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8.1.7 - Genes Breakout Game

MS: Middle School

Created on April 15, 2026

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SUN AND STARS BREAKOUT

VIDEOGAME

VIDEOGAME

PRESS START

INTRODUCTION

In this game, you will test your knowledge on genes! Be sure to complete the games in order starting with Space Invaders. At the end of each game is a number that is apart of the final password. Be sure to write down these numbers as you work through the games. Click the spaceship to continue.

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HI-SCORE

232323

MISSIONS

Pass the missions to obtainthe password numbers

1 SPACE INVADERS

2 TETRIS

3 BEATBALL

4 GREMLIN

PASSWORD

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LEVEL 1

OF 5

process by which a species changes over time

Evolution

Natural Selection

Artificial selection

LEVEL 2

OF 5

Organisms best suited to their environment pass on their genes to the next generation

Artificial Selection

Genetics

natural selection

LEVEL 3

OF 5

Example of an inherited trait

Eye Color

Being good at soccer

Talking

LEVEL 4

OF 5

Example of a learned trait

Hair Color

Knowing how to surf

Freckles

LEVEL 5

OF 5

How can the environment influence evolutionary changes in a population?

alter an organism's DNA

environment has no effect on evolution

create selective pressures leading to species adapting

CONGRATULATIONS!

THE NUMBER OF THIS MISSION IS 0

GAME OVER

CONTINUE?

YES

NO

LEVEL 1

OF 5

NEXT

the random fluctuation in the frequency of certain traits in small populations due to chance events

Population Change

random chance

Mutations

LEVEL 2

OF 5

NEXT

the movement of individuals from one population to another, leading to the exchange of genetic material and increased genetic diversity

Mutation

Random Chance

population change

LEVEL 3

OF 5

NEXT

sudden changes in an organism's DNA sequence, creating new genetic variations

Mutations

Random Chance

Evolution

LEVEL 4

OF 5

NEXT

variability in the environment that exerts selective pressures on a population

Environmental Conditions

Adaptations

Selection

LEVEL 5

OF 5

NEXT

To receive from parents

Learn

Inherit

Adapt

CONGRATULATIONS!

THE NUMBER OF THIS MISSION IS 9

GAME OVER

CONTINUE?

YES

NO

LEVEL 1

OF 5

organelle that holds a cell’s genetic material

Ribosomes

Nucleus

Golgi Body

LEVEL 2

OF 5

Which of the following best describes the function of genes in living organisms?

Genes control the growth and development of an organism.

Genes help with digestion in the stomach.

Genes produce energy for the cell.

LEVEL 3

OF 5

Which of the following is the primary function of chromosomes in a cell?

controlling cell movement

carrying genetic information

storing energy for the cell

LEVEL 4

OF 5

Which of the following best describes the structure of DNA?

a double helix structure

a single-stranded molecule

a triple-stranded structure

LEVEL 5

OF 5

Which of the following best describes a gene?

a specific segment of DNA

a chemical substance in DNA

cell that stores genetic information

CONGRATULATIONS!

THE NUMBER OF THIS MISSION IS 1

GAME OVER

CONTINUE?

YES

NO

LEVEL 1

OF 3

basic unit of living things

organs

Cells

DNA

LEVEL 2

OF 3

segment of DNA that codes for a trait

Gene

Trait

Chromosome

LEVEL 3

OF 3

If normal human cells contain 46 chromosomes, how many are inherited from each parent

23

12.5

20

CONGRATULATIONS!

THE NUMBER OF THIS MISSION IS 7

GAME OVER

CONTINUE?

YES

NO

Enter the correct code 👾

Numbers acquired from missions