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WorksheetsChapter 11: Heredity
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is considered to be the "father" of genetics?
a)
Childers
b)
Einstein
c)
Sutton
d)
Mendel
2.
The mathematical chance that an event will occur is called?
a)
dumb luck
b)
genetics
c)
probability
d)
genes
3.
The different forms of the same gene are called?
a)
genes
b)
alleles
c)
probability
d)
chromosomes
4.
Genes are located on these:
a)
alleles
b)
genes
c)
phenotype
d)
chromosomes
5.
Genetics is the study of:
a)
heredity
b)
offspring
c)
Punnett squares
d)
none of these
6.
If you saw the following pair of alleles AA, it would represent:
a)
recessive
b)
heterozygous
c)
tall
d)
dominant
7.
Which pair below would represent a recessive pair of alleles?
a)
Aa
b)
AA
c)
aa
d)
aA
8.
What is the chance/probability of flipping a coin and getting heads 4 times in a row?
a)
1/4
b)
1/8
c)
1/36
d)
1/16
9.
Different combinations of alleles occur because of this process?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
the cell cycle
d)
none of these
10.
A unit that determines a trait is called?
a)
gene
b)
chromosome
c)
DNA
d)
allele
11.
The genetic make-up of an organism is called it's?
a)
phenotype
b)
gene
c)
meiosis
d)
genotype
12.
What is the probability of rolling a six sided dice and getting a 3, and then a six?
a)
1/6
b)
1/12
c)
1/36
d)
1/2
13.
In humans, blood type is an example of:
a)
co-dominance
b)
polygenic trait
c)
mutation
d)
multiple alleles
14.
The physical appearance of a trait, or what it looks like is called?
a)
genotype
b)
allele
c)
gene
d)
phenotype
15.
If you saw the allele XX, would it be a :
a)
male
b)
female
16.
If you saw either pair of alleles, AA or Aa, how would you describe them?
a)
homozygous
b)
heterozygous
c)
dominant
d)
recessive
17.
If you saw the following allele Aa, how would you describe it?
a)
tall
b)
homozygous
c)
recessive
d)
heterozygous
18.
A trait that is controlled by more than one gene (ex. eye color) would be called?
a)
dominant
b)
polygenic traits
c)
multiple alleles
d)
environmental influence
19.
When the phenotypes of two alleles are blended or mixed it is called?
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
co-dominant
c)
recessive
d)
polygenic traits
20.
A useful tool that shows the possible combination of alleles for offspring in a genetic cross?
a)
pedigree chart
b)
Punnett square
c)
Mendel square
d)
none of these
21.
Form of a gene that when present is seen or covers up the appearance of a recessive allele?
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
heterozygous
d)
homozygous
22.
If you cross the following in a Punnett square BB X bb B = big / b= small, what percentage of offspring will be small?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
23.
If a flower is white and white is a recessive trait in that plant, what must it's genotype be?
P = purple p = white
P = purple p = white
a)
PP
b)
Pp
c)
pp
d)
Ab
24.
Are you going to study for this test? (remember the last time)
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Dude, we are having a test?
d)
I will ten minutes before i take it
25.
If you saw the following genotype XY, it would represent a?
a)
male
b)
female
c)
recessive trait
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