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Question 1
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What determines the traits of offspring?
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food sources that have been genetically engineered
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literary metaphors and exciting connotations
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the pool of entries in the state lotto jackpot
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genes received from the offspring’s parents
Question 2
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Mutation in the genes of an organism is a cause. What is a possible effect?
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The organism is less likely to be studied by scientists.
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The organism is more likely to find a sexual partner identical to it.
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The organism is more likely to resemble its parents.
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The organism is more likely to survive and procreate.
Question 3
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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?
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“The likeliest candidate to be coded for red hair is offspring with two red-headed parents.”
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“It would be very, very unlikely for two parents with identically coded chromosomes to sexually reproduce.”
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“Mutant and mutation have exciting, exotic connotations to us, but actually, mutation is simply a necessary part of a species’ evolution.”
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“Human interference in genetic coding is a pretty common practice these days.”
Question 4
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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.
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Physical traits are mainly determined by a person’s genes; personality traits are determined by both a person’s genes and environment.
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Physical traits are mainly determined by a person’s genes and environment; personality traits not determined by either a person’s genes or environment.
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Physical traits are mainly determined by a person’s genes; personality traits are determined by genetically engineered food that a person eats.
Question 5
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What is this passage mostly about?
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genes
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ecosystems
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the lottery
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personality traits
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