7th grade Genetics

7th grade Genetics

7th Grade

61 Qs

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7th grade Genetics

7th grade Genetics

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS3-1, HS-LS3-2, HS-LS1-1

+10

Standards-aligned

Created by

Janie Clark

Used 491+ times

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About this resource

This quiz comprehensively covers foundational genetics concepts appropriate for 7th grade middle school students. The questions assess students' understanding of essential genetic vocabulary including genotype, phenotype, alleles, dominant and recessive traits, homozygous and heterozygous conditions, and heredity. Students need to master the distinction between genetic makeup (genotype) and observable characteristics (phenotype), understand how dominant and recessive alleles interact to produce traits, and recognize the difference between purebred (homozygous) and hybrid (heterozygous) organisms. The quiz also tests knowledge of cellular structures like chromosomes and DNA, reproductive processes including mitosis and meiosis, and practical applications such as using Punnett squares to predict genetic crosses. Students must demonstrate their ability to interpret genetic notation using letter combinations and apply probability concepts to inheritance patterns, skills that require both memorization of terminology and conceptual understanding of genetic principles. Created by Janie Clark, a Science teacher in US who teaches grade 7. This genetics quiz serves as an excellent comprehensive assessment tool that can be implemented across multiple instructional contexts. Teachers can utilize this resource as a formative assessment to gauge student understanding before moving to more complex genetic concepts, or deploy it as a summative evaluation following a genetics unit. The quiz works effectively as homework to reinforce classroom learning, as a review activity before tests, or as a warm-up exercise to activate prior knowledge. Its varied question formats, from basic vocabulary matching to applied scenarios involving genetic crosses, make it ideal for differentiated instruction and test preparation. The content directly supports NGSS standards MS-LS3-2 (inheritance patterns and trait variation) and MS-LS1-5 (genetic factors influencing organisms), providing teachers with standards-aligned practice that builds student confidence in genetic reasoning and scientific vocabulary essential for high school biology success.

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61 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an organism's physical representation of it's genotype?

elle

heredity

dominant

phenotype

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One set of instructions for an inherited trait

sexual reproduction

gene

homozygous

heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Physical characteristics, shown by an organism, based on the allele combination

traits

punnett squares

reproduction

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic.

reproduction

allele

punnett square

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The entire genetic makeup of an organism; also the combination of genes for one or more specific trait. (ex. Bb)

genes

traits

genotype

phenotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A graphic used to predict the results of a genetic cross.

punnett square

reproduction

heterozygous

homozygous

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An allele that is fully expressed whenever the allele is present in an individual.

reproductive

heterozygous

heredity

dominant

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