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U5: Genetics- Q2 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Dimples
a)
Inherited Trait
b)
Learned Behavior
2.
Knowing the Alphabet
a)
Inherited Trait
b)
Acquired Trait
3.
Freckles
a)
Inherited Trait
b)
Learned Behavior
4.
Earlobe Shape
a)
Learned Behavior
b)
Inherited Trait
5.
Look at the picture.
Eye color.
a)
inherited
b)
acquired
6.
Look at the picture.
A dog that sits when told to.
a)
inherited
b)
learned
7.
A dog rolls over and receives a treat. The dog rolls over again. This is an example of...
a)
learned behavior
b)
adaptive behavior
c)
inherited behavior
d)
instinctive behavior
8.
Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?
a)
brown hair
b)
crying a lot
c)
ability to jump high
d)
his ability to talk
9.
The following are inherited traits of humans EXCEPT...
a)
long hair
b)
blue eyes
c)
speaks two languages
d)
small dimples
10.
Which best describes an inherited trait?
a)
a characteristic one chooses to express
b)
a characteristic one receives from the food one eats
c)
a characteristic that is passed on from one's parents
d)
a characteristic that is influenced by one's surroundings
11.
Living organisms inherit many traits from their parents. However, some traits are ____________ or learned from the environment,
a)
given
b)
acquired
c)
forced
12.
What is the only Genotype that shows the RECESSIVE Phenotype?
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
13.
How many are tall?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
4
14.
What is genetics?
a)
The study of DNA nucleotides
b)
The study of heredity
c)
The study of a cell dividing into 2
d)
The study of eye color
15.
The passing of DNA from parents to offspring
a)
Generation
b)
Heredity
c)
Inheritance
d)
Traits
16.
What is a recessive allele?
a)
A trait that is always shown (capital letter)
b)
A trait that can be hidden (lower case letter)
c)
Alleles that are the same
d)
Alleles that are different
17.
What is a dominant allele?
a)
A trait that is always shown (capital letter)
b)
A trait that can be hidden (lower case letter)
c)
Alleles that are the same
d)
Alleles that are different
18.
The physical traits of an organism
a)
Teletype
b)
Genotype
c)
Mesotype
d)
Phenotype
19.
The genes of an organism
a)
Mesotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Teletype
d)
Genotype
20.
This means Same Gene
a)
Dominant
b)
Recessive
c)
Heterozygous
d)
Homozygous
21.
What is Bb?
a)
Homozygous
b)
Heterozygous
c)
Recessive
d)
Alleles
22.
What are the two genotypes that show the DOMINANT Phenotype
a)
GG, gg
b)
GG, Gg
c)
Gg, gg
23.
Dominant or recessive?
tt
a)
Dominant 
b)
Recessive
24.
Dominant or recessive?
Dd
a)
Dominant
b)
recessive
c)
neither
d)
homozygous
25.
Which of the following pairs is homozygous dominant?
a)
Hh
b)
pp
c)
HH
d)
aa
26.
What ratio of the offspring from the cross shown will be homozygous recessive for the  trait of tallness? 
a)
0 in 4
b)
1 in 4
c)
2 in 4
d)
4 in 4
27.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
28.
What are the possible genotypes for this cross?
a)
TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%
b)
all tall
c)
TT= 75% tt = 25%
d)
Tt = 100%
29.
Which of the following is homozygous dominant?
a)
Yy
b)
Y
c)
yy
d)
YY
30.
This image shows a...
a)
Punnett Square
b)
Phenotype
c)
Genotype
d)
Dominant allele
31.
Which term refers to a farmer choosing the best corn from this year to plant next year?
a)
natural selection
b)
selective breeding
c)
genetic engineering
d)
genetic transformation
32.
Making changes in the DNA of an organism is
a)
selective breeding
b)
artificial selection
c)
genetic engineering
d)
genetic transformation
33.
What does it mean to "extract" DNA?
a)
take out
b)
put in
c)
modify
d)
delete
34.
What was the first mammal to be cloned?
a)
sheep
b)
goat
c)
cow
d)
frog
35.
What is a GMO?
a)
A genetically modified organism
b)
An organism with altered DNA
c)
An organism developed by scientists to have desired traits
d)
All of the above
36.
Cotton designed to resist pests and pesticides.
a)
Genetic engineering
b)
Cloning
37.
Pets to be like the original one.
a)
Genetic engineering
b)
Cloning
38.
Rice modified to have more Vitamin A
a)
Genetic engineering
b)
Cloning
39.
Sugar beets modified to grow faster and to be more resistant to weeds.
a)
Genetic engineering
b)
Cloning
40.
Dolly the sheep 
a)
Genetic engineering
b)
Cloning