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Amplify Traits and Reproduction Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a long piece of DNA that contains many genes

a)

DNA

b)

chromosome

c)

function

d)

inherit

2.

a characteristic that all members of a species have

a)

function

b)

mutation

c)

feature

d)

gene

3.

an organism produced as a result of reproduction

a)

molecule

b)

nucleus

c)

gene

d)

offspring

4.

a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait

a)

mutation

b)

inherit

c)

gene

d)

gene version

5.

to receive genes from a parent

a)

feature

b)

inherit

c)

trait

d)

homozygous

6.

having gene versions that are the same

a)

heterozygous

b)

DNA

c)

homozygous

d)

inherit

7.

a specific characteristic of an individual organism

a)

gene

b)

structure

c)

trait

d)

nucleus

8.

the way something is shaped or constructed

a)

structure

b)

trait

c)

DNA

d)

chromosome

9.

any difference in traits between individual organisms

a)

trait

b)

variation

c)

function

d)

feature

10.

how something works

a)

fertilization

b)

nucleus

c)

chromosome

d)

function

11.

when a male and female reproductive cell combine to make offspring

a)

fertilization

b)

feature

c)

offspring

d)

gene

12.

a specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule

a)

function

b)

feature

c)

gene version

d)

DNA

13.

having gene versions that are different

a)

trait

b)

chromosome

c)

ribosome

d)

heterozygous

14.

the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim

a)

feature

b)

reasoning

c)

function

d)

trait

15.

the parts of the cell that build protein molecules based on instructions from genes

a)

ribosome

b)

gene

c)

DNA

d)

feature

16.

an instruction for making a protein

a)

evidence

b)

nucleus

c)

offspring

d)

gene