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WorksheetsGenetics Vocab Unit 1
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The conditions that surround someone or something : where you live, the type of air pollution, access to schools, water-Is known as our ?
a)
Environment
b)
Heredity
c)
Lifestyle
d)
Upbringing
2.
The man who studied genetics and came up with genetics is
a)
Watson
b)
Crick
c)
Mendel
d)
Darwin
3.
The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.
a)
heredity
b)
trait
c)
gene
d)
allele
4.
Magda is a tall, 11 year old drummer. She has a scar on her right cheek. She is good at swimming. Which of her traits did Magda most likely inherit?
a)
height
b)
the scar
c)
ability to swim
d)
ability to play drums
5.
Molecule found in nucleus of a cell is known as our ?
a)
Chromosomes
b)
DNA
c)
Genes
d)
Alleles
6.
The word combination traits means :
a)
Inherited traits working alone
b)
Environment traits working alone
c)
The sum of both chromosomes and genetis.
d)
The sum of both inherited and environment traits.
7.
Which is not an inherited trait?
a)
Blood Type
b)
Down's syndrome
c)
Carrying the gene for cancer
d)
Learning to sing
8.
A gene controlling traits such as hair color is known as :
a)
Homozygous
b)
Allele
c)
Heterozygous
d)
Co-dominance
9.
The word Homozygous means :
a)
an organism that has two different alleles for a trait.
b)
The study of how living organisms inherit features from one generation to the next
c)
an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait.
d)
A inherited feature of an organism
10.
An organism that has two different alleles for a trait is known as a :
a)
Heterozygous organism
b)
Homozygous organism
c)
Allele organism
d)
Recessive organism
11.
A length of DNA carrying the code for one feature
a)
Chromosome
b)
Gene
c)
Strand
d)
Molecule
12.
Which out of the 4 options are not inherited or heredity traits?
a)
Weight
b)
Eye Color
c)
Blood Type
d)
Religion
13.
How many chromosomes are present in each human being?
a)
42
b)
43
c)
44
d)
46
14.
What is the main problem with the message going wrong in our genetic code?
a)
It can cause brain problems
b)
It can alter and delete information
c)
It can cause heart problems
d)
Sometimes genes are deleted or swapped. If this happens the gene will not work or work in the wrong body part.
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