Heredity and Adaptation Review

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey
• water to rain
• parents to offspring
• fungi to protists

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

Offspring receives two sets of _____________ (one from each parent)

• DNA

• genes

• proteins

• pedigree

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

_____________________ is the appearance of an organism, or how it looks

• phenotype
• ratio
• recessive trait
• heredity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

When humans breed purebred dogs to look a certain way and have traits that they like, this is an example of ___________________________

• Transgenic Organisms

• Gene Therapy

• Selective Breeding

• Genetically Modified Organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-5

G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...

• GG
• Gg
• gg
• all of the choices result in yellow

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What allele combination should go in the missing box?

• AA
• Aa
• aa
• none of these

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which is homozygous ?

• Bb

• bb

A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat.  This is an example of _____. 

• an adaptation
• environment
• response
• stimulus

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 

• Evolution 
• Variation 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4