Heredity
Quiz by Malcolm Sanders
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Measure skills
from any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
With a free account, teachers can
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
10 questions
Show answers
- Q1What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?AlleleTraitPhenotypeGenotype30s
- Q2What process involves the alteration of the DNA sequence that can lead to changes in traits?TranslationMutationTranscriptionReplication30s
- Q3Which scientist is known for his work on the laws of inheritance using pea plants?Charles DarwinGregor MendelJames WatsonLouis Pasteur30s
- Q4What is the term used for different versions of a gene that can exist for a particular trait?ChromatidGeneAlleleLocus30s
- Q5What is the process by which a cell divides to form gametes with half the number of chromosomes?MeiosisReplicationFertilizationMitosis30s
- Q6What is the basic unit of heredity that carries information from parents to offspring?GeneDNA strandRNA segmentChromosome30s
- Q7What is the term for the observable traits of an organism that are influenced by its genes?GenotypeChromosomePhenotypeAllele30s
- Q8What is the name of the molecule that carries genetic information in living organisms?DNACarbohydrateProteinRNA30s
- Q9What is the process called when traits are passed from parents to offspring?EvolutionHeredityNatural SelectionMutation30s
- Q10What is the genetic condition called when an individual inherits two identical alleles for a trait?RecessiveHeterozygousHomozygousDominant30s