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Genetics Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 5hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Location on a chromosome that contains the DNA code for a trait
a)
chromosome
b)
gene
c)
life cycle
d)
environment
2.
A characteristic that appears when there is one factor present for it
a)
mitosis
b)
chromosome
c)
dominant trait
d)
inherited trait
3.
A way of acting that is passed from parents to offspring
a)
instinct
b)
life cycle
c)
inherited trait
d)
environment
4.
All living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism.
a)
mitosis
b)
environment
c)
gene
d)
life cycle
5.
process by which most cells divide
a)
gene
b)
life cycle
c)
mitosis
d)
dominant trait
6.
stages that living things pass through as they grow and change
a)
environment
b)
gene
c)
chromosome
d)
life cycle
7.
threadlike structure in a cell nucleus
a)
dominant trait
b)
chromosome
c)
gene
d)
mitosis
8.
characteristic passed from parents to offspring
a)
environment
b)
instinct
c)
inherited trait
d)
dominant trait
9.
A snail moves to a nearby swamp because that swamp is drying up.  What changed for the snail to cause it to move?
a)
its chromosomes
b)
its inherited traits
c)
its environment
10.
Mark can roll his tongue.  His younger brother Mike cannot, which statement explains why?
a)
Mark can do it because he is older.
b)
Mark has a dominant factor for tongue-rolling.
c)
Mike can't because he hasn't practiced enough yet.
11.
Taya the cat does many things.  Which behavior is instinct?
a)
ringing a doorbell
b)
meowing along with the radio
c)
sleeping more hours than she is awake
12.
Rex and Ryan are identical twins.  What trait is a result of Rex's and Ryan's environment?
a)
hairstyles
b)
brown eyes
c)
tongue rolling
d)
unattached earlobes
13.
What forms as a result of meiosis?
a)
zygotes
b)
new body cells for growth
c)
gametes with half the number of chromosomes.
14.
What do most cells make when they go through cell division?
a)
gametes
b)
exact copies of themselves
c)
copies of half the chromosomes
15.
You get a sunburn.  A week later, the dead skin peels off.  What process formed the new skin underneath the peeling skin?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
genetic inheritance
16.

A factor that contains the DNA code for a particular trait is a ____________________.

a)

A. life cycle

b)

B. gene

c)

C. chromosome

17.

The stages an organism passes through make up its _________________.

a)

A. DNA

b)

B. life cycle

c)

C. mitosis

18.

A "strong" characteristic that appears even when there is only one factor for it is a ___________________.

a)

A. dominant trait

b)

B. mitosis

c)

C. environment

19.

Body cells divide during _______________.

a)

A. life cycle

b)

B. dominant trait

c)

C. mitosis

20.

A threadlike structure found in the nucleus of the cell is a ___________________.

a)

A. gene

b)

B. mitosis

c)

C. chromosome

21.

All living and nonliving things that affect an organism make up its _________________.

a)

A. gene

b)

B. environment

c)

C. life cycle

22.

A way of acting that is passed from parents to offspring.

a)

A. life cycle

b)

B. instinct

c)

C. dominant trait

23.

Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.

a)

A. inherited trait

b)

B. dominant trait

c)

C. life cycle

24.

What do most body cells make when they go through cell division?

a)

A. gametes

b)

B. zygotes

c)

C. exact copies of themselves

25.

Ryan and Reese are identical twins. What trait is a result of Ryan's and Reese's environments?

a)

A. hairstyles

b)

B. brown eyes

c)

C. tongue rolling

26.

What forms as a result of meiosis?

a)

A. zygotes

b)

B. gametes with half the number of chromosomes

c)

C. new body cells

27.

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)

A. its chromosomes

b)

B. its instincts

c)

C. its environment

28.

When a tadpole turns into a frog this is an example of:

a)

A. meiosis

b)

B. life cycle

c)

C. mitosis

29.

Snippy the cat does many things. Which behavior is an instinct?

a)

A. ringing a doorbell

b)

B. meowing along with the radio

c)

C. sleeping more hours than he's awake

30.

You get a sunburn. A week later, the dead skin peels off. What process formed the new skin underneath the peeling skin?

a)

A. chromosomes

b)

B. mitosis

c)

C. meiosis