Heredity and Genetics Quiz
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What is the term for the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring?

  • Genetics
  • Phenotype
  • Evolution
  • Heredity (correct)
  • Which term refers to the complete set of genes within an organism's genome?

  • Genotype (correct)
  • Heredity
  • Phenotype
  • Inheritance
  • What is the term for the complete set of observable traits of the structure and behavior of an organism?

  • Genotype
  • Evolution
  • Phenotype (correct)
  • Inheritance
  • From the options below, which best describes how suntanned skin arises?

    <p>It is a result of the interaction between genotype and the environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process causes species to evolve by natural selection?

    <p>Heredity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the distinguishing quality of matter that has biological processes?

    <p>Capacity for homeostasis, organization, and metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did life originate according to the text?

    <p>3.5 billion years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed the theory that living things have souls and embody both form and matter?

    <p>Aristotle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which classification system of living things began in the 1740s according to the text?

    <p>System of binomial nomenclature by Carl Linnaeus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does life exist according to the text?

    <p>Air, water, and soil</p> Signup and view all the answers

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