Key Vocabulary in Genetics

Key Vocabulary in Genetics

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-LS3-1, HS-LS3-2, MS-LS3-1

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Mia Campbell

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

NGSS.HS-LS3-1
,
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
,
NGSS.MS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS1-1
,

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary function of a gene?

To fight infections

To code for a specific trait

To store energy

To transport oxygen

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an allele?

A type of chromosome

A version of a gene

A protein

A type of cell

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

25

24

23

22

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of chromosomes in genetics?

To store and protect DNA

To produce proteins

To transport nutrients

To fight infections

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the physical manifestation of a trait?

Phenotype

Allele

Chromosome

Genotype

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the combination of alleles that an individual has?

Protein

Phenotype

Genotype

Chromosome

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does homozygous mean?

Having one allele for a gene

Having two different alleles for a gene

Having two identical alleles for a gene

Having no alleles for a gene

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