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WorksheetsIQWST LS3 Learning Set 1 & 2 Life Science Genetics
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Hair color is an example of
a)
genotype
b)
trait
c)
allele
d)
chromosome
2.
Which of these traits is usually influenced by your environment?
a)
Art abilities
b)
Eye color
c)
Height
d)
Dimples
3.
Which one of these traits is only influenced by your genes and cannot change based on your environment?
a)
Art abilities
b)
Hair color
c)
Music abilities
d)
Math abilities
4.
Which is an example of a genotype?
a)
Aa
b)
Brown hair
5.
Which is an example of a phenotype?
a)
Aa
b)
Brown hair
6.
You get 2 genes for each trait you have. Where do they come from?
a)
One from Mom
b)
One from Dad
c)
Both from your mom
d)
One from each parent
7.
Is it possible for plant offspring to have an orange flower even if both of its parents have red flowers?
a)
Yes
b)
No
8.
If mom plant has a Rr gene and dad has a Rr gene, which is NOT a possible gene combination for the baby plant?
a)
RR
b)
Rr
c)
rr
d)
Ra
9.
What is a segment of DNA called?
a)
Chromosome
b)
gene
c)
dominant trait
d)
nucleus
10.
A 19th century monk who studied pea plants and came up with rules about how alleles combine to form traits
a)
Gregor Mendel
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
d)
Your Mom
11.
An organism's appearance or other detectable characteristic is a what?
a)
phenotype
b)
gene
c)
allele
d)
genetic variation
12.
Different types of a trait (i.e. red, green) (i.e. short, tall)
a)
variations
b)
differences
c)
genotypes
13.
Passed down through genes from one's parents
a)
acquired
b)
inherited
14.
Influenced by one's environment and choices
a)
inherited
b)
acquired
15.
a)
cave drawing
b)
allele
c)
Pedigree
d)
phenotype
16.
alleles are NOT
a)
one part of a gene
b)
what determines the variation that shows
c)
in a specific location
d)
a color
17.
What genotype must the "green folder" parents have, in order to have a "red folder" child?
a)
Both must be Aa
b)
It is impossible
c)
One must be Aa
d)
Both must be aa
18.
What genotype must the "red folder" parents have, in order to have a "green folder" child?
a)
Both must be Aa
b)
It is impossible
c)
One must be Aa
d)
Both must be aa
19.
A=round petals
a=jagged petals
What shape petals will the Aa genotype produce?
a=jagged petals
What shape petals will the Aa genotype produce?
a)
round petals
b)
jagged petals
c)
a mix of jaggedy/roundish petals
20.
A=round petals
a=jagged petals
What shape petals will the aa genotype produce?
a=jagged petals
What shape petals will the aa genotype produce?
a)
round petals
b)
jagged petals
c)
a mix of jaggedy/roundish petals
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