Heredity

Humans have __ total pairs of chromosomes?

• 46

• 23

• 70

• 56

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

_________ genes are strong and in control.

• Heredity

• Dominant

• Gene

• Recessive

If tall genes are dominant, then short genes are __________.

• DNA

• acquired

• inherited

• recessive

You are born with inherited traits

• TRUE

• FALSE

• None of the above

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Acquired traits are ____________

• observable at birth

• present at birth, but not observable

• not present at birth

• none of the above

The only way for recessive genes to have control of the trait is________________

• when there is 2 recessive genes paired together

• when there is 2 dominant genes paired together

• all of the above

• none of the above

What eye color is considered dominant?

• blue

• green

• hazel

• brown

The passing of traits from parents to offspring is _________

• DNA

• heredity

• genetics

• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

The science and study of heredity is ______________

• DNA

• heredity

• genetics

• all of the above

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Plants have genes to determine if they are tall or short.

• true

• false

• none of the above

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5