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Inheritance Quiz

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which process is used to make mRNA from the DNA in the nucleus?
a)
transcription
b)
translation
c)
replication 
2.
_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.
a)
mRNA / a protein
b)
a protein / mRNA
c)
Ribosome / Nucleus
d)
mRNA / tRNA
3.
What is the location in the cell for translation?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosome
d)
chloroplast
4.

ribonucleic acid; a natural polymer that is present in all living cells and that plays a role in protein synthesis

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

codon

d)

gene

5.

the portion of protein synthesis that takes place at ribosomes and that use the codons in mRNA molecules to specify the sequence of amino acids in polypeptide chains

a)

transcription

b)

translation

c)

purine

d)

pyrimidine

6.

the process forming a nucleic acid by using another molecule as a template; particularly the process of synthesizing RNA by using one strand of a DNA molecule as a template

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

transcription

d)

translation

7.
What is the function of ribosomes? 
a)
to bond amino acids together to form proteins
b)
to break down biological polymers
c)
to modify lipids and proteins
d)
to contain 
DNA
8.
The process of reading mRNAs to make proteins is called...
a)
Replication
b)
Transcription
c)
Translation
d)
Cell Division
9.
A ribosome can be best described as...
a)
a protein factory
b)
a trash collector
c)
the powerhouse of the cell
d)
the brain of the cell
10.
Which of the following acts like a "recipe" that tells the ribosome how to make a protein?
a)
messenger RNA (mRNA)
b)
transfer RNA (tRNA)
c)
amino acids
d)
DNA
11.

Dimples are dominant and no dimples is recessive what would the alleles be of a child with no dimples

a)

DD

b)

Dd

c)

dd

d)

DN

12.

Tall pea plants are dominant to short pea plants what would the alleles of a hybrid be?

a)

TS

b)

TT

c)

Tt

d)

ts

13.

Tt

a)

Homozygous Dominant

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous Recessive

14.

RR

a)

Homozygous Dominant

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous Recessive

15.

Aa

a)

Homozygous Dominant

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous Recessive

16.

rr

a)

Homozygous Dominant

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous Recessive

17.

TT

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous Recessive

c)

Homozygous Dominant

18.

Homozygous Recessive

a)

BB

b)

bb

c)

Bb

19.

Heterozygous

a)

Aa

b)

AA

c)

aa

20.

Homozygous Dominant

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

21.
What genotype would a child have to have in order to be left handed?  R is dominant for right handed.
a)
rr
b)
Rr
c)
RR
22.
A homozygous dominant dog with brown fur is crossed with a heterozygous dog with brown fur. What are the percentages of the possible genotypes?
a)
100% BB
b)
75% BB and 25%Bb
c)
50 % BB and 50% Bb
d)
50% Bb and 50% bb
23.
An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
five
24.
having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).
a)
homozygous
b)
hetrozygous
c)
protein
d)
chromosome
25.
having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid).
a)
protein
b)
homozygous
c)
heterozygous
d)
genotype
26.
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
27.
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
28.
The stages of mitosis in order
a)
Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase
b)
Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase
c)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
d)
Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase, Metaphase
29.
This produces 2 identical cells.
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
30.
Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.
a)
23, 46
b)
46, 23
c)
2, 4
d)
50, 100
31.
Diploid Cells are represented by
a)
2n
b)
n
c)
4n
d)
1/2 n
32.
The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.  
a)
homozygous 
b)
asexual
c)
homologous
d)
genes
33.
Why do we need meiosis?
a)
To double the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
b)
To halve the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
c)
To triple the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
d)
To not change the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
34.
After meiosis is complete, the new cells:
a)
are all identical
b)
are all different
c)
are half identical and half different
d)
are all stretched out
35.
Name that process
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Mutation
d)
Cell Cycle
36.
A cat has a total of 38 chromosomes in its body cells.  How many in its gametes?
a)
38
b)
19
c)
76
d)
10

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