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WorksheetsLife Chapter 5-6
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 3hrs 49mins
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Class
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1.
The one thing Gregor Mendel realized could explain the results of his experiments was that..
a)
his important research would open doors to modern genetics
b)
each trait had two sets of instructions
c)
the male traits were always the dominant ones
d)
the traits were appearing random
2.
Instructions for an inherited trait are called...
a)
Genes
b)
Albinism
c)
Phenotype
d)
Alleles
3.
The different forms of a gene that decides a characteristic are known as...
a)
Genes
b)
Albinism
c)
Phenotypes
d)
Alleles
4.
What did Mendel discover about recessive traits?
a)
they become dominant
b)
they never appear in the second generation
c)
they disappear altogether
d)
they appear in the second generation
5.
Which of the following is the name for the way cells divide in asexual reproduction?
a)
homologous
b)
meiosis
c)
mitosis
d)
twins
6.
What are chromosomes that carry the same sets of genes?
a)
asexual chromosomes
b)
ordinary chromosomes
c)
homologous chromosomes
d)
twin chromosomes
7.
What is a feature that has different forms in a population?
a)
trait
b)
fertilization
c)
characteristic
d)
pedigree
8.
Sex-linked disorders are caused by males having...
a)
one X and two Y chromosomes
b)
two X chromosomes
c)
two Y chromosomes
d)
only one X chromosomes
9.
What is a trait?
a)
different forms of a characteristic
b)
different forms of a chromatids
c)
different forms of a pedigree
d)
different forms of meiosis
10.
When there is incomplete dominance...
a)
there are no alleles present
b)
the alleles have no influence
c)
each allele has its own degree of influence
d)
one allele has more influence than the others
11.
What is formed from both inherited alleles?
a)
Phenotype
b)
Genotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
12.
What is used to organize possible offspring combinations?
a)
Cross-pollination
b)
Probability
c)
Punnett Square
d)
Phenotype
13.
An organism's appearance is called...
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
14.
A plant with one dominant and one recessive genes
a)
Heterozygous
b)
Homozygous
c)
Wambozygous
d)
Bingozygous
15.
A plant with either two dominant or two recessive genes are...
a)
Heterozygous
b)
Wambozygous
c)
Homozygous
d)
Transformerzygous
16.
DNA is made of sub units called...
a)
Proteins
b)
Nucleotides
c)
Traits
d)
Deoxyribonucleic Acids
17.
Nucleotides are made of a sugar, a phosphate, and a...
a)
ribosome
b)
gene
c)
protein
d)
base
18.
Who discovered that the amount of adenine in DNA always equals the amount of thymine?
a)
Francis Clark
b)
Erwin Chargaff
c)
James Watson
d)
Rosalind Franklin
19.
What scientist made images of DNA by using X-ray diffraction?
a)
Francis Crick
b)
Erwin Chargoff
c)
James Watson
d)
Rosalind Franklin
20.
What did Watson and Crick's model of DNA look like?
a)
a long and twisted ladder
b)
links in a chain
c)
a straight line
d)
a ball
21.
A string of nucleotides that has information for making one trait is...
a)
a cell
b)
an amino acid
c)
a gene
d)
a protein
22.
The first step in making a protein is...
a)
amino acids linking together
b)
mRNA going to the ribosome
c)
transfer RNA matching mRNA
d)
RNA copying DNA
23.
What is a type of mutation where a base is added to the gene?
a)
ultraviolet
b)
insertion
c)
substitution
d)
deletion
24.
The form of mutation where one base is replaced by another kind is called...
a)
Proteins
b)
Insertion
c)
Substitution
d)
Deletion
25.
DNA is defined as...
a)
a string of nucleotides that gives cells information
b)
material shaped like a double helix
c)
a change in DNA caused by random error
d)
form of mutation where a base is replaced
26.
A molecule that makes mirror copy of sections of DNA and helps make protein is called...
a)
Proteins
b)
RNA
c)
DNA's evil twin
d)
Genes
27.
A change in DNA caused by random error or a mutagen is known as...
a)
nucleotide
b)
protein
c)
mutation
d)
gene
28.
The material made of amino acids that causes most of the differences we see in organisms...
a)
proteins
b)
ribosomes
c)
DNA
d)
RNA
29.
The stage of cell division at which DNA molecule is split down the middle.
a)
Replication
b)
Mutagen
c)
Thymine
d)
Chromosomes
30.
The base complementary to cytosine is...
a)
thymine
b)
adenine
c)
guanine
d)
momine
31.
A physical or chemical agent that can cause a mutation is called a...
a)
Protein
b)
Amino Acid
c)
Mutagen
d)
Guanine
32.
A substance that scientists can produce through genetic engineering...
a)
Protein
b)
Amino Acids
c)
Nucleotides
d)
DNA
33.
In a cell nucleus, the structures that strands of DNA are bundled into.
a)
Guanine
b)
Chromosomes
c)
Winter Coats
d)
Amino Acids
34.
Chemical parts that are transferred to the ribosome by transferRNA and matched to messengerRNA.
a)
Proteins
b)
Guanine
c)
Thymine
d)
Amino Acids
35.
In what country would you fins Mount Kilimanjaro?
a)
Tanzania
b)
Kenya
c)
Egypt
d)
Congo
36.
What did the famous Hollywood sign, located in Los Angeles, originally say?
a)
Hollywoodland
b)
Hollywoodblvd
c)
Hollywoodworld
d)
Hollywoodcity
37.
What is the third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Argon
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Helium
d)
Oxygen
38.
What is the official currency of the country Ecuador?
a)
Franks
b)
Rubies
c)
US Dollar
d)
Llamas
39.
Which band sang the hit "Hey There Delilah", which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2007?
a)
Plain White T's
b)
Smash Mouth
c)
Foo Fighters
d)
Counting Crows
40.
How many Bothans died to recover the second Death Star plans?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
many, many Bothans
d)
None
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