WorksheetsGenetics
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Babies are called
a)
offspring
b)
meiosis
c)
eggs
d)
gametes
2.
What define who you are as an individual?
a)
traits
b)
genes
c)
heredity
d)
genotypes
3.
Traits passed from parents to children are_____.
a)
inherited traits
b)
genes
c)
offspring
d)
gametes
4.
What are carried on chromosomes and pass inherited traits from parents to offspring?
a)
genes
b)
DNA
c)
eggs
d)
phenotypes
5.
The study of how traits pass is called _____.
a)
genetics
b)
DNA
c)
heredity
d)
proteins
6.
The entire process of how traits pass is called _____.
a)
heredity
b)
genes
c)
genetics
d)
study
7.
Traits you can see in an organism are called _____.
a)
phenotype
b)
meisosis
c)
genetics
d)
DNA
8.
Who said genes are inherited in pairs (one from each parent)?
a)
Mendel
b)
Curie
c)
Punnett
d)
my mom
9.
What is the total make-up of an organism (set of instructions)?
a)
genotype
b)
protein
c)
gametes
d)
egges
10.
The stronger gene is called the _____.
a)
dominant trait
b)
recessive trait
c)
bully gene
d)
hmm...
11.
A combination of both genes is called a _____.
a)
hybrid
b)
combo
c)
gamete
d)
DNA
12.
What is a diagram that shows the possible combinations of genes for a particular trait when two parents are crossed?
a)
Punnett square
b)
Criss cross
c)
Mendel table
d)
periodic table
13.
What are the building blocks of new cells?
a)
proteins
b)
carbohydrates
c)
genes
d)
gametes
14.
Genes and chromosomes are made of _____.
a)
DNA
b)
gametes
c)
proteins
d)
meiosis
15.
How many chromosomes do humans have?
a)
46
b)
23
c)
7
d)
none
16.
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
7
d)
none
17.
In humans, what contain only 23 chromosomes?
a)
gametes
b)
meiosis
c)
DNA
d)
mitochondria
18.
In humans, gametes contain only 23 chromosomes and are produced during _____.
a)
meiosis
b)
reproduction
c)
mutation
d)
DNA production
19.
What is the female gamete called?
a)
egg
b)
sperm
c)
gamita
d)
Can I take a nap now?
20.
What is the male gamete called?
a)
sperm
b)
egg
c)
boy gamete
d)
Isn't this fascinating stuff?!
21.
What is the chemical change in DNA called?
a)
mutation
b)
gamete formation
c)
meiosis
d)
DNA change
22.
Which represents a female?
a)
YY
b)
XY
c)
XX
d)
XYY
23.
Will a recessive gene always show up?
a)
No
b)
Yes
c)
Maybe
d)
Only on a full moon.
24.
Who studied pea plants to determine how traits are passed on?
a)
Mendel
b)
Franklin
c)
Watson & Crick
d)
Kam Martz
25.
What is it called when scientists alter the genetic code of an organism?
a)
genetic engineering
b)
butting in
c)
pedigree
d)
mitochondrial DNA
26.
Where is genetic engineering most often applied?
a)
medicine and agriculture
b)
education
c)
animals
d)
not sure
27.
Which traits are NOT inheritable?
a)
hair length, speaking multiple languages, calluses on the hand
b)
hair and eye color
c)
size of lips
d)
shape of nose
28.
Which traits are inheritable?
a)
hair color, shape of nose, size of lips, dimples
b)
speaking multiple languages and calluses on the hand
c)
dimples and hair length
d)
speaking multiple languages and dimples
29.
Does the gender of previous children affect the probability of what the next child of a couple will be?
a)
No. There's always a 50% chance of having a boy and a 50% chance of having a girl.
b)
Yes, if you have boys, you'r more likely to have boys.
c)
If you have girls, it's more likely you'll have girls.
d)
Who cares as long as the baby is healthy.
30.
If you cross a black mouse with white mouse and get a grey mouse, what do you call that?
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
recessive traites
c)
dominant traits
d)
purebred
31.
The physical characteristic or an organism is referred to as its _____.
a)
phenotype
b)
genotype
c)
allele pattern
d)
double helix shape
32.
In a genotype, what does the upper case letter represent?
a)
dominant trait
b)
recessive trait
33.
In a eukaryotic cell, where is the genetic material?
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
in the ribosomes
d)
not my problem
34.
What is NOT an inherited trait for a plant?
a)
if it receives enough water
b)
how tall it grows
c)
type of fruit it produces
d)
color of its flowers
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