Variation of Traits

Question 1 of 5

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What determines the traits of offspring?

Select one of the following:

food sources that have been genetically engineered
literary metaphors and exciting connotations
the pool of entries in the state lotto jackpot
genes received from the offspring’s parents

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

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Mutation in the genes of an organism is a cause. What is a possible effect?

Select one of the following:

The organism is less likely to be studied by scientists.
The organism is more likely to find a sexual partner identical to it.
The organism is more likely to resemble its parents.
The organism is more likely to survive and procreate.

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

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Reproduction is “a sort of complex lottery in which the third organism—the offspring of the first two—inherits a combination of the parent organisms’ genetic material.”

What evidence from the passage supports this statement?

Select one of the following:

“The likeliest candidate to be coded for red hair is offspring with two red-headed parents.”
“It would be very, very unlikely for two parents with identically coded chromosomes to sexually reproduce.”
“Mutant and mutation have exciting, exotic connotations to us, but actually, mutation is simply a necessary part of a species’ evolution.”
“Human interference in genetic coding is a pretty common practice these days.”

Explanation

Question 4 of 5

1

What is a difference between physical traits and personality traits?

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Physical traits are mainly determined by a person’s environment; personality traits are determined by both a person’s genes and environment.
Physical traits are mainly determined by a person’s genes; personality traits are determined by both a person’s genes and environment.
Physical traits are mainly determined by a person’s genes and environment; personality traits not determined by either a person’s genes or environment.
Physical traits are mainly determined by a person’s genes; personality traits are determined by genetically engineered food that a person eats.

Quiz on Variation of Traits, created by Saddleback ARC on 12/14/2017.

Variation of Traits

Variation of Traits

Question 1 of 5

What determines the traits of offspring?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

Mutation in the genes of an organism is a cause. What is a possible effect?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

Reproduction is “a sort of complex lottery in which the third organism—the offspring of the first two—inherits a combination of the parent organisms’ genetic material.”

What evidence from the passage supports this statement?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 5

What is a difference between physical traits and personality traits?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 5

What is this passage mostly about?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

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Quiz on Variation of Traits, created by Saddleback ARC on 12/14/2017.

Variation of Traits

Variation of Traits

Question 1 of 5

What determines the traits of offspring?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

Mutation in the genes of an organism is a cause. What is a possible effect?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

Reproduction is “a sort of complex lottery in which the third organism—the offspring of the first two—inherits a combination of the parent organisms’ genetic material.” What evidence from the passage supports this statement?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 5

What is a difference between physical traits and personality traits?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 5

What is this passage mostly about?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Reproduction is “a sort of complex lottery in which the third organism—the offspring of the first two—inherits a combination of the parent organisms’ genetic material.”

What evidence from the passage supports this statement?