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Biological Variation and Heredity
Questions in this quiz (10)
1What is heredity?
- AThe passing on of cells from the mother's body to the fetus' during gestation
- BThe passing on of characteristics from one generation to the next
- CThe passing on of genome from the fertilized zygote
2True or False: The Punnet diagram helps us to understand how heritable characteristics and diseases are passed down through generations?
- ATrue
- BFalse
3What is the symbol for someone who is unnafected by a disease but is a carrier of the genetic makeup for that disease?
- AAa
- Baa
- CAA
- DaA
4What is biological variation?
- AThe variety of human characteristics for all living things on earth
- BThe differences in individuals of the same species (variety of life)
- CVariety/diversity of nature
- AThe variety of human characteristics for all living things on earth
5What happens when a person is missing 1 chromosome?
- AAsperger's Syndrome
- BMono-Chromosal Syndrome
- CDown Syndrome
6What are genes sections of?
- AChromosomal Pairs
- BThe DNA double helix
7What are genes made up of?
- ADNA Molecules
- BProtein Base pairs
- CCell Nucleii
8Why is the DNA molecule called "The molecule of life"
- ABecause your DNA controls all of your cells, and without it, your vital functions would fail
- BThe DNA controls your other cells, and makes you who you are
9What is a species?
- AA category with in the classification system
- BA group of animals that have made habitats together
10True or False: It is due to the mixing of heritable characteristics during fertilization that siblings are made the same or different
- ATrue
- BFalse
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- 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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