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Genetic Review and Present

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Vincent's life expectancy?

a)

30 years

b)

33 years

c)

82 years

d)

29 years

2.

Why did Vincent leave hairs laying around his workspace?

a)

For his own use

b)

He was careless

c)

In case of random tests

d)

He liked to comb his hair

3.

Why did the doctor let Vincent go even though he knew he was not Jerome?

a)

His son was not perfect similar to Vincent

b)

He liked Vincent

c)

He wanted to get back at the company

d)

He wasn't paying attention and let him in

4.

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

a)

cell membrane

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

5.

Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?

a)

polar bonds

b)

ionic bonds

c)

covalent bonds

d)

hydrogen bonds

6.

DNA replication results in two DNA molecules,

a)

each one with two original strands

b)

each one with two new strands

c)

each one with one new strand and one original strand

d)

one with two new strands and the other with two original strands

7.

What is the RNA synthesized from a section of DNA with the code: GATTACA ?

a)

CUAAUGU

b)

GATTACA

c)

GAUUCA

d)

CTAATGA

8.
What were people who stole the identities of generically superior people called 
a)
invalids
b)
borrowed ladders
c)
valids
d)
faith born 
9.

Heterozygous is when...

a)

the alleles are the same

b)

the alleles are different

c)

the alleles are absent

d)

the alleles are present

10.

T - tall and t = short

In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square

a)

tt

b)

Tt

c)

Bb

d)

TT

11.

G = green, g = yellow

The genotype for a yellow plant is...

a)

GG

b)

Gg

c)

gg

d)

all of the choices result in yellow

12.

In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Perform the following cross: Tt x Tt. What is the probability of producing a short plant?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

13.

How many alleles (letters) does a child get from each parent for each trait?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

What you see, or the physical appearance.

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Homozygous

d)

Heterozygous

15.

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

a)

A

b)

Aa

c)

AA

d)

aa

16.
What gender has an X and a Y chromosome?
a)
male
b)
female
c)
transgender 
d)
all of the above
17.
Complex molecule that carries genetic information that defines an organism's traits. It is stored in the nucleus.
a)
DNA
b)
protein
c)
RNA
d)
glucose nucleic acid (GNA)
18.
W=white hair
w= non-white hair
If you cross a horse with WW and a horse with ww what fraction of the offspring would be expected to have white hair?
a)
none
b)
3/4
c)
1/2
d)
all
19.
What is Transcription?
a)
The making of tRNA from a DNA segment.
b)
The making of an rRNA strand from a DNA segment.
c)
The making of an mRNA strand from a DNA segment.
d)
IDK. I just want the semester to be over...
20.
What sugar is present in the RNA nucleotide?
a)
Deoxyribose
b)
Glucose
c)
Ribose
d)
Lactose
21.
Which type of RNA delivers the correct amino acid to the ribosome and contains the anticodon?
a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
rRNA
d)
zRNA
22.
What is the type of RNA produced that carries the DNA information to the ribosome and contains the codons?
a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
rRNA
d)
zRNA
23.
What would be the mRNA from the following DNA segment?
CGA TTT ATG CGG
a)
GCT AAA TAC GCC
b)
CGA UUU AUG CGG
c)
GCA AAA UUC GCC
d)
GCU AAA UAC GCC
24.
What are every three bases called in mRNA?
a)
anticodon
b)
amino acid
c)
codon
d)
polypeptide
25.

Mistakes during DNA replication can cause __.

a)

duplications

b)

mutations

c)

translations

d)

transcriptions

26.

portion of RNA that does not contain information for making protein & is removed

a)

exon

b)

rRNA

c)

mRNA

d)

intron

27.

In a DNA molecule, ____ always bonds to thymine.

a)

thymine

b)

guanine

c)

adenine

d)

cytosine

28.

Which option most closely relates to how CRISPR-Cas9 works?

a)

"measure and cut"

b)

"cut and paste"

c)

"seek and destroy"

d)

"trash and burn"

29.
CRISPR can change DNA in humans and animals.  What did scientists look at to help them create CRISPR?
a)
Sheep cloning
b)
Palindromic repeats
c)
Common Cold
d)
Bacteria fighting off viruses
30.
The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____
a)
transcription
b)
rRNA
c)
replication
d)
translation
31.
DNA holds the code for
a)
lipids
b)
carbohydrates
c)
protein
d)
sugar
32.
What process is going on in this photo? 
a)
Transcription 
b)
Translation 
c)
Replication 
d)
All the above 
33.
DNA has a _____________ structure. 
a)
double helix
b)
single strand
c)
ring 
d)
chain
34.
What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA
a)
Met-Pro-Ala-Val
b)
Met-Pro-Val
c)
Tyr-Gly-His
d)
Tyr-Gly-Arg-His
35.

What solution is used to clump the DNA together so you can see it with the naked eye?

a)

Isopropyl Alcohol

b)

Salt

c)

Detergent

d)

Water

36.

What common household item did we use in the classroom to extract open the cell membrane and extract the DNA?

a)

Dish soap

b)

Sugar

c)

Table salt

d)

Heat

37.
The image illustrates which of the following structures?
a)
Amino acid
b)
Nucleotide
c)
Protein
d)
Peptide Bond
38.
Which scientists built a 3-D model of the DNA double helix?
a)
Hershey and Chase
b)
Watson and Crick
c)
Chargaff and Franklin
d)
Griffith and Avery
39.
What did Gregor Mendel use to discover the principles that rule heredity?
a)
Pea Plant
b)
Pigeons
c)
Pear trees
d)
Photosynthesis
40.
What is another way of saying "purebred"?
a)
homozygous
b)
dominant
c)
recessive
d)
heterozygous
41.
A dog gives birth to 5 puppies. What percentage of the chromosomes does each puppy share with the mother?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
42.
Which statement describes asexual and sexual reproduction?
a)
Asexual is one part of sexual reproduction.
b)
Sexual reproduction happens before asexual reproduction.
c)
Asexual needs one parent, and sexual needs two parents.
d)
Sexual only happens in animals, and asexual happens only in plants.
43.
The sex of a child is determined by
a)
whether the father's sperm contains an x or y chromosome
b)
whether the mother's egg contains an x or y chromosome
c)
the age of the parents
44.
When we say that a woman is a carrier for a genetic disease or disorder it means that
a)
she has 1 gene, but not the disorder
b)
she has 2 genes for the disorder
c)
she can pass the gene only to male children
d)
she can pass the gene only to female children
45.
If a gene is found only on the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome, it is said to be 
a)
sex-linked trait
b)
polygenic trait
c)
codominant trait
d)
incomplete dominance trait
46.
If a father is AA and a mother is AB, what is the probability for a child with AB blood? 
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
47.
A woman has type B blood and her husband has type O blood.  What must be the woman's genotype, if they have a child with type O blood?
a)
BO
b)
BB
c)
OO
d)
type B
48.
What percentage of the offspring will have this recessive disease?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
49.
Males are more likely to suffer from a sex-linked disease or disorder because
a)
males are the weaker sex
b)
males have less DNA
c)
males have 1 X chromosome, so the disorder is more likely to be expressed
50.
Why are men 16 times more likely to be color-blind than women?
a)
to be color-blind, you must have a Y chromosome
b)
to be color-blind, all of your X chromosomes must have the gene
c)
color-blindness is caused by testosterone
d)
color-blindness is caused by the same gene as baldness
51.

Who is this

a)

Sandy

b)

Chippy

c)

Plankton

52.
Where, in the eukaryotic cell, is DNA located?
a)
ribosomes
b)
nucleus
c)
E.R.
d)
cytoplasm

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