Heredity and Variation

The ______ of our cells contains genes.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

The genes determine our characteristics. These characteristics are known as ______.

• Cells

• Genes

• Heredity

• Traits

Which of the following cannot be passed on to the offspring?

• The color of the hair of the parents

• The scar on the skin of the parents

• The color of the eyes of the parents

• The presence of the dimples of the parents

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Which of the following can be passed on to the offspring?

• The scar from the parent's skin

• The ability to speak multiple languages

• The ability to play different musical instruments

• The color of the eyes of the parents

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

_________ in the traits make the offspring slightly different from the parents.

• Variations

• Traits

• Characteristics

• Genes

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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Which of the following traits shows the variations in plants?

• Colors of the striped fur

• Colors of the feathers

• Colors of the eyes

• Colors of the flowers

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Do all animals look like their parents when they are born?

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What will be the offspring of the parent tigers?

• Chick

• Cub

• Lamb

• Calf

Every living thing has genetic information stored in the form of

• Ribosomes

• DNA

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

If two alleles are the same for a certain trait they are considered

• Homozygous

• Twins

• Heterozygous

• Common

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1