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Genes and Mutations

Authored by Andrea Bogardus

Science

6th - 8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Genes and Mutations
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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________ are changes in genetic material. 

Genes
Mutations
Variations
Biology

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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___________ is the genetic material found in cells that contain the code of life, usually called DNA.

A trait
A mutation
A chromosome
Deoxyribonucleic acid

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Forensic scientists study ______ to help figure out crimes.

DNA
plants
cells
fossils

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Differences in traits are called _________ and explain why siblings don't look exactly alike.

mutations
variations
traits
evolution

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Traits can be inherited or influenced by ______ factors, like the sun. 

environmental
mutation
variation
genetic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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_________ are strands of DNA that have been tightly coiled. 

Genes
Traits
Chromosomes
DNA

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Genetic traits are passed from ________ to ________.

parent; offspring
chromosomes; traits
DNA; genes
offspring; parents

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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