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Genetics Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is an example of a phenotype?
a)
hh
b)
Red Hair
c)
Hh
d)
DNA
2.
What is a phenotype?
a)
An organism that has the same genes for a trait (ex. TT or tt)
b)
refers to the genetic makeup of an individual
c)
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
d)
The expression of a trait; physical appearance.
3.
An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
a)
hidden allele
b)
dominant allele
c)
recessive allele
d)
present allele
4.
A human usually has _____ total chromosomes.
a)
23
b)
46
c)
22
d)
4
5.
_______ is the genetic material that carries all the information about how a living thing will look and function.  It has a double helix shape. 
a)
Traits
b)
Recessive Allele
c)
Dominant Allele
d)
DNA
6.
The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring is called ______.
a)
Heredity
b)
Genes
c)
Phenotype
d)
Allele
7.

TRAITS include physical characteristics an organism inherited such as hair color, leaf shape, and fur color.

a)

True

b)

False

8.
_______ carry the information that determines your traits such as eye color. 
a)
phenotype
b)
genotype
c)
genes
d)
dominant
9.
Cellular structures that occur in pairs that carry hereditary information are called ______.
a)
DNA
b)
dominant traits
c)
recessive traits
d)
chromosomes
10.
_____ is the two letter genetic code that determines an organism's traits. 
a)
Phenotype
b)
Genotype
c)
Heredity
d)
Pistil 
11.
During our genetics traits survey, few students had the trait of blue eyes.  With less students having blue eyes, it would be an example of a ______ allele. 
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
DNA
d)
chromosome
12.
During our genetics traits survey, many students had the trait of hand clasping left over right.  With many students having this trait, it would be an example of a ______ allele. 
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
DNA
d)
chromosome
13.
What you see on an organism, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
DNA
d)
Recessive
14.

Binary fission is a type of _____ reproduction.

a)

sexual

b)

asexual

c)

budding

d)

regeneration

15.

Flowering plants reproduce through ______ reproduction.

a)

sexual

b)

asexual

c)

binary fission

16.

Identify the female part of the flower.

a)

anther

b)

filament

c)

stamen

d)

pistil

17.

Identify the male part of the flower.

a)

stigma

b)

stamen

c)

style

d)

pistil

18.

Identify the example of asexual reproduction below.

a)

Bees pollinating flowering plants to reproduce.

b)

A female fish deposits eggs on a rock and then a male fish fertilizes the egg with sperm.

c)

Amoeba reproducing through binary fission.

d)

All are types of asexual reproduction.

19.

If W = black fur and w = white fur. The white fur would be an example of a(n)

a)

dominant trait

b)

recessive trait

c)

asexual reproduction

d)

sexual reproduction

20.

______ provides the instructions for building and operating all living organisms and is divided into segments called genes.

a)

Dominant alleles

b)

Recessive alleles

c)

Binary fission

d)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

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