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Grade 7 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
What an organism looks like, or its other detectable characteristics, is its
  1. genetic variable.
  2. genotype.
  3. phenotype.
  4. allele.
Grade 7 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
What is the study of heredity?
  1. ecology
  2. genetics
  3. chromosomes
  4. cosmetology
Grade 7 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
The sugar in DNA is
  1. deoxyribose.
  2. ribose.
  3. sucrose.
  4. glucose.
Grade 8 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
What is the purpose of a Punnett square?
  1. to diagram family relationships that include several generations
  2. to explain why some genes are recessive and others are dominant
  3. to compare inherited traits to acquired traits
  4. to illustrate how the alleles of parents might be passed on to their offspring
Grade 8 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
Who is known as "The Father of Genetics"?
  1. Reginald Punnett
  2. Charles Darwin
  3. Alfred Wegener
  4. Gregor Mendel
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
A specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring is called a(n)
  1. function.
  2. structure.
  3. embryo.
  4. trait.
Grade 8 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
The composition of an organism on the genetic level is its
  1. genotype.
  2. phenotype.
  3. adaptation.
  4. evolution.
Grade 7 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
A molecule that contains genetic information and is present in all living cells is
  1. pedigree.
  2. DNA.
  3. nucleus.
  4. heredity.
Grade 5 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
The passing of traits from parents to their offspring is
  1. cell cycling.
  2. heredity.
  3. genetics.
Grade 7 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
                are segments of DNA that carry instructions for who you are.
  1. Chromosomes
  2. Chromatids
  3. Genes
  4. Proteins
Grade 7 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
                is the passing of traits from parent to offspring.
  1. DNA
  2. Reproduction
  3. Evolution
  4. Heredity
Grade 5 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
Which type of reproduction requires a male and female cell?
  1. mitosis
  2. sexual reproduction
  3. asexual reproduction
Grade 8 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
On a Punnett square, what do the letters at the top and left sides represent?
  1. The letters at the top represent alleles of the parents. The letters on the left represent alleles of the offspring.
  2. The letters at the top represent alleles of the male offspring. The letters on the left represent alleles of the female offspring.
  3. The letters at the top represent alleles of one parent. The letters on the left represent alleles of the other parent.
  4. The letters at the top represent alleles of the female offspring. The letters on the left represent alleles of the female parent.
Grade 5 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
A threadlike structure in the nucleus made up of DNA is a
  1. mitosis.
  2. life cycle.
  3. gene.
  4. chromosome.
Grade 7 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
When cells have paired chromosomes, they are
  1. haploid.
  2. diploid.
  3. singular.
  4. plural.
Grade 8 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
What model can be used to predict the outcome of a genetic cross?
  1. Punnett square
  2. Mendel square
  3. concept map
  4. allele triangle
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