Unit 4-Genetics
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are variants (differences) in a gene that occur on a fixed spot on a chromosome called?
alleles
genomes
nucleotides
chromatids
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the process called where one parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to itself (clones), with no sperm or egg needed, and is common in bacteria and some plants?
asexual reproduction
sexual reproduction
cross-pollination
fertilization
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are tightly coiled strands of DNA found in the cells, with all living things having a specific number of them, and humans having 46 of them (23 pairs)?
chromosomes
ribosomes
mitochondria
enzymes
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is made from nucleic acid and holds the code that makes up living things?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
Amino Acid
Glucose
Cholesterol
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the thin stalk in a flower that holds up the anther, which produces pollen (part of the male reproductive structure in plants)?
filament
stigma
petal
sepal
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the part of a chromosome that is inherited from the parent(s) and determines some of an organism’s characteristics?
gene
centromere
nucleus
ribosome
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the study of heredity, which is a biological process where a parent passes certain genes onto their offspring?
genetics
ecology
anatomy
botany
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