Reproduction & Inheritance Review
7th Grade Core Mastery Tracker
Standard and Objective
STANDARD IV: Students
will understand that
offspring inherit traits that
make them more or less
suitable to survive in the
environment.
Objective 1: Compare how
sexual and asexual
reproduction passes
genetic information from
parent to offspring.
Essential Questions
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a. Distinguish between inherited and
acquired traits.
(3)
b. Contrast the exchange of genetic
information in sexual and asexual
reproduction
(4)
c. Cite examples of organisms that
reproduce sexually
(3)
d. Compare inherited structural traits of
offspring and their parents.
(3)
Which characteristic would you expect a puppy to acquire from its owners?
A. number of legs
B. eye and hair color C. ability to wag its tail D. to come when called
Both parents of a Siamese cat have green eyes. Their offspring also have green eyes. This would be an
example of
a. an acquired trait
b. an inherited trait
c. a learned trait
d. a found trait
Kelly’s mom is a concert pianist. People keep telling Kelly that she will also be a great pianist one day
because she will “get it from her mom”. How could you describe this statement?
a. True - piano playing is an inherited trait
b. True - piano playing is an acquired trait
c. Inference - piano playing is an inherited trait
d. Inference - piano playing is an acquired trait
A piece of a geranium plant is cut and placed it in a jar of water in the window. Several weeks later the
piece has grown into a new plant. Which of the following is true about the genetic relationship between
the first plant and the new one?
A. The two plants are different genetically.
B. The two plants are slightly different genetically.
C. The two plants are genetically identical.
D. There is no way to know the genetic relationship.
Which of the following is a structural trait of all living things?
A. being made of cells
B. having two legs
C. having hair
D. having two types of teeth
A flower is a structure that allows which type of reproduction for the plant?
A. Nonsexual
B. Sexual
C. Unisexual
D. Asexual
You are given 3 unknown organisms labeled A, B, C. When looking at the DNA of the three unknown
organisms, you find that they all have the exact same sequence of DNA. Which statement below is the
most logical explanation?
a. Organisms A, B, and C were reproduced asexually from a common parent
b. Organisms A, B, and C were reproduced sexually from a single pair of parents
c. Organism A and B are the parents of C.
d. Organism A, B, and C are unrelated
Which of the following is an example of sexual reproduction?
a.
division of one amoeba into two
c.
joining of egg and sperm
b.
d.
growth of an organism
one cell splitting to form two cells
Bacteria reproduce asexually by dividing in two. If you were to examine the genetic material of two
bacteria that had just been reproduced from the same parental cell, how would their genetic material
compare? (Assume no mutations occur)
a. about 50% the same
b. about 65% the same
c. 100% the same
d. completely different
List two advantages of reproducing asexually.
When fir trees produce cones and seeds, this is an example of what type of reproduction?
If brown eyes (B) are dominant over blue eyes (b), then a heterozygous genotype for brown eyes would be
_______.
( Hint: Latin root words…homo=same hetero=mixed)
If I am a race horse breeder, and I want to produce a faster race horse, should I spend more time training
my horse or breed two fast horses together? Explain.
What type of reproduction has occurred when an organism is produced from only one parent?
A. Nonsexual
B. Sexual
C. Unisexual
D. Asexual
Which type of reproduction results in offspring that are most different from the parent organisms?
A. Nonsexual
B. Sexual
C. Unisexual
D. Asexual
Rank these in order of size, largest to smallest:
adenine molecule,
gene,
strand of DNA,
cell nucleus,
chromosome
What is an allele?
If a plant can reproduce both sexually and asexually, what would be the most advantageous for offspring
survival during a drought?
Why are mules sterile?
Match the following vocabulary words with their definitions:
acquired trait
a- type of reproduction exhibited by aspen trees
asexual reproduction
b- type of reproduction exhibited by chickens
budding
c- something learned or gained after birth
cloning
d- a characteristic that is “programmed” at birth
cytokinesis
e- having two alleles that are the same
genotype
f- the outward expression of genetic traits (looks)
inherited trait
g- the process of cell duplication
mitosis
h- when a cell pinches in ½ to form 2 separate cells
phenotype
i- form of asexual reproduction exhibited by hydra
sexual reproduction
j- form of asexual reproduction used to create Dolly
k- The genetic code of an organism