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WorksheetsHeredity
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the scientific study of heredity?
a)
traits
b)
heredity
c)
genetics
d)
gametes
2.
What is the passing of characteristics from parents to offspring?
a)
genetics
b)
heredity
c)
traits
d)
gametes
3.
What are characteristics passed from parents to offspring?
a)
traits
b)
genetics
c)
heredity
d)
gametes
4.
Who discovered important facts about heredity using garden peas?
a)
Glenn Morrison
b)
Giovanni Marinelli
c)
Greg Monroe
d)
Gregor Mendel
5.
What are male and female reproductive cells called?
a)
zygote
b)
allele
c)
gametes
d)
gene
6.
What forms when the male and female reproductive cells join?
a)
gene
b)
zygote
c)
allele
d)
gamete
7.
What is the way an organism looks and behaves called?
a)
phenotype
b)
genotype
8.
What is a specific pattern in a gene?
a)
gene
b)
chromosome
c)
phenotype
d)
allele
9.
What is the material that carries all the information about how living things will work and function?
a)
gene
b)
chromosome
c)
DNA
d)
allele
10.
What are the segments of DNA in a specific pattern?
a)
gene
b)
chromosome
c)
allele
d)
DNA
11.
What are the things that carry all the information used to grow, thrive, and reproduce and are made of DNA?
a)
allele
b)
DNA
c)
gene
d)
chromosome
12.
What is the allele combination of an organism called?
a)
phenotype
b)
genotype
13.
What is it called when two alleles for a trait are the same (TT, tt)?
a)
homozygous
b)
heterozygous
14.
What is it called when two alleles for a trait are different (Tt)?
a)
homozygous
b)
heterozygous
15.
What are the squares used to predict the proportions of possible genotypes in offspring?
a)
perfect squares
b)
Possible squares
c)
Punnett Square
d)
Putput squares
16.
What is a trait passed down from parent to offspring called?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned trait
17.
What is a trait developed during life called?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned trait
18.
What are errors in our genes called?
a)
allele
b)
mutation
c)
gametes
d)
genotype
19.
DNA is located in the chromosomes inside the nucleus of all our cells.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
If R is dominant for red feathers and r is recessive for yellow feathers, what is the percentage the offspring of this cross will have red feathers?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
21.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a gene mutation?
a)
cystic fibrosis
b)
blue eyes
c)
sickle cell disease
d)
Tay-Sachs disease
22.
What are the abbreviations for the 4 chemicals found in DNA?
a)
G, Y, T, C
b)
A, P, Q, T
c)
A, C, T, G
d)
G, Y, F, L
23.
If you can roll your tongue what 3 genotypes could you possibly have?
a)
RR, Rr
b)
RR, rr
c)
Rr, rr
24.
Reproduction is necessary to ensure the continuance of any species.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Are dimples an inherited trait or learned trait?
a)
inherited
b)
learned
26.
Are scars inherited trait or learned traits?
a)
inherited
b)
learned
27.
If A is dominant for blue spots and a is recessive for pink spots, what is the percentage of the offspring that will have pink spots?
a)
0%
b)
75%
c)
50%
d)
100%
28.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why mutations occur?
a)
information is in the wrong order
b)
information overload
c)
not enough information
d)
missing information
29.
Which of the following is NOT something chromosomes help cells do?
a)
grow
b)
thrive
c)
reproduce
d)
splice
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