Basic Genetic Terms

Basic Genetic Terms

10th Grade

25 Qs

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Basic Genetic Terms

Basic Genetic Terms

Assessment

Quiz

Science

10th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-LS3-1, HS-LS3-2, HS-LS1-1

+1

Standards-aligned

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

1 min • 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

1 min • 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

1 min • 1 pt

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

Dominant allele

Recessive allele

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following terms related to genetics

genetic makeup

genotype

having two different alleles for a particular gene

phenotype

physical trait

homozygous

having two identical alleles for a particular gene

homologous

chromosomes where one set comes from the male parent and the other from the female parent

heterozygous

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Two identical alleles for a trait is known as

homozygous

heterozygous

mutation

codominance

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 7 pts

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An organism’s genetic makeup; the pair of alleles for a trait is called a(n)

dominant trait

genotype

phenotype

recessive trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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