Genetics Vocabulary Quiz

What is the study of how traits are passed down from parents to offspring?

• Gene

• Genetics

• DNA

• Chromosome

A ______ is made up of DNA and carries the information about specific traits that are passed down.

• Gene

• Chromosome

• Protein

• Cell

What is the actual code or information about traits?

• DNA

• Gene

• Chromosome

• Genetics

Made up of DNA, what tells the cell what to do?

• Gene

• Chromosome

• Protein

• RNA

Who is known as the father of genetics?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

An allele is a specific sequence of DNA that relates to traits like ______.

• height

• hair or eye color

• weight

• blood type

What makes up DNA and combines in many different ways?

• A) Proteins

• B) Lipids

• C) Nucleotides

• D) Carbohydrates

The nucleus is known as the brain of the cell. It contains the ______ that tell the cell what to do.

• mitochondria

• ribosomes

• chromosomes

• lysosomes

What is the shape of DNA known as?

• Spiral

• Double helix

• Ladder

• Circle

Who discovered the double helix shape of DNA?

• Mendel

• Watson & Crick

• Darwin

• Franklin