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High School Biology Quiz — Genetics & Heredity

Authored by Gertie Cole

Health Sciences

11th Grade

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High School Biology Quiz — Genetics & Heredity
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

DNA is located primarily in which part of a eukaryotic cell?

Cytoplasm

Ribosome

Nucleus

Mitochondrial membrane

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a gene code for?

A specific protein

A carbohydrate

A lipid

A vitamin

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Two alleles that are the same for a trait (e.g., TT or tt) are called:

Heterozygous

Hybrid

Homozygous

Mutated

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The observable expression of a gene (what you can see) is called the:

Chromosome

Phenotype

Genotype

Allele

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A dominant allele will:

Never be expressed

Only show when paired with another dominant

Mask a recessive allele’s effect

Mutate more often

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During meiosis, what process increases genetic variation?

DNA replication

Crossing over

Cytokinesis

Binary fission

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mutations are most often:

Always harmful

Always beneficial

Random changes in DNA

Controlled by environment

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