Genes and Proteins Quiz

What is the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms?

• Trait

• Cell

• Chromosome

• Protein

What is a single, highly organized and structured piece of DNA called?

• Variant

• Chromosome

• Trait

• Gene

What is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of DNA?

• Protein

• Chromosome

• Variant

• Gene

What is a characteristic of an organism that can be genetic or acquired?

• Mutation

• Cell

• Variant

• Trait

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What are different forms or versions of something called?

• Variant

• Chromosome

• Cell

• Mutation

What are biomolecules made up of amino acids and found in all living cells that perform bodily functions?

• Mutation

• Variant

• Protein

• Trait

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What is a change or damage in the DNA gene that permanently alters the genetic message that the gene carries?

• Genetic Variation

• Mutation

• Beneficial

• Normal

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What is producing or promoting a favorable result; advantageous called?

• Beneficial

• Mutation

• Genetic Variation

• Normal

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What is the variety of gene combinations that exist within a population called?

• Genetic Variation

• Normal

• Beneficial

• Mutation

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What is the process by which characteristics are passed on from one generation to the next?

• Genetic Variation

• Heredity

• Mutation

• Beneficial

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