Inherited Traits Quiz

_____ in our skin respond to pressure like a poke to cause a signal.

• Receptor Proteins

• Hair

• Taste Buds

• Touch Receptor Cells

The signal travels from the skin to a _______.

• Auditory Nerve

• Skin Cell

• Taste Bud

• Sensory Nerve

In figure 1. the lightning bolt symbol represents

• The tip of the object poking through the skin

• The formation of chromosomes

• The "touch" signal

• Harry Potters scar

Having more receptor cells in a given area would cause

• Nothing

• Less sensitivity

• Normal sensitivity

• More sensitivity

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Where are our genes located?

• In the chromosomes

• On the surface of proteins

• On the surface of an organism

• Outside our cells

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What are alleles?

• Identical copies of a gene

• They connect chromosomes together

• Unrelated to genes

• Variations of a gene

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The PTC taste receptor is found on

• taste buds on the tongue
• the nasal cavity
• the roof of the mouth
• the back of the throat

A molecule that stores instructions on how to make all the proteins that our body needs.

• RNA

• DNA

• Gene

• Chromosome

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What role do chromosomes play in the cell?

• They digest nutrients

• They transport oxygen

• They produce energy

• They store and organize genetic material

How many PAIRS of chromosomes do humans typically have?

• 23

• 46

• 12

• 92

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