Inheritance and Variation Lesson

Inheritance and Variation Lesson

9th Grade

10 Qs

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Inheritance and Variation Lesson

Inheritance and Variation Lesson

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS3-1, MS-LS3-2, MS-LS4-4

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What are chromosomes?

Long strands of DNA that contain lots of genes.

Different versions of a gene.

The basic unit of heredity; controls a specific trait.

A characteristic passed from parent to offspring

The differences that occur from a mixture of genes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is one set of instructions for an inherited trait?
gene
allele
phenotype
genotype

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The passing of traits from parents to offspring, or children
variation
inheritance

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An example of an inherited characteristic is:

eye colour

a tattoo

a scar

similarities in characteristics

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

an inherited characteristic is caused by ....

genetic information in the nuclei of cells.

environmental factors

blood

children learning things from their parents.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An example of a characteristic that is determined only by inheritance is

Height

Tattoos

Blood group

Intelligence

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An example of variation determined by both environment and inheritance is

Eye colour

Weight

Height

Ear lobe shape

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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