Quiz about Traits and Inheritance

Question 1

Having many of the same ______ can mean that organisms are more closely related.

Accepted Answer

traits

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explanation

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investigation

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love for school

Question 2

Organisms within a species can have similarities and _____.

Accepted Answer

variation

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investigation

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related

Question 3

Traits are passed from ___ to offspring.

Accepted Answer

parents

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children

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variation

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data

Question 4

Scientists look for ______ among the traits of organisms in order to classify organisms into groups

Accepted Answer

patterns

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investigations

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observable

Question 5

Some groups of animals are more closely _____ to one another.

Accepted Answer

related

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variation

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similarities

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traits

Question 6

Having many of the same ______ can mean that organisms are more closely related.

Accepted Answer

traits

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species

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variation

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related

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similarities

Question 7

Organisms within a species can have _____ and _____.

Accepted Answer

variation

Accepted Answer

similarities

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species

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related

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traits

Question 8

Scientists look for ______ among the traits of organisms in order to classify organisms into ______.

Accepted Answer

patterns

Accepted Answer

groups

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differences

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observable

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similarities

Question 9

Which trait do children most likely inherit from their parents?

Accepted Answer

shape of earlobes

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musical ability

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personality

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language

Question 10

Which are examples of inherited traits?

Accepted Answer

nose shape

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specific beliefs

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fingerprints

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memories

Question 11

A boy's mother has blue eyes and dimples. His father has brown eyes and no dimples. How could the boy have brown eyes and dimples?

Accepted Answer

because he inherited traits from both parents

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because his traits were determined by the food he eats.

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because he inherited traits from just one parent

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because his traits were influenced by his home environment

Question 12

Why do the same kinds of trees have the same shape of leaves?

Accepted Answer

They inherit the shape of their leaves from the parent trees.

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They receive the same kinds of nutrients from the soil.

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They acquire the shape of their leaves from insects eating their leaves.

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They grow in areas that receive the same amount of sun.

Question 13

What is the term for the passing of traits from parents to offspring?

Accepted Answer

Inheritance

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Mutation

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Adaptation

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Evolution

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of an inherited trait?

Accepted Answer

Eye color

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Language spoken

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Favorite food

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Hobbies

Question 15

Gregor Mendel is known for his experiments with which type of plant to study inheritance?

Accepted Answer

Pea plants

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Corn plants

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Sunflower plants

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Tomato plants

Question 16

In Mendelian genetics, what is the term for a trait that is masked by a dominant trait?

Accepted Answer

Recessive

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Dominant

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Codominant

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Incomplete dominant

Question 17

Which of the following represents a homozygous recessive genotype?

Accepted Answer

aa

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AA

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Aa

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aA

Question 18

What is the probability of obtaining a homozygous recessive offspring from two heterozygous parents?

Accepted Answer

25%

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50%

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75%

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100%

Question 19

Which of the following is a tool used to predict the outcome of genetic crosses?

Accepted Answer

Punnett square

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Venn diagram

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Flowchart

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Bar graph

Question 20

What is the term for a physical characteristic that is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors?

Accepted Answer

Phenotype

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Genotype

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Allele

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Chromosome

Question 21

Which of the following is an example of a polygenic trait?

Accepted Answer

Height

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Blood type

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Widow's peak

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Tongue rolling

Question 22

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

Accepted Answer

Genotype

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Phenotype

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Allele

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Trait

Traits and Inheritance

25 questions

Having many of the same ______ can mean that organisms are more closely related.

Organisms within a species can have similarities and _____.

Traits are passed from ___ to offspring.

Scientists look for ______ among the traits of organisms in order to classify organisms into groups

Living things (a) traits from their parents.

characteristics passed down from your parents to you are called (a) traits

The offspring of purebred pea plants with round seeds will always have (a) seeds.

Some groups of animals are more closely _____ to one another.

Having many of the same ______ can mean that organisms are more closely related.

Organisms within a species can have _ and _.

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Traits and Inheritance

25 questions

Having many of the same ______ can mean that organisms are more closely related.

Organisms within a species can have similarities and _____.

Traits are passed from ___ to offspring.

Scientists look for ______ among the traits of organisms in order to classify organisms into groups

Living things (a) traits from their parents.

characteristics passed down from your parents to you are called ​ (a) traits

The offspring of purebred pea plants with round seeds will always have (a) seeds.

Some groups of animals are more closely _____ to one another.

Having many of the same ______ can mean that organisms are more closely related.

Organisms within a species can have _____ and _____.

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characteristics passed down from your parents to you are called (a) traits

Organisms within a species can have _ and _.