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. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process causes species to evolve by natural selection?

<p>Heredity (C)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did life originate according to the text?

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

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

<p>Aristotle (B)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does life exist according to the text?

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

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