Science: Order & Design - Quiz 34

In a biology class, Harper asked, "What is a fertilized egg cell called?"

What law states that a parent who has two different alleles for a trait is equally likely to pass either allele to its offspring?

• Law of Segregation

• Law of Independent Assortment

• Law of Dominance

• Hardy-Weinberg Principle

Maya and Benjamin are exploring a pond ecosystem for their biology project. They observe two types of algae, volvox and spirogyra, in the water. Which group of algae do these belong to?

• yellow algae

• brown algae

• green algae

• red algae

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Noah has two different alleles for a trait, such as eye color. What law states that he is equally likely to pass either allele to his offspring?

Avery and Samuel are studying genetics in their biology class. They come across a chart that helps predict the probability of offspring inheriting certain traits. What type of chart is demonstrated below?

William is studying genetics and wants to know the actual combination of alleles that an organism has for a particular trait. This is known as:

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Allele

• Trait

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To which group of algae do diatoms belong?

• yellow algae

• brown algae

• green algae

• red algae

During a biology class, Olivia learned about the process of fertilization. What is a fertilized egg cell called?

• Zygote

• Embryo

• Blastocyst

• Gamete

The actual combination of alleles that an organism has for a particular trait is known as:

Henry is studying genetics and comes across a chart that helps predict the probability of offspring inheriting certain traits. What type of chart is demonstrated below?

• Punnett square

• Scatter plot

• Line chart

• Pie chart

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