WorksheetsHeredity
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The science of heredity
a)
heredity
b)
genetics
c)
trait
d)
gene
2.
The passing of traits from parents to offspring
a)
heredity
b)
genetics
c)
trait
d)
alleles
3.
Characteristics can also be called
a)
heredity
b)
traits
c)
gene
d)
alleles
4.
The different forms of a gene
a)
heredity
b)
genetics
c)
gene
d)
alleles
5.
The factors that control a trait
a)
genetics
b)
trait
c)
gene
d)
alleles
6.
This trait always shows up in an organism when the allele is present
a)
dominant allele
b)
codominance
c)
probability
d)
recessive allele
7.
This trait is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present
a)
dominant allele
b)
codominance
c)
recessive allele
d)
Punnett Square
8.
A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
a)
dominant allele
b)
codominance
c)
probability
d)
Punnett Square
9.
The mathematical chance that an event will occur
a)
dominant allele
b)
probability
c)
recessive allele
d)
Punnett Square
10.
When alleles are neither dominant nor recessive (As a result, both alleles are expressed in the offspring.).
a)
codominance
b)
probability
c)
recessive allele
d)
Punnett Square
11.
An organism's physical appearance or visible traits
a)
fertilization
b)
genotype
c)
phenotype
d)
homozygous
12.
An organism's genetic makeup, or allele combination
a)
fertilization
b)
genotype
c)
phenotype
d)
heterozygous
13.
An organism that has two different alleles for a trait (hybrid)
a)
fertilization
b)
genotype
c)
homozygous
d)
heterozygous
14.
An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait (purebred)
a)
genotype
b)
phenotype
c)
homozygous
d)
heterozygous
15.
A new organism begins to form when egg and sperm join in a process called
a)
fertilization
b)
phenotype
c)
homozygous
d)
heterozygous
16.
The science of heredity
a)
Physics
b)
Chemistry
c)
Genetics
d)
Ecology
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