Biological Variation and Heredity

Descrição

This quiz is about heredity, biological variation amongst species, DNA and genes and Heritable characteristics! Can you get a perfect score?
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Resumo de Recurso

Questão 1

Questão
What is heredity?
Responda
  • The passing on of cells from the mother's body to the fetus' during gestation
  • The passing on of characteristics from one generation to the next
  • The passing on of genome from the fertilized zygote

Questão 2

Questão
True or False: The Punnet diagram helps us to understand how heritable characteristics and diseases are passed down through generations?
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 3

Questão
What is the symbol for someone who is unnafected by a disease but is a carrier of the genetic makeup for that disease?
Responda
  • Aa
  • aa
  • AA
  • aA

Questão 4

Questão
What is biological variation?
Responda
  • The variety of human characteristics for all living things on earth
  • The differences in individuals of the same species (variety of life)
  • Variety/diversity of nature

Questão 5

Questão
What happens when a person is missing 1 chromosome?
Responda
  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Mono-Chromosal Syndrome
  • Down Syndrome

Questão 6

Questão
What are genes sections of?
Responda
  • Chromosomal Pairs
  • The DNA double helix

Questão 7

Questão
What are genes made up of?
Responda
  • DNA Molecules
  • Protein Base pairs
  • Cell Nucleii

Questão 8

Questão
Why is the DNA molecule called "The molecule of life"
Responda
  • Because your DNA controls all of your cells, and without it, your vital functions would fail
  • The DNA controls your other cells, and makes you who you are

Questão 9

Questão
What is a species?
Responda
  • A category with in the classification system
  • A group of animals that have made habitats together

Questão 10

Questão
True or False: It is due to the mixing of heritable characteristics during fertilization that siblings are made the same or different
Responda
  • True
  • False

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