Biology Regents Review 3: Inheritance and Evolution

Quiz
•
Biology
•
9th - 12th Grade
•
Medium
+12
Standards-aligned
Erin Primm
Used 22+ times
FREE Resource
50 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A woman develops skin cancer after prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation from sun tanning. Would her future children be at risk of inheriting this skin cancer?
A. Yes, if she had a baby after developing skin cancer.
B. Yes, this is a mutation in the DNA of her somatic cells.
C. No, this condition does not affect the woman's egg cells.
D. No, babies cannot get skin cancer because they are immune.
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A gene that affects hair length in dogs has two alleles. The allele for short hair (L) is dominant to the allele for long hair (l). A cross of heterozygous two short-haired dogs produces six short-haired and two long-haired offspring. Which of the following best explains how the long-hair phenotype can appear in the offspring of two short-haired dogs?
A. Only recessive alleles are inherited from homozygous parents.
B. Dominant alleles grow weaker as they are passed from parents to offspring.
C. Only the parent with a dominant allele can pass that allele to offspring in sexual reproduction.
D. A heterozygous parent has an equal chance of passing either the dominant allele or the recessive allele to offspring.
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In humans having two eye brows is a completely dominant trait, the recessive trait is expressed as having a single connected eyebrow. If a two parents who are heterozygous for the eyebrow trait had an offspring what is the probability that their child would express the recessive phenotype?
A. Their offspring has a 0% chance of expressing the recessive phenotype.
B. Their offspring has a 25% chance of expressing the recessive phenotype.
C. Their offspring has a 75% chance of expressing the recessive phenotype.
D. Their offspring has a 100% chance of expressing the recessive phenotype.
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS3-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Identical (monozygotic) twins can look different to one another because:
they have different genetic material from the mother but the same genetic material from the father.
they have different genetic material from the father but the same genetic material from the mother.
environmental factors can influence gene expression.
a mutation has occurred in one twin during embryonic development.
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The diagram above illustrates which of the following processes?
Crossing-over
Base pair subsitution
Duplication
Deletion
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Describe the process of nondisjunction.
Homologous chromosomes exchange genetic information
The alignment of the chromosomes on the metaphase plate
Homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids remain attached during anaphase
The process of sperm and egg fusing to create a zygote
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What best describes a gene?
All of the DNA in a cell
A section of just one chromosome that codes for a trait
A pair of chromosomes that have the same information
A packet of DNA that is condensed inside the nucleus
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Wayground
45 questions
Biology EOC Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade
54 questions
Biology: Genetics - Pre Test

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
50 questions
DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis

Quiz
•
9th - 10th Grade
45 questions
Evolution Test

Quiz
•
9th Grade
51 questions
DNA and Evolution

Quiz
•
10th Grade
49 questions
UNIT 6 Review AP BIO

Quiz
•
10th - 12th Grade
45 questions
Genes Protein

Quiz
•
11th - 12th Grade
50 questions
Biology 2 Final Exam Review

Quiz
•
9th - 10th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Writing and Identifying Ratios Practice

Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
36 questions
Prime and Composite Numbers

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade
Discover more resources for Biology
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade