AMPLIFY Traits and Reproduction Review

1. A characteristic that ALL members of a species have (such as the examples for spiders below) is called a

• trait
• feature
• function
• structure

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2. A specific characteristic of an individual organism is called a

• trait
• feature
• variation
• protein

3. The difference in traits between individual organisms is called

• feature
• protein
• variation
• gene

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4. An organism's traits are determined by

• the environment
• the genes
• the proteins in the cells
• the DNA

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5. Large molecules made from stringing amino acids together than form important functions inside the cell to determine our traits

• chromosome
• DNA
• nucleus
• protein

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6. A function of a protein depends on its

• genes
• location
• name
• structure

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7. An instruction for making a protein is called a

• blueprint
• trait
• gene
• ribosome

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8. The part of the cell where genes are found is the

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• chloroplast
• ribosome

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9. To receive genes from a parent is called

• offspring
• mutate
• variation
• inherit

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10. A rare, random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait is called a

• gene version
• mutation
• offspring
• inheritance

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