleus that contain all DNA

Cells that contain all the proteins in the body

Organelles that produce energy for the cell

The outer layer of the cell that protects it

Where do half of the chromosomes in a human cell come from?

Half come from one parent and half from the other parent

They are all inherited from the mother

They are all inherited from the father

They are randomly generated by the cell

What is the function of DNA?

It determines how the cells in a body will function.

It provides energy to the cells.

It protects the cell from external damage.

It assists in the digestion of food.

A stretch of DNA on a chromosome with instructions for one trait

A part of a cell that provides energy

Which statement is true about acquired traits?

They are always inherited from the parents

They cannot be influenced by the environment

They are not related to an organism's physical characteristics

How do genes influence inherited traits?

Genes carry instructions for making proteins that build and maintain the body

Genes determine an individual's education level

Genes are not related to traits

Genes are just a random sequence of DNA with no function

Inherited Traits Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are inherited traits?

Traits that can be learned

Traits that are passed from parents to offspring

Traits that are acquired during one's lifetime

Traits that are unrelated to genetics

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are traits governed by the genetic material found in the cell nucleus?

Through environmental factors

Through physical exercise

Through the genes within chromosomes

Through daily nutrition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is heredity?

The study of historical traits

The transfer of traits from one generation to another generation

The change of traits within a single organism's lifetime

The process of learning traits through education

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is known as the "father of modern genetics"?

Charles Darwin

Isaac Newton

Gregor Mendel

Louis Pasteur

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Gregor Mendel use for his experiments to discover the basic principles of heredity?

Fruit flies

Mice

Pea plants

Bacteria

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of an inherited trait in humans?

Ability to play a musical instrument

Freckles

Knowledge of a language

Riding a bicycle

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of an inherited trait in plants?

The type of soil they grow in

Leaf shape

The amount of water they receive

The use of fertilizer

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Inherited Traits Quiz

36 questions

What are inherited traits?

How are traits governed by the genetic material found in the cell nucleus?

What is heredity?

Who is known as the "father of modern genetics"?

What did Gregor Mendel use for his experiments to discover the basic principles of heredity?

Which of the following is an example of an inherited trait in humans?

What is an example of an inherited trait in plants?

What does the term "axial" refer to in plant flower position?

What are dominant traits?

If a child inherits a dominant gene for brown hair from one parent, what color hair will the child likely have?

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