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Genetics

Authored by Karlye Meche

Science

6th Grade

NGSS covered

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

inherited physical characteristics are called

attributes

traits

inborn characteristics

features

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Small sections of DNA that control the traits of an organism are called

Genes
Enzymes
Proteins
Chromosomes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The molecule carrying the chemical code that tells cells what to do is called

(a)  

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The passing of traits from parent to offspring is called

Heredity
Transmission
Genetics
Inheritance

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The shape of the DNA molecule was discovered by

James Watson and Francis Crick
Charles Darwin and Galileo Galilei
Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton
Marie Curie and Albert Einstein

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The DNA moleculeis sometimes called a _________________________ because it is shaped like a twisted spiral ladder.

double helix
spiral ladder
triple helix
single helix

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

DNA rungs are formed by four basic molecules called

(a)  

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