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What is passed down through heredity?
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style and personality
opinions
strengths and weaknesses
genetic material
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Genetic material passes from...
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parent to child
child to parent
sibling to sibling
mate to mate
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What is passed down through heredity?
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Genetic material passes from...
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Genetic material is primarily responsible for-
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What is the relationship between DNA, genes, and chromosomes?
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Where are the instructions for a single trait found?
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What does DNA contain?
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The primary function of the chromosome is to -
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Genes are located in which part of the cell?
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Where is genetic material located?
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Three cousins have a similar appearance but different face shapes. Which of these cell components are most involved in determining the basic shape of each girl's face?
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A plant nursery produces new strawberry plants by the method shown in the
picture. In this method, new plants arise from an underground stem of a parent
plant. What information can the nursery write on the sales tag for the new plant?
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When comparing the offspring of sexually and asexually reproducing organisms,
we would expect the genetic material of the sexually reproducing organism to -
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Different organisms reproduce in different ways. Of the following, the form of
reproduction that will result in the most genetically diverse offspring is
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Four kittens from a single litter are shown. Which evidence best supports the
claim that these kittens are the result of sexual reproduction rather than asexual
reproduction?
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The Appalachian shoestring fern reproduces asexually. What can be concluded
about the offspring of this fern? The genetic material of the offspring of the
Appalachian shoestring fern -
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Some organisms reproduce both sexually and asexually. How might reproducing
asexually be an advantage to the organism?
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Which type of reproduction produces more diverse offspring and why is this an
advantage to the organism?
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Provided is a table of organisms and some data on their characteristics. Based on
the information in the table, which organism is likely to produce only offspring that
are all genetically uniform?
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The hydra is a very small, simple animal that lives in water. Hydras reproduce
asexually by budding, a process in which a bud breaks off an adult hydra and floats
away. Which of the following best describes a hydra bud?
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Certain species of whiptail lizards have only female individuals and no males.
These lizards reproduce asexually. What is one disadvantage of asexual reproduction
for these lizards?
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A table of physical traits of chickens is provided. A breeder records the average data on three generations of a chicken population that has been bred. For which trait is the breeder most likely selectively breeding?
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How does selective breeding differ from natural selection?
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A farmer breeds two plants that show disease resistance. What process is the
farmer using?
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What is changed within an organism that begins the process of natural selection
or selective breeding?
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Several years of drought affect a population of plants in southwest Texas. Which
of the following characteristics would you expect to see more frequently in the plants
over the next several generations?
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Some dairy farmers want to increase the amount of milk produced by their cows.
How can the farmers use selective breeding to increase milk production?
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A farmer wants to increase the amount of food produced by corn crops. If the
farmer selectively breeds the plants, for which trait should the farmer select?
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Would the size of the chicken be a product of selective breeding or natural selection?
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Would the flounder's ability to blend in to its environment be a product of selective breeding or natural
selection?
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Would the length of the hummingbird's beak be a product of selective breeding or natural selection?
