Basic Genetic Terms

Basic Genetic Terms

6th - 8th Grade

18 Qs

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Basic Genetic Terms

Basic Genetic Terms

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-LS3-1, HS-LS3-3, HS-LS3-2

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

18 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The study of heredity:

Heredity

Biology

Genetics

Chemistry

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring:

Genetics

Biology

Heredity

Ecology

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.

Dominant allele

Recessive allele

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An allele that is masked/hidden when a dominant allele is present.

Dominant allele

Recessive allele

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The offspring of many generations that have the SAME traits.

Purebred

Hybrid

Dominant allele

Recessive allele

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait.

Purebred

Hybrid

Dominant allele

Recessive allele

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The different FORMS of a gene:

Alleles

Gene

Purebred

Hybrid

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