End of Unit test for the Amplify Traits and Reproduction unit
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Question 1
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Match the vocabulary word with the definition.
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ribosomes
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a specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule; a gene version
gene
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a characteristic that all members of a species have
mutation
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when a male and a female reproductive cell combine to create an offspring
offspring
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an instruction for making a protein molecule
feature
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to receive genes from a parent
fertilization
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a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
inherit
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the part of a cell where genes are found
trait
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an organism produced as a result of reproduction
variation
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the parts of the cell that build protein molecules based on instructions from genes
nucleus
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a specific characteristic of an individual organism
allele
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any difference in traits between individual organisms
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Question 2
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Match the term with the genotype.
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Homozygous Dominant
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TT
Homozygous Recessive
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tt
Heterozygous
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Tt
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Question 3
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Only one parent is needed for ____________ reproduction. Two parents are necessary for ___________ reproduction.
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Asexual
Sexual
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2 points
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Question 4
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Sh’qira reads an article about a family of wildcats. One of them had a mutation for tooth sharpness. Which of these statements about the wildcat with the mutation is true?
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2 points
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Question 5
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There are two junco birds that each have different proteins in their cells for beak pointiness. They have different parents. What can you say about the birds' beak pointiness?
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2 points
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Question 6
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Two rabbits have different parents. One rabbit has ears that flop over, and the other rabbit has ears that stand straight up. Why do the rabbits have ears with different shapes?
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2 points
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Question 7
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A father sheep has curly wool while a mother sheep has straight wool. Which of these statements explains why one of their baby lambs has curly wool?
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2 points
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Question 8
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Two sharks have different parents. The two sharks have different proteins in their cells for the dark color on the tip of their fins. What can you say about the color on the tip of the two sharks' fins?
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2 points
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Question 9
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Two fruit flies have different parents. One fruit fly has orange eyes while the other has red eyes. Why do the fruit flies have different eye colors?
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2 points
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Question 10
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A father parakeet has blue chest feathers while a mother parakeet has green chest feathers. Which of these statements explains why their baby parakeet has blue chest feathers?
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Question 11
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What is a mutation and how does it affect genes
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Question 12
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What do gene versions do?
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Question 13
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How do different protein structures in cells determine traits?
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Question 14
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How do organisms get their traits?
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Question 15
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Why do siblings with the same parents differ from each other?
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Question 16
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How does sexual reproduction result in a variation among offspring?
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Question 17
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What you see, or the physical appearance.
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Question 18
18.
The genes for a trait of an organism
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Question 19
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In the Punnett Square below, what belongs in the missing square T = tall and t = short
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Question 20
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What allele combination should go in the missing box?
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Question 21
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What does a Punnett square show?
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Question 22
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Black fur(B) in guinea pigs is dominant over white fur(b). Find the probability of a homozygous offspring in a cross: BB x BB.
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2 points
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Question 23
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Black fur(B) in guinea pigs is dominant over white fur(b). Find the probability of a white offspring in a cross between two heterozygous guinea pigs.
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2 points
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Question 24
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Black fur(B) in guinea pigs is dominant over white fur(b). Find the probability of a white offspring in a cross: Bb x bb
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6 points
6
Question 25
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These little bunnies (A,B, and C) were born in the same litter to the same parents, but they have different traits for the feature of ear thickness. Bunny A has thick ears, bunny B has average ears, and bunny C has thin ears.
How did these bunnies end up with ear thicknesses that are different from one another even though they have the same parents?
How did the gene combinations result in the different traits?