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Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
A specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring is called a(n)
  1. function.
  2. structure.
  3. embryo.
  4. trait.
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
Which term means a change in a gene or chromosome?
  1. RNA
  2. allele
  3. Punnett square
  4. mutation
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
What type of reproduction requires male and female sex cells?
  1. heredity
  2. mitosis
  3. sexual reproduction
  4. asexual reproduction
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
Who is considered the father of genetics?
  1. Mendel
  2. Watson
  3. Crick
  4. Punnett
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
What is the passing of traits from parent to offspring?
  1. genetics
  2. meiosis
  3. heredity
  4. mitosis
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
An offspring inherits both dominant and recessive alleles for a trait. The offspring is a
  1. fertilization.
  2. hybrid.
  3. variation.
  4. budding.
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
DNA is found in a cell's membrane.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
What is the study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring?
  1. heredity
  2. variation
  3. genetics
  4. genes
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
A dominant allele is expressed by using a small letter.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
What is the small section of DNA that contains the code for a trait?
  1. gene
  2. heredity
  3. base
  4. cell
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
The process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sex cells is
  1. DNA replication.
  2. mitosis.
  3. meiosis.
  4. cytokinesis.
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
A                 is a feature of a living thing.
  1. heredity
  2. genetic
  3. trait
  4. fingerprint
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
Physical characteristics are
  1. traits.
  2. pistils.
  3. cells.
  4. molecules.
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
Babies                , or get, traits from their parents.
  1. offspring
  2. survive
  3. reproduce
  4. inherit
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
                is the passing of traits from parent to young.
  1. Genetics
  2. Heredity
  3. Variation
  4. Learning
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
Making copies of organisms is
  1. meiosis.
  2. fertilization.
  3. cloning.
  4. alleles.
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
If the alleles of a gene are the same, such as TT or tt, the plant is described as
  1. hybrid.
  2. diverse.
  3. purebred.
  4. heterozygous.
Grade 6 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
A(n)                 is a form of a gene.
  1. allele
  2. ovule
  3. sequence
  4. purebred
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