LE Unit 1 Vocab Quiz 1

What is the term for the process where the information encoded in a gene is used to create a functional product, most commonly a protein?

• Gene Expression

• Transcription

• Replication

• Translation

What is the term for traits or characteristics passed down from parent to offspring through their genes?

• Inherited

• Acquired

• Learned

• Environmental

What is a segment of DNA that carries the instructions for creating proteins, which are essential for many cellular functions and traits called?

• Gene

• Enzyme

• Chromosome

• Ribosome

What is the term for different forms or variations that a gene can take? Individuals inherit one of these for each gene from each parent. Example: eye color.

• Allele

• Chromosome

• Genotype

• Phenotype

A specific characteristic or feature exhibited by an organism. Ex. hair color or height. What is the term for this?

• Trait

• Gene

• Enzyme

• Chromosome

The process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring. What is the term for this?

• Heredity

• Metabolism

• Photosynthesis

• Mutation