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11.1 Genetics Vocabulary

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gregor Mendel

a)

father of DNA

b)

father of genetics

c)

father of plants

d)

father of RNA

2.

Mendel studied the traits of ________________________

a)

crows

b)

rose bushes

c)

frogs

d)

pea plants

3.

Receiving traits from your parents is referred to as

a)

inheritance

b)

genetics

c)

replication

d)

dominance

4.

The study of traits and the patterns of inheritance is

a)

biology

b)

selection

c)

genetics

d)

evolution

5.

The passing on of traits from parents to offspring due to sexual reproduction or asexual reproduction is

a)

genetics

b)

offspring

c)

embryo

d)

heredity

6.

These organisms contain only 7 traits and helped Mendel discover 3 major Laws in genetics.

a)

spinach

b)

celery

c)

peas

d)

carrots

7.

The uniting of a sperm and egg to produce an offspring is a type of

a)

asexual reproduction

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

vegetative reproduction

d)

cloning

8.

Pollination is a method of reproduction used by

a)

fish

b)

goats

c)

plants

d)

people

9.

The unborn and still developing offspring is called an

a)

embryo

b)

baby

c)

bump

d)

kid

10.

Plants produce ___________which contain a developing embryonic plant.

a)

flowers

b)

petals

c)

roots

d)

seeds

11.

Many plants are able to _____________pollinate and therefore are mother and father to their offspring.

a)

cross

b)

self

c)

trio

d)

not

12.

Brown hair, brown eyes, freckles are examples of:

a)

features

b)

characteristics

c)

gametes

d)

traits

13.

Two different parent plants are allowed to fertilize each other:

a)

crossing

b)

cross pollination

c)

cross patching

d)

seeding

14.

AA, BB, ZZ would be ways to illustrate a trait that is

a)

homozgous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous

d)

neutral

15.

Aa, Bb, Cc etc. would be the way to illustrate a trait as

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous

d)

neutral

16.

aa, bb, cc etc. would be ways to illustrate that a trait is

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous

d)

neutral

17.

We refer the parents in a cross as

a)

p and p

b)

P1 and P2

c)

P and P1

d)

F1 and F2

18.

The result of fertilization and crossing are referred to as

a)

kids

b)

kits

c)

pups

d)

offspring

19.

We often inherit more than one form of the trait. These forms of a trait are

a)

traits

b)

alleles

c)

segregation

d)

crosses

20.

The part of a chromosome that code for a trait is the

a)

nucleosome

b)

DNA

c)

loci

d)

gene

21.

Mendel developed 3 Laws of Genetics. He determined that some traits follow the

a)

gender determination

b)

Law of division

c)

Principal of dominance

d)

Law of dupliciity

22.

The Law of Segregation tells us that each gamete gets only 1 allele for a trait. This occurs during gamete formation.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The Law of Independent Assortment states

a)

chance determines which traits of a parental pair will go their offspring.

b)

chance limits the traits an offspring will inherit.

c)

chance has no affect on inheritance of traits.

d)

None of these are correct

24.

The sex cells of males and females are referred to as

a)

ova

b)

eggs

c)

spermatazoa

d)

gametes