Heredity and Traits Review

a section of DNA that gets transferred from parent to offspring

• learned behavior

• heredity

• physical trait

• gene

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

the male and female parents who have provided the genetic material to create offspring

• biological parent

• offspring

• trait

• acquired trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

quality or characteristic of a living thing

• biological parent

• offspring

• trait

• gene

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

the molecule that carries all the information about how a living thing will look and function

• biological parent

• offspring

• inherited trait

• DNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

a trait that a living thing is not born with; a trait that is learned from experience or environment

• biological parent

• offspring

• trait

• acquired trait

Which of the following answers correctly represents this Punnett Square if freckles are dominant?

• 25% chance freckles

• 50% chance freckles

• 75% chance freckles

• 100% chance freckles

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following genotypes is purebred recessive?

• a

• aa

• Aa

• AA

In this diagram, the phenotypes are....

• green and yellow

• only green

• Gg, GG, gg

• not enough information

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A ________________________ is used to predict the possible genotype from certain parents

• Mendel Grid

• Genetic Tic Tac Toe

• Punnett Square

• Pedigree Plot

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What are the possible phenotypes in this cross?

• Bb, bb, BB

• purple, white

• Bb, bb

• light purple

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2