Genes & Chromosomes

Genes & Chromosomes

6th - 8th Grade

9 Qs

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 Genes & Chromosomes

Genes & Chromosomes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-LS3-1, HS-LS3-2, HS-LS1-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Grenier

Used 2+ times

FREE Resource

9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

where is hereditary information found?

genes found on chromosomes

in the mitochondria

chromosomes found on genes

in the cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

what traits are inherited?

(choose all that apply)

a tattoo

risk of getting diabetes

a scar

height

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

what is the mutation effect when a nucleotide sequence mutates, but does NOT change the amino acid coding?

beneficial

harmful

neutral

does not exist

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

what is the hereditary material genes are made of?

chromosomes

proteins

DNA

karyotypes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

homologous chromosomes may have different alleles. What are alleles?

beneficial mutations

cells

versions of genes

a type of cancer

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

what provides the instructions for making proteins?

nucleus

mutations

chromosomes

DNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group of terms is in the correct order?

(largest to smallest)

DNA, traits, genes, chromosome

chromosome, DNA, genes, traits

trait, gene, DNA

chromosome

gene, trait, chromosome, DNA

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

what is the name of the circled structure?

DNA

genes

gametes

homologous chromosomes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

9.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

what may result when a portion of a gene's nucleotide sequence is missing?

(choose 2 answers)

cause the cell to divide unevenly

the protein will not function properly

it will affect a body system of an organism

it will have no effect

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2