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WorksheetsGenetics
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
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1.
A spotted yellow puppy has a dominant and recessive allele for coat color. Which of these is its phenotype?
a)
Spotted and yellow
b)
YY
c)
Yy
d)
yy
2.
What splits apart first in meiosis?
a)
Homologous chromosomes
b)
Sister chromatids
c)
The cell
d)
DNA strands
3.
What does it mean for an allele to be dominant?
a)
Most common allele in the population
b)
The allele that affects the phenotype
c)
Only takes one copy to affect the phenotype
d)
Allele on the left of the genotype
4.
After DNA replication, a chromosome consists of two identical
a)
chromatids
b)
chromosomes
c)
alleles
d)
genotypes
5.
A dog has 4 puppies - 3 females and 1 male. Which statement best describes the characteristics of these puppies?
a)
All of these puppies will look exactly like their father.
b)
All of these puppies will look exactly like their mother.
c)
The male puppies will look like their father, and the female puppies will look like their mother.
d)
The male and female puppies will look like both their mother and father.
6.
Knowing how to read a book is an example of
a)
a physical trait
b)
an inherited behavior
c)
a learned behavior
d)
an inherited trait
7.
Which of these traits can a tree NOT pass to its offspring
a)
the shape of its leaves
b)
roots that grow toward the water
c)
a trunk scared by lightning
d)
the kind of seed it forms
8.
Which sentence is TRUE?
a)
Acquired traits are passed from parents to offspring
b)
Inherited traits are passed from parents to offspring
c)
Behaviors are never inherited
d)
Behaviors are always inherited
9.
Which of these is an inherited trait for humans?
a)
knowing how to read
b)
speaking English
c)
being able to play the violin
d)
having two arms
10.
Which of these is a learned behavior for a dog?
a)
walking on four legs
b)
rolling over on command
c)
barking
d)
panting
11.
What are some traits for this person?
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a)
His baldness
b)
His skin color
c)
His eye color
d)
All of them
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