WorksheetsCh. 8 Genetics Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A characteristic that can be inherited from parents; identifies an organism as an individual.
a)
gene
b)
trait
c)
hybrid
2.
A new organism that results from reproduction.
a)
mutation
b)
trait
c)
offspring
3.
The passing down of traits from parents to offspring.
a)
heredity
b)
chromosome
c)
offspring
4.
The matching of parents with different traits to produce offspring with new traits.
a)
hybrid
b)
recessive
c)
crossbreeding
5.
The offspring of parents that have been crossbred.
a)
hybrid
b)
trait
c)
mutation
6.
Describes a trait that will show its effect no matter the effect of its partner trait.
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
mutation
7.
A change in the genetic code of an organism.
a)
chromosome
b)
hybrid
c)
mutation
8.
Describes a trait that will be masked by a dominant partner trait.
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
c)
heredity
9.
A threadlike structure in a cell nucleus that holds thousands of bits of information about an organism's traits.
a)
chromosome
b)
gene
c)
mutation
10.
A bit of information in a chromosome.
a)
trait
b)
chromosome
c)
gene
11.
Basic laws of genetics were first discovered by this man.
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Gregor Mendel
c)
Miss Landy
12.
Which one is a personality trait?
a)
Being careful
b)
Hair Color
c)
Eye color
13.
What is the study of heredity?
a)
Mutations
b)
Genetics
c)
Biology
14.
What did Gregor Mendel use to show how traits were passed from parents to offspring?
a)
pumpkin plants
b)
dogs
c)
pea plants
15.
What does it mean to produce offspring?
a)
breeding
b)
mutation
c)
crossbreeding
16.
Humans have _________ pairs of chromosomes.
a)
33
b)
23
c)
32
17.
What are traits controlled by?
a)
DNA
b)
mutations
c)
breeding
18.
What is an environmental factor that could form your traits?
a)
The way you talk.
b)
The food you eat.
c)
The clothes you wear.
19.
The process of transferring a gene from one organism to another.
a)
Selective breeding
b)
genetic engineering
c)
cross breeding
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