Heredity Quiz

William's father has blue eyes and his mother has brown eyes. William also has blue eyes. What is this an example of?

• The passing of traits from one generation to another

• The process of learning new traits

• The combination of genetic material from two parents

• The development of new traits through mutation

Henry, Aria, and James are studying biology. They are examining a cell under a microscope. Where would they find the genetic material in the cell?

• In the nucleus

• In the cytoplasm

• In the cell membrane

• In the mitochondria

Noah, Mia, and Hannah are studying biology. They come across a term 'DNA'. Mia thinks it's the sections in the chromosome containing genetic information. Noah thinks it's the physical appearance of an organism. Hannah thinks it's the basic unit of heredity made up of genes. Can you help them understand what DNA is?

• Sections in the chromosome containing genetic information

• The physical appearance of an organism

• The basic unit of heredity made up of genes

• The passing of genetic material from one generation to another

Luna has a pet dog named James. She notices that James has certain characteristics like a curly tail and a loud bark. Hannah, her friend, explains that these are traits. What does Hannah mean by 'traits'?

• Characteristics of James that can be genetic or acquired

• Sections in James's chromosome containing genetic information

• The physical appearance of James

• The passing of genetic material from James's parents to him

Scarlett and Grace are studying genetics. Scarlett asks, 'What are alleles, Grace?' How should Grace respond?

• 'Alleles are genes that code for a specific trait.'

• 'Alleles are the physical appearance of an organism.'

• 'Alleles are sections in the chromosome containing genetic information.'

• 'Alleles are characteristics of an organism that can be genetic or acquired.'

Isla, Sophia, and Grace are studying genetics. They learned that a dominant trait is what?

• The allele that is always present in the phenotype of offspring

• The inherited characteristic that is expressed only when no dominant allele is present

• Two different alleles for a specific trait

• Two of the same allele for a specific trait

Isla, Aria, and Kai are studying genetics. They learned about a concept called a recessive trait. How would they describe a recessive trait?

• The allele that is always present in the phenotype of offspring

• The inherited characteristic that is expressed only when no dominant allele is present

• Two different alleles for a specific trait

• Two of the same allele for a specific trait

Sophia, Priya, and Harper are studying biology. They are curious to know where they would find their traits in a cell. Can you help them?

• In the nucleus

• In the cytoplasm

• In the cell membrane

• In the mitochondria

Abigail and Noah have a child, Nora. If Nora has two different alleles for a specific trait, what is her genotype?

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

• Phenotype

• Genomic

Michael is studying genetics and comes across a term 'homozygous genotype'. What does it mean if Lily has a homozygous genotype for a specific trait?

• Lily has two different alleles for that specific trait

• Lily has two of the same allele for that specific trait

• It refers to the physical appearance of Lily

• It refers to sections in Lily's chromosome containing genetic information