WorksheetsGenetics Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 5hrs 51mins
A factor that contains the DNA code for a particular trait is a ____________________.
A. life cycle
B. gene
C. chromosome
The stages an organism passes through make up its _________________.
A. DNA
B. life cycle
C. mitosis
A "strong" characteristic that appears even when there is only one factor for it is a ___________________.
A. dominant trait
B. mitosis
C. environment
Body cells divide during _______________.
A. life cycle
B. dominant trait
C. mitosis
A threadlike structure found in the nucleus of the cell is a ___________________.
A. gene
B. mitosis
C. chromosome
All living and nonliving things that affect an organism make up its _________________.
A. gene
B. environment
C. life cycle
A way of acting that is passed from parents to offspring.
A. life cycle
B. instinct
C. dominant trait
Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.
A. inherited trait
B. dominant trait
C. life cycle
What do most body cells make when they go through cell division?
A. gametes
B. zygotes
C. exact copies of themselves
Ryan and Reese are identical twins. What trait is a result of Ryan's and Reese's environments?
A. hairstyles
B. brown eyes
C. tongue rolling
What forms as a result of meiosis?
A. zygotes
B. gametes with half the number of chromosomes
C. new body cells
A frog moves to a nearby pond because its own pond is drying up. That changed for the frog to cause it to move?
A. its chromosomes
B. its instincts
C. its environment
When a tadpole turns into a frog this is an example of:
A. meiosis
B. life cycle
C. mitosis
Snippy the cat does many things. Which behavior is an instinct?
A. ringing a doorbell
B. meowing along with the radio
C. sleeping more hours than he's awake
You get a sunburn. A week later, the dead skin peels off. What process formed the new skin underneath the peeling skin?
A. chromosomes
B. mitosis
C. meiosis
