MYP3 Science: Genetics Diagnostic Assessment

Which term refers to an individual's unique set of genes?

• Genetic identity

• Scientific models

• Pattern in genetics

• Traits in genetics

What are simplified representations of complex natural phenomena or processes called?

• Genetic identity

• Scientific models

• Pattern in genetics

• Traits in genetics

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

What do we call the observable characteristics of an organism?

• Genetic identity

• Scientific models

• Pattern in genetics

• Traits in genetics

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Actin and Myosin are proteins involved in which biological process?

• DNA replication

• Protein synthesis

• Cell division

• Muscle contraction

Which tool is used to analyze the inheritance of traits in a family?

• Actin & Myosin

• Pedigree chart & Punnet Square

• Genotype

• Phenotype

What term refers to the genetic makeup of an organism?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Dominant trait

• Recessive trait

Which term refers to the physical expression of a genotype?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Dominant trait

• Recessive trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which of the following describes a trait that is expressed when only one copy of the allele is present?

• Dominant trait

• Incompletely dominant trait

• Recessive trait

• None of the above

Which of the following describes a trait that is expressed when two different alleles are present?

• Dominant trait

• Incompletely dominant trait

• Recessive trait

• None of the above

Which of the following describes a trait that is expressed only when two copies of the allele are present?

• Dominant trait

• Incompletely dominant trait

• Recessive trait

• None of the above