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Genetics and Heredity Vocab Quiz 8.L.2.1

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The passing of traits from parents to offspring.

(a)  

2.

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

NBA

d)

TBA

3.

Studying the process of living things, their physical and chemical structures and processes as well as their interactions in natural environments.

(a)  

4.

A form of technology that uses living organisms, usually genes, to change products, to make or change plants and animals, or to develop other microorganisms for certain reasons.

a)

biology

b)

biochemistry

c)

biotechnology

d)

botany

5.

The insertion of working copies of a gene into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder in an attempt to correct the disorder. This is called ____ _______.

(a)  

6.

This is the overall study of heredity and how traits are passed down.

a)

sociology

b)

botany

c)

genetics

d)

heredity

7.

This is a piece of DNA within chromosomes that gives instructions for genetic traits and physical traits.

(a)  

8.

The outcome of reproducing by one or more parents. This is called??

a)

genetic material

b)

An offspring

c)

fertilization

d)

pollination

9.

Certain things that are passed down to offsprings that originates from genes.

(a)  

10.

These thread-like structures with tiny micro fibers are embedded within all cells and particularly in the nucleus. Parents give off a specific number of them to the offspring. These are called (a)   .

11.

Reproduction of organisms with certain traits in order to create offspring with similar traits.

a)

natural selection

b)

evo-devo

c)

artificial selection

d)

mating