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Genetics Quiz 1

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Question 1

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In the picture above, the red arrow is pointing at the offspring of the father and mother. What is an offspring?

An attribute, such as eye or hair color.

Each new organism produced by sexual or asexual reproduction.

A specific version of a characteristic that varies from one individual to another.

The capital of North Dakota is Bismark.

Question 2

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The picture above shows all the different eye colors. Eye color is a characteristic. What is a characteristic?

A specific version of a characteristic that varies from one individual to another.

An attribute, such as eye or hair color.

Each new organism produced by sexual or asexual reproduction.

My cat's breath smells like cat food.

Question 3

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The picture above shows one dog's eye color. One specific eye color is a trait. What is a trait?

A specific version of a characteristic that varies from one individual to another.

An attribute, such as eye or hair color.

Each new organism produced by sexual or asexual reproduction.

One is the loneliest number.

Question 4

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The picture above shows how heredity passes the red hair trait from generation to generation. What is heredity

 A specific sequence of DNA that determines one or more traits.

The passage of the genetic information from one generation to the next.

The passage of traits from parent to offspring.

Walter Frederick Morrison and his future wife Lucile had fun tossing a popcorn can lid after a Thanksgiving Day dinner in 1937.

Question 5

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The picture above shows how the offspring inherited their hair color, ear shape and green skin from their father. What is inherited?

 A specific sequence of DNA that determines one or more traits.

The passage of the genetic information from one generation to the next.

The passage of traits from parent to offspring.

Purple is a mixture of red and blue light, whereas violet is a spectral color.

Question 6

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The picture above shows a gene that determines whether you can taste PTC. What is a gene?

 A specific sequence of DNA that determines one or more traits.

The passage of the genetic information from one generation to the next.

The passage of traits from parent to offspring.

Sometimes I feel a bit lost.