Heredity

How many parents in sexual reproduction?

• 1
• 4
• 2
• 3

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Chromosomes are found in the ____________ of the cell

• Chloroplast
• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

The passing of DNA from parents to offspring

• Generation
• Heredity
• Inheritance
• Traits

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is a gene?

• An entire chromosome that  codes for a trait
• a piece of clothing
• a piece of a DNA on chromosome that codes for a trait
• Chemical messengers in your brain that code for a trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What are the possible combinations of a pea plant with the alleles PP and a male pea plant with the alleles pp.
P= purple
p= white

• all Pp
• all PP
• Pp,PP,Pp,PP
• all pp

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The mathematical chance that something will happen is known as...

• chance
• luck
• probability

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

In asexual reproduction there is____ parent(s).

• two
• one

A punnet square is used to organize and determine what?

• Probabilities
• Combinations
• Phenotypes
• Genotypes

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NGSS.HS-LS4-3

A couple has 6 children, all girls. If the mother gives birth to a 7th child, what is the probability that the seventh child will be a girl?

• 7 out of 7
• 6 out of 7
• 1 out of 2
• 1 out of 7

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3