WorksheetsHeredity
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________
a)
predators to prey
b)
water to rain
c)
parents to offspring
d)
fungi to protists
2.
___________________________ is the study of how traits are passed on, or inherited.
a)
dominant traits
b)
ratio
c)
phenotype
d)
genetics
3.
Why did Mendel choose to study pea plants in order to learn how traits are passed from parent to offspring?
a)
Pea plants grow quickly
b)
Pea plants are ultraviolet
c)
Pea plants are rare and expensive
d)
Pea plants are take years to grow
4.
If a child has red hair, they inherited a certain _______________ from their parents.
a)
ratio
b)
trait
c)
probability
d)
sex chromosome
5.
One trait that is ALWAYS present and causes the other traits to disappear is a ________________________
a)
recessive trait
b)
aggressive trait
c)
absent trait
d)
dominant trait
6.
True or False: Recessive traits are ALWAYS present
a)
True
b)
False
7.
A ___________________ is a relationship between two numbers
a)
genetic
b)
trait
c)
ratio
d)
cycle
8.
Offspring receives two sets of _____________ (one from each parent)
a)
blue jeans
b)
genes
c)
machines
d)
pedigree
9.
_____________________ is the appearance of an organism, or how it looks
a)
phenotype
b)
ratio
c)
recessive trait
d)
heredity
10.
A ________________________ is used to predict the possible genotype from certain parents
a)
Mendel Grid
b)
Genetic Tic Tac Toe
c)
Punnett Square
d)
Pedigree Plot
11.
______________________ is the mathematical chance that something will happen
a)
division
b)
selective breeding
c)
ratio
d)
probability
12.
_____________________ are cells that join to make offspring
a)
speed cells
b)
sex cells
c)
pea cells
d)
pedigree cells
13.
True or False: Sex Chromosomes carry genes that determine the skin color and hair color of a child.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
When humans breed purebred dogs to look a certain way and have traits that they like, this is an example of ___________________________
a)
Probably Breeding
b)
Sectional Breeding
c)
Selective Breeding
d)
Suspended Breeding
15.
__________________ is a tool for tracing through generations of family members.
a)
Pedigree
b)
Probability
c)
Purebred
d)
Punnett Square
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