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WorksheetsGenetics and Evolution
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.
a)
behavior
b)
learned trait
c)
inherited trait
d)
function
2.
A behavior that is developed by observing others or by being taught is a
a)
learned behavior
b)
inherited trait
c)
adaptation
d)
function
3.
The passing down of traits from parent to offspring.
a)
heredity
b)
environmental traits
c)
recessive trait
d)
punnett square
4.
What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?
a)
eye color
b)
tongue rolling
c)
height
d)
speaking a language
5.
Which of these is not an inherited trait?
a)
a bird building a nest
b)
a turtle burying its eggs
c)
a bear hibernating in winter
d)
a horse pulling a plow
6.
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
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.
The following are inherited traits of humans EXCEPT...
a)
long hair
b)
blue eyes
c)
long eyelashes
d)
small dimples
9.
Which characteristic is inherited?
a)
hair color
b)
sleeping late
c)
enjoying hiking
d)
loving to read
10.
Which is an example of a learned characteristic?
a)
color of a dog's fur
b)
color blindness of a person
c)
the ability of a mouse to run a maze
d)
a person's ability to roll their tongue
11.
Which best explains why a child may look like his father, but is not able to play basketball as well as him?
a)
Physical characteristics are inherited, but the ability to shoot a basketball is not.
b)
The ability to shoot a basketball is inherited, but physical characteristics are not.
c)
The child chooses to look like his father, but he does not choose to play basketball.
d)
He hates playing basketball so he doesn't care if his dad can play.
12.
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
13.
_________ is known as the product of parents
a)
Infant
b)
Toddler
c)
Offspring
d)
Adolescent
14.
__________are located on the chromosomes of DNA, these are the instructions, which determines the inherited traits of offspring.
a)
Genes
b)
Traits
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Cells
15.
The stronger (dominant) genes that show up in offspring are known as _________. Examples include brown eyes, brown hair
a)
recessive genes
b)
inherited traits
c)
learned behaviors
d)
dominant genes
16.
_______ are the weaker genes which hide behind the dominant genes. It takes two or more of the genes to show up in order for this trait to be represented in offspring. Examples include blond hair, green, blue, or hazel eyes.
a)
Recessive genes
b)
Dominant genes
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Inherited traits
17.
Genes are located on the ________ of DNA. Each human contains 46. We get 23 from our mom and 23 from our dad.
a)
Traits
b)
Cells
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Chloroplasts
18.
Which of these is an inherited trait?
a)
a person's height
b)
where a person lives
c)
a person's ability to write
d)
a person learning a new language
19.
Which of the following is an inherited trait?
a)
Tara's red hair
b)
Ryan's bank account
c)
Betty's dancing skills
d)
Marco's excellent Spanish
20.
All of the following are inherited traits, EXCEPT _________.
a)
Having a dream
b)
Scratching an itch
c)
Throwing a ball
d)
Crying in pain
21.
The following terms are directly associated with heredity and genetics, EXCEPT ________.
a)
Genes
b)
Inherited Traits
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Learned Behaviors
22.
If one parent has blue eyes and one parent has green eyes, the offspring will definitely have blue eyes.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
________________ traits are usually symbolized by a lower case letter.
a)
Recessive
b)
Dominant
c)
Genetics
d)
Genes
24.
Hair color and skin color are examples of ___________________ traits.
a)
inherited
b)
dominant
c)
recessive
d)
Mendel
25.
_________________ is the study of the process of heredity.
a)
Genetics
b)
Inherited
c)
Acquired
d)
Dominant
26.
Things you have learned are ______________ traits
a)
acquired
b)
inherited
c)
heredity
d)
Mendel
27.
Which of these is an inherited trait?
a)
Ability to read
b)
Being right handed
c)
Liking country music
d)
Pierced ears
28.
Which of these is an acquired trait?
a)
Having naturally curly hair
b)
Eye color
c)
Shape of your nose
d)
Ability to hit a baseball
29.
A cat has 8 kittens, 5 females and 3 males. Which statement best describes the characteristics of these kittens?
a)
All of the kittens will look exactly like their mother.
b)
All of the kittens will look exactly like their father.
c)
The male and female kittens will look like both the mother and the father.
d)
The male kittens will look like the father and the female kittens will look like the mother.
30.
Which of these has the greatest effect on how tall a child will grow?
a)
Genetic material from both parents
b)
Genetic material from the shortest parent.
c)
The height of the oldest sibling.
d)
The average height of the other siblings.
31.
Which of these does a child inherit from his parents?
a)
saying the alphabet
b)
speaking english
c)
eye color
d)
favorite color
32.
A _________ trait tends to mask a recessive trait.
a)
dominant
b)
Mendel
c)
traits
d)
expressed
33.
Dominant or recessive?
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a)
Dominant
b)
Recessive
34.
one set of instructions for an inherited trait
a)
heredity
b)
allele
c)
trait
d)
gene
35.
You get your genes from:
a)
Department Store
b)
Parents
c)
Aunt
d)
Neighbor
36.
How much of your DNA do you receive from your mother?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
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