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WorksheetsGenetics Vocabulary
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A process of cell division which produces two identical cells with the same number of chromosomes.
a)
mitosis
b)
haploid
c)
meiosis
d)
nucleotide
2.
A cell which only has half the number of chromosomes (1 set)
a)
homozygous
b)
haploid
c)
chromosome
d)
diploid
3.
Egg and sperm combine together during fertilization to form this
a)
haploid
b)
zygote
c)
phenotype
d)
nucleotide
4.
A cell which has the full number of chromosomes (2 sets)
a)
pedigree
b)
mitosis
c)
diploid
d)
gamete
5.
A sex cell which has half of the chromosomes of a normal body cell (a sperm or an egg cell)
a)
gamete
b)
diploid
c)
osteocyte
d)
meiosis
6.
Describing the "Red" characteristic of the flower is an example of a ______________.
a)
phenotype
b)
genotype
c)
xenotype
d)
base pairs
7.
The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from parent to offspring.
a)
mitosis
b)
heredity
c)
hydrogen bonds
d)
chromosomes
8.
Providing the "letters" for the flower's trait is an example of _____________.
a)
phenotype
b)
heliotype
c)
DNA
d)
genotype
9.
The genetic makeup of the flower is _____________
a)
red
b)
heterozygous
c)
homozygous dominant
d)
homozygous recessive
10.
The genetic make up of this flower is ________.
a)
homozygous recessive
b)
heterozygous
c)
homozygous dominant
d)
white
11.
The genetic makeup of the flower is ______.
a)
homozygous dominant
b)
heterozygous
c)
pink
d)
homozygous recessive
12.
A unique molecule that has a twisted ladder shape (double helix).
a)
DNA
b)
Chromatids
c)
base pairs
d)
nitrogen base
13.
The 4 chemicals that are in DNA are called ______.
a)
phosphates
b)
sugars
c)
base pairs
d)
nitrogens
14.
A small section of the gene that is a phosphate, sugar, and base.
a)
nucleotide
b)
DNA
c)
heterozygous
d)
genotype
15.
A weak chemical bond that holds nitrogen bases (base pairs) together.
a)
nucleotides
b)
ionic bond
c)
nitrogen bond
d)
hydrogen bond
16.
A specific characteristic that describes what an individual looks like and/or how it functions
a)
trait
b)
nucleotide
c)
heredity
d)
haploid cell
17.
A diagram that shows the history of a trait from one generation to the next.
a)
Punnet Square
b)
pedigree
c)
genes
d)
diploid cells
18.
In this example, the child displays the ______ trait.
a)
recessive
b)
dominant trait
19.
In this example, the child displays the ________ trait.
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
20.
A specific location on a chromosome that controls a certain trait or function.
a)
gene
b)
haploid
c)
sister chromatid
d)
centromere
21.
Multiple forms of a gene are called _________.
a)
hydrogen bonds
b)
allele
c)
gametes
d)
nucleotides
22.
A diagram used to predict an outcome of a cross or breeding experiment.
a)
pedigree
b)
Punnet Square
23.
A process of cell division in which the outcome is gametes with half the number of chromosomes
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
zygote
d)
phenotpye
24.
A condensed strand of DNA containing genes found in the nucleus of a cell.
a)
allele
b)
base pairs
c)
mitochandria
d)
chromosome
25.
A genetic variation among offspring, half DNA from mother, half DNA from father.
a)
diverse offspring
b)
uniform offspring
c)
budding
d)
mitosis
26.
When offspring inherit all their DNA from one parent so they are genetically identical.
a)
uniform offspring
b)
diverse offspring
c)
meiosis
d)
fertilization
27.
Process used to develop many types of plants and animals that have desirable traits (ex. better plants/larger animals)
a)
selective breeding
b)
asexual reproduction
c)
uniform offspring
d)
fission
28.
When a new organism grows by mitosis and cell division on the body of its parent.
a)
budding
b)
selective breeding
c)
fertilization
d)
vegetative propagation
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