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WorksheetsGenetics Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the study of Heredity?
a)
Genetics
b)
Cell Biology
c)
Chemistry
d)
Botany
2.
Who is considered the "Father of Genetics"?
a)
Gregor Mendel
b)
Reginald Punnett
c)
James Watson
d)
Gene Etics
3.
The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called?
a)
Heredity
b)
DNA
c)
Cloning
d)
Precipitation
4.
DNA is inside your cells. Which part of the cell is the DNA found?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus
d)
Golgi Body
5.
How many pairs of chromosomes do human cells have?
a)
100,000
b)
23
c)
14
d)
46
6.
How many total chromosomes do humans have?
a)
46 (23 from each parent)
b)
24 (12 from each parent)
c)
60 (30 from each parent)
d)
44 (22 from each parent)
7.
What is one or more alternative forms of a gene?
a)
chromosome
b)
genotype
c)
phenotype
d)
allele
8.
What type of letters are used to show a trait is dominant?
a)
capital
b)
lowercase
9.
Which of the following is Homozygous Dominant?
a)
Yy
b)
yy
c)
YY
d)
none of the above
10.
What is a trait that can be hidden?
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
c)
sneaky
d)
recess time
11.
What is a trait that will always show itself?
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
one from the dad
d)
one from the mom
12.
Aa is....
a)
Homozygous Recessive
b)
Heterozygous
c)
Homozygous Dominant
13.
PP is what type of genotype?
a)
Homozygous Recessive
b)
Heterozygous
c)
Homozygous Dominant
14.
Pp is an example what type of genotype?
a)
homozygous recessive
b)
homozygous dominant
c)
heterozygous
15.
In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele hides the recessive trait.
a)
Upper Case Letter
b)
Dominant
c)
Lower Case Letter
16.
Which of the following alleles is Homozygous Recessive?
a)
Tt
b)
tt
c)
TT
d)
t
17.
Which of the following is the genotype for a Homozygous Recessive trait?
a)
gg
b)
Gg
c)
GG
18.
This is the physical appearance of a trait.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
19.
What is the phenotype in the bottom right square? (Yellow is dominant and green is recessive)
a)
yy
b)
Yy
c)
Yellow
d)
Green
20.
What % of the offspring in the Punnet square are Heterozygous?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
21.
Using a punnett square, determine the probability (%) of a Heterozygous Green Monster (GG) and a Homozygous Recessive Blue Monster (gg) creating a heterozygous offspring_________.
a)
50%
b)
75%
c)
25%
d)
100%
22.
REVIEW!!
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
a)
characteristics
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet
23.
REVIEW!!
Using the dichotomous key; What is the correct classification for this organism?
Using the dichotomous key; What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
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