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Vocabulary Test - "GENES: All in the Family"

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following words means "the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events"?

a)

extraction

b)

inherit

c)

control

d)

molecule

2.

Jesse went to the dentist for a tooth​ (a)   she was very nervous about feeling any pain. ​

Choose from the below words
extraction
control
unique
trait
3.

Match the following

a)

to receive something from someone after that person's death; receive genes from a parent

1.

inherit

b)

smallest unit of most compounds

2.

molecule

c)

the order in which things happen or should happen

3.

sequence

d)

to send something across places; to pass along

4.

transmit

e)

one of a kind; unequaled; unusual; found only in a given class, place, or situation

5.

unique

4.

I hope to ​ (a)   my great grandmother's jewelry collection one day. My family has been passing down her ​ (b)   collection of gold​ necklaces and rings for decades.

Choose from the below words
inherit
unique
control
extraction
5.

A (a)   of water is made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

6.

Which of the following words is the definition of "transmit"?

a)

the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events

b)

a characteristic pattern of behavior, way of being or genetically determined

c)

to receive something from someone after that person's death; receive genes from a parent

d)

to send something across places; to pass along

7.

Which of the following is the definition for the word "sequence"?

a)

the order in which things happen or should happen

b)

smallest unit of most compounds

c)

to receive something from someone after that person's death; receive genes from a parent

d)

a characteristic pattern of behavior, way of being or genetically determined

8.

Which one of the following words means "process of removal or something removed"?

a)

inherit

b)

control

c)

extraction

d)

unique

9.

The plot of a story follows the ______ of events from the beginning, middle and end.

a)

control

b)

trait

c)

inherit

d)

sequence

10.

Can you ​ (a)   a message from your tablet to an iPhone? ​

Choose from the below words
transmit
extraction
molecule
unique