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Gr8 Vocabulary Quiz #16
By Kara Singleton
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1. Ensure all tabs on your Chromebook are closed before beginning your vocabulary quiz.
2. You will be given
10
minutes
to complete your vocabulary quiz.
3. Please read all questions carefully and make sure to check your work before submitting.
1. Ensure all tabs on your Chromebook are closed before beginning your vocabulary quiz.
2. You will be given
10
minutes
to complete your vocabulary quiz.
3. Please read all questions carefully and make sure to check your work before submitting.
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Question 2
2.
An _______is an alternative form of a gene.
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Question 8
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Question 9
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Question 10
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Which molecule carries genetic information in living organisms?
Glucose
Protein
DNA
RNA
The
transfer of genes
from parents to their offspring is known as:
Differentiation
Heredity
Immunity
Evolution
The molecule represented below is found in living things.
Which statement describes one characteristic of this molecule?
It is the template for the replication of genetic information.
Organic catalysts are made up of these molecules.
It is different in each cell of an organism.
Cell membranes contain many of these molecules
What is
genetics
?
The study of weather
The study of rocks
The study of plants
Study of heredity
Which statement is
correct
concerning
hereditary
information?
A chromosome is composed of many genes
A gene is composed of many chromosomes
Each chromosome carries the same information
Each gene carries the same information
A sample of DNA from a human skin cell contains 32% cytosine (C) bases. Approximately what percentage of the bases in this sample will be thymine (T)?
18%
24%
32%
36%
Which process will
increase variations
that could be inherited?
Mitotic cell division
Active transport
Recombination of genes
Synthesis of proteins
True or False:
A trait is a characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.
True
False
Each of the cells present in a woman contains a complete set of chromosomes. The
only
exception are her:
Skin cells
Egg cells
Nerve cells
Lung cells