NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsTraits and Heredity Unit
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
These are the physical characteristics that every living thing gets from its parents.
a)
features
b)
genetics
c)
traits
d)
instructions
2.
The first scientist who studied the inheritance of characteristics in organisms.
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
Gregor Mendel
d)
Plato
3.
These act like a set of instructions that control & determine our characteristics.
a)
Chromatins
b)
Nucleus
c)
Genes
d)
Chromosomes
4.
It is the study of heredity.
a)
Genetics
b)
Heredity
c)
Biology
d)
Anatomy
5.
How are traits passed to the next generation?
a)
Through sterilization
b)
Through cell division
c)
Through implantation
d)
Through fertilization
6.
The number of chromosomes in a normal cell that is constant for each species of organisms.
a)
haploid
b)
diploid
7.
What is being formed after fertilization takes place?
a)
Embryo
b)
Fetus
c)
Zygote
d)
Infant
8.
Where is hereditary information stored?
a)
Proteins
b)
DNA
c)
Enzymes
d)
Gene locus
9.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Decarbonucleic acid
b)
Deoxynucleic acid
c)
Decarboribonucleic acid
d)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
10.
It is a type of allele that will show its effect when it is present.
a)
Dominant
b)
Recessive
11.
An organism with two alleles that are exactly the same is called ..............
a)
homozygote
b)
heterozygote
c)
genozygote
d)
phenozygote
12.
If the organism has two different alleles for a same trait, the organism is called .........
a)
Heterozygote
b)
Homozygote
c)
Phenozygote
d)
Genozygote
13.
It refers to the alleles that an individual gets during fertilization for a particular trait.
a)
Phenotype
b)
Genotype
c)
Homotype
d)
Heterotype
14.
It refers to the physical traits of an individual resulting from the expression of a genotype.
a)
genotype
b)
homotype
c)
heterotype
d)
phenotype
15.
Which of the following statement is TRUE about genetic disorders?
a)
Genetic disorders are just minor disorders.
b)
It is caused by abnormal genes or chromosomes.
c)
Genetic disorders are very easy to cure.
Reset
