WorksheetsGenetics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The study of traits passed on to offspring from their parents is called__________________.
a)
Genetics
b)
DNA
c)
Traitology
d)
Characterization
2.
What is the chemical found in all cells that gives the instructions, or "blueprints", for life?
a)
FBI
b)
RCMP
c)
DNA
d)
XYZ
3.
Where inside a cell is all genetic material stored?
a)
The Brain
b)
The Mitochondria
c)
The Vesicles
d)
The Nucleus
4.
What do we call the little pieces of DNA that determine what traits each of us inherit from our parents?
a)
Genes
b)
Molecules
c)
Atoms
d)
Jeans
5.
Many genes are linked together to form ___________________.
a)
Tissue
b)
Chromosomes
c)
Organs
d)
Food Chains
6.
How many chromosomes do we get from each of our parents?
a)
10
b)
1 million
c)
15
d)
23
7.
What is another word for the traits that we inherit from our parents through our genes?
a)
Adaptations
b)
Markers
c)
Alleles
d)
Mutations
8.
What do we call an allele which almost always "covers up" another allele to show up in our traits?
a)
Dominant
b)
Passive
c)
Recessive
d)
Aggressive
9.
What allele will remain hidden unless you have at least two of them?
a)
Dominant
b)
Aggressive
c)
Passive
d)
Recessive
10.
What is another name for the physical features which are passed down to us by our parents?
a)
Clones
b)
Traits
c)
Symbiosis
d)
Adaptations
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