Heredity

Heredity

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Kris Stechschulte

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A mouse breeder mates a black-furred mouse with a white-furred mouse. All the offspring have gray fur.

How is the trait of fur color inherited in mice?

sex-linked inheritance

co-dominance inheritance

complete dominance inheritance

incomplete dominance inheritance

2.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

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The diagram below shows a cross that is similar to one of Mendel’s pea plant crosses. How is blue flower color inherited in the cross shown?

as a recessive trait

as a dominant trait

as a co-dominant trait

as an incompletely dominant trait

3.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

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The diagram shows the results of crossing a pea plant with round seeds and a pea plant with wrinkled seeds. What can be determined from the results of the experiment?

Smooth shape and wrinkled shape are both recessive traits.

Smooth shape and wrinkled shape are both dominant traits.

Smooth shape is a dominant trait, and wrinkled shape is a recessive trait.

Smooth shape is a recessive trait, and wrinkled shape is a dominant trait.

4.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

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A pea plant with round seeds is crossed with a pea plant with wrinkled seeds. The figure below shows the results of this cross. What can you conclude about wrinkled seeds?

The wrinkled shape is a recessive trait.

The wrinkled shape is a dominant trait.

The wrinkled shape is an acquired trait.

The wrinkled shape is an incomplete trait.

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Gregor Mendel observed that two plants with purple flowers could produce some offspring with white flowers and some offspring with purple flowers. Which of the following did Mendel use to explain this result?

genetic mutations

environmental conditions

inherited and acquired traits

dominant and recessive traits

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