Modified True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or
false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the statement true.
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Downs Syndrome is an example of a genetic disorder that results
from too many or too few chromosomes. ____________________
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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What are the two alternating molecules that make up the two sides of the DNA
ladder?
a. | Protein and phosphate | b. | Protein and sugar | c. | Sugar and
phosphate | d. | Protein and nucleotide |
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A ____ is an abnormal condition that an organism inherits.
a. | mutation | b. | genetic disorder | c. | disease | d. | alteration |
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A ____ is a change in the hereditary material of an organism.
a. | mutation | b. | genetic disorder | c. | chromosome | d. | DNA sequence |
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DNA fingerprinting allows scientists to:
a. | predict traits of future generations. | b. | identify individuals. | c. | predict traits of a
fetus before birth. | d. | transfer genes from one organism into the DNA
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Completion
Complete each statement.
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Select the correct term to complete each sentence. There are extra terms in
the list.| RNA strand | proteins | genetic engineering | | sex cells | base sequence | 3 bases | | 2 bases | 4 bases | uracil | | guanine | adenine | thymine | | protein synthesis | mutation | genome | | transfer RNA | messenger RNA | chromosome | | gene | double helix | selective breeding | | mother | father | DNA
replication | | | |
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The order of base pairs along a gene is called its
_________________________.
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______________________________ ensures that each daughter cell has an exact copy
of the DNA from the parent cell.
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DNA molecule are in the shape of a ______________________________.
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A parent organism has the base sequence ACT CCT GAA GAA AAA, and the base
sequence of the offspring is ACT CCT GTA GAA AAA. A ____________________ has occurred during protein
production
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Tomatoes that can withstand cold temperatures and extra large strawberries are
two examples of the process of ________________________________________.
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A _________________________ is the total amount of hereditary material in a
single cell of an organism.
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Short Answer
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12.
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You know that when purple flowers mate with purple flowers, the offspring is
always purple. You also know that if purple flowers mate with white flowers the offspring is either
white or purple. You decide that you want to give your family purple flowers for Christmas. What type
of flowers will you mate. What strategy have you used in pollinating the flowers?
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Other
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Study diagrams on page 238, 240, 241,
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