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Genetics and Heredity

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A set of traits an organism receives from its parents
a)
heredity
b)
DNA
c)
chromosome
d)
allele
2.
The carrier of genetic information
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
phenotype
d)
nucleus
3.
Threadlike structures that carry DNA
a)
allele
b)
genotype
c)
chromosome
d)
phenotype
4.
Different forms of the same gene
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
alleles
d)
genes
5.
Weak and can be overpowered
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
c)
chromosome
d)
DNA
6.
Strong and cannot be overpowered
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
c)
trait
d)
gene
7.
A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles from parents
a)
T-square
b)
Gene Chart
c)
Punnett Square
d)
DNA organizer
8.
A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring
a)
heredity
b)
punnett square
c)
trait
d)
phenotype
9.
A unit that determines a trait
a)
gene
b)
genetics
c)
genome
d)
jeans
10.
the study of heredity
a)
hair studies
b)
genetics
c)
heredetics
d)
biology
11.
the genetic makeup of an organism
a)
genotype
b)
phenotype
12.
How the trait appears or looks like
a)
genotype
b)
phenotype