Genetics Vocabulary Quiz

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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
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Laura Quintero
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the term for a characteristic that can be passed from parent to offspring?
Chromosome
Trait
DNA
Pollinator
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which structure in the nucleus carries genetic information?
Gene
Chromosome
Phenotype
Clone
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the molecule that contains the instructions for all living things?
DNA
Genotype
Allele
Pollination
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-1
NGSS.MS-LS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do we call different forms of the same gene?
Traits
Alleles
Offspring
Pollinators
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which type of allele will always show its trait if present?
Recessive allele
Dominant allele
Genotype
Clone
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the term for an organism's genetic makeup (its combination of alleles)?
Phenotype
Genotype
Heredity
Genetics
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The physical appearance or observable traits of an organism are called its:
Genotype
Phenotype
DNA
Chromosome
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