Vocabulary
Quiz by justin harrison
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
19 questions
Show answers
- Q1What is the term used for the different forms of a gene?geneticsgenotypesallelesphenotypes30s
- Q2Which is a sequence of DNA that directs a cell to make a protein?genealleleschromosomenucleus30s
- Q3What is the study of heredity called?environmentalgeneticsnatural selectionevolution30s
- Q4What results in the formation of new alleles?distributiondamagemutationgenetics30s
- Q5What explains all the different breeds of dogs and cats?dominant allelesselective breedinggenes and environmentphenotype30s
- Q6Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait?blood typehair colora broken legleaf shape30s
- Q7Where do an organism’s genes come from?neither mother or fatherBoth mother and fatherThe father onlyThe mother only30s
- Q8Which trait is most likely determined by genes?agefavorite foodwhen a person wakes updimples30s
- Q9What is lactose intolerance?A condition where a person cannot digest dairy productsA condition where a person cannot digest sugarA condition where a person cannot digest lactoseA condition where a person cannot produce lactase30s
- Q10What is lactose?A sugar found in milk and dairy productsA bacteria found in the large intestineA condition that causes bloating and crampingAn enzyme found in milk30s
- Q11What is the role of the enzyme lactase in the human digestive system?Lactase helps break down proteins in the stomach.Lactase breaks down lactose into glucose and galactose in the small intestine.Lactase aids in the absorption of water in the large intestine.Lactase converts lactose into fiber in the small intestine.30s
- Q12What happens when the body does not produce enough lactase?D) Lactose causes symptoms like coughing and sneezingC) Lactose gets fermented by bacteriaA) Lactose gets absorbed into the bloodstreamB) Lactose gets broken down by lactase30s
- Q13How was the species of corn shown in the photo developed?evolutionextinctionselective breedingnatural selection30s
- Q14Why might humans choose to make changes to corn?Improve flavorAll of the aboveMake it more resistant to diseaseCause it to have a higher yield.30s
- Q15The field that the grasshoppers lived in experienced a very wet summer, resulting in high growth in the plant life around them. Would the brown mutation be considered a harmful, beneficial, or neutral mutation?HarmfulNeutralBeneficial30s
