Heredity and Inheritance Quiz
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What is heredity?

  • The passing on of traits from parents to offspring through genetic information (correct)
  • The interaction of genotype with the environment
  • The passing on of acquired traits from parents to offspring
  • The study of genetics in biology

What is genetics?

  • The passing on of traits from parents to offspring
  • The interaction of genotype with the environment
  • The study of observable traits of an organism
  • The study of heredity in biology (correct)

What is phenotype?

  • The passing on of traits from parents to offspring
  • The complete set of observable traits of an organism (correct)
  • The complete set of genes within an organism's genome
  • The study of genetics in biology

What controls inherited traits?

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

What is an example of an inherited characteristic in humans?

<p>Eye color (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Heredity is only passed on through sexual reproduction

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

True or false: Inherited traits are controlled by genes

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

True or false: The complete set of genes within an organism's genome is called its phenotype

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

True or false: Many aspects of an organism's phenotype are inherited

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

True or false: Variations between individuals can cause species to evolve by natural selection

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

True or false: Inherited traits are always visible in an organism's phenotype

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

True or false: Inherited traits are solely determined by an organism's genotype

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

True or false: A suntan is an inherited trait

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

True or false: Heredity can occur through both asexual and sexual reproduction

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

True or false: Variations in individuals do not contribute to species evolution through natural selection

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

True or false: Heredity is the passing on of traits from offspring to parents?

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

True or false: Inherited traits are controlled by genes?

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

True or false: The complete set of observable traits of an organism is called its genotype?

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

True or false: Variations between individuals cannot cause species to evolve by natural selection?

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

True or false: Many aspects of an organism's phenotype are inherited?

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

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