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Genetics and DNA

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a picture of ?

a)

Gene

b)

Chromosome

c)

Medicine

d)

Genotype

2.

A Punnett square shows you all the ways in which _____ can combine.

a)

Genes

b)

phenotypes

c)

Alleles

d)

dogs

3.

The factor that covers up another factor is a?

a)

Recessive gene

b)

not the best one

c)

allele

d)

dominant factor

4.

An Example of an inherited trait would be?

a)

My favorite color is Orange.

b)

My favorite animal is a bird

c)

I have Hazel eyes

d)

I am really strong

5.

A genotype is?

a)

medicine and agriculture

b)

a genetic variation

c)

gentic make up of an organism

d)

a recessive trait

6.

An organism with two different alleles for a trait is?

a)

Homozygous

b)

Genotype

c)

dominant factor

d)

Heterozygous

7.

A genotype when there are two alleles that are exactly the same is?

a)

Purebred

b)

Homozygous

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Recessive

8.

An organism that received different alleles for a trait from each parent?

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

c)

Hybrid

d)

Proteins

9.

The physical appearance of an organism is?

a)

phenotype

b)

genoty[e

c)

probability

d)

beauty

10.

A factor that seems to disappear?

a)

dominant factor

b)

hidden factor

c)

weak factor

d)

recessive factor

11.

Strands of DNA that are twisted together are called?

a)

alleles

b)

chromatin

c)

chromosomes

d)

genes

12.

the different "forms" of the same gene are called?

a)

choices

b)

mutations

c)

alleles

d)

dominant

13.

The human body cells have what number of chromosomes?

a)

23 chromosomes

b)

46, or 23 pairs of chromosomes

c)

too many to count

d)

72 chromosomes

14.

The small segments of a chromosome that help code for a trait are called?

a)

trait

b)

mutations

c)

DNA

d)

genes

15.

What was Rosalind Franklin's contribution to the understanding of genetics?

a)

Discovery of mutations

b)

Rabbit DNA

c)

X-ray photographs of DNA

d)

Dominant and recessive traits

16.

When a DNA sequence is copied, sometimes mistakes occur in the new strand of DNA. This is known as a ?

a)

alleles

b)

dominant trait

c)

recessive trait

d)

mutation

17.

Who is often referred to as the "Father of Genetics?"

a)

Mr. Tsigaridas

b)

Watson and Crick

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Rosalind Franklin

18.

A Scientist is looking at a section of a chromosome that carries the code for red hair in a human. What part of a chromosome is he observing?

a)

Trait

b)

Gene

c)

Dominant factor

d)

Recessive factor

19.

In DNA molecule, the nitrogenous bases are?

a)

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Uracine

b)

Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine and Guanine

c)

Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine and Vasolene

d)

Adenine, Thymine, and Cytosine

20.

The nitrogenour base pairs are?

a)

Adenine-Thymine and Cytosine-Guanine

b)

Adenine-Cytosine and Thymine-Guanine

c)

Adenine-Protein and Thymine-fats

d)

Thymine pairs with Cytosine