Recognize Inherited Traits Governed by Genetic Material in Genes Within Chromosomes in the Nucleus

Which of the following traits is most influenced by the environment?

• Body Weight

• Eye Color

• Blood Type

• Color Blindness

• Hair Color

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Organisms pass traits from one generation to the next. Traits are ---

• located in the chromosome of each cell

• found in the vacuoles of each cell.

• found in the cytoplasm of each cell

• acquired at the time of birth.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which cell components are responsible for the inherited traits that a pea plant possesses?

• Chromosomes, mitochondria, vacuoles

• DNA, Nucleus, Chromosomes

• Genes, Cytoplasm, Cell Membrane

• DNA, Proteins, Chloroplasts

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which cell components is least likely to affect the visible traits of an organism?

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Genes

• Chromosomes

• DNA

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following cell components are most involved in determining an organism's traits?

• Chromosomes

• Cytoplasm

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

• Vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Eye color is a trait that two parents could pass on to their children even though the trait might not be expressed in the parents. Such a trait is considered to be

• acquired

• inherited

• neutral

• positive

• negative

Which of the following answer choices describes the unknown organelle

• Nucleus that houses chromosomes

• Mitochondrion that houses chromosomes

• Nucleus that makes energy for the cell.

• Mitochondrion that makes energy for the cell.

• Chloroplast that makes energy for the cell.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Where is the genetic material that determines the inherited traits of an organism located inside of a eukaryotic cell?

• Cytoplasm

• Vacuole

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• Chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A student created a model of genetic material using a basket full of yarn. Each spool of yarn had shaded sections on the string of yarn. An illustration of the student model shown in the picture.

What structures in genetic material does each part of the model above represent?

• The basket represents the nucleus, the spool of yarn represents a gene, and the shaded sections represent chromosomes.

• The basket represents a chromosome, the spool of yarn represents a nucleus, and the shaded sections represent genes.

• The basket represents a gene, the spool of yarn represents a nucleus, and the shaded sections represent chromosomes.

• The basket represents the nucleus, the spool of yarn represents a chromosome, and the shaded sections represent genes.

The diagram shows parts of a cell.

Which organelle stores the information that determines an individual's blood type?

• Organelle 1

• Organelle 2

• Organelle 3

• Organelle 4

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS3-1