Mendel and genetics

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10th Grade
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Michael Turner
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is known as the "Father of Genetics" for the work he did with pea plants?
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Albert Einstein
Benjamin Franklin
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an allele?
a chemical found in DNA
a certain form of a gene that can be recessive or dominant
a physical trait
a pair of chromosomes
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NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A dominant allele.....
is expressed half of the time
is never expressed
is expressed in homozygous dominant and heterozygous individuals
is only expressed in homozygous individuals
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If two white mice are bred together (white fur is a recessive trait), what must be true of their offspring?
they will all be white
they could be either white or black
they will all be black
they are likely to be half white and half black
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term denotes the physical expression of a gene?
genotype
phenotype
appearance
homologous
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following would produce a recessive phenotype?
hh
Rr
Ww
BB
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NGSS.HS-LS3-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the these is homozygous?
gg
Yy
Nn
Ee
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
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