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Intro to Genetics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many chromosomes do you have?

a)

6

b)

23

c)

46

d)

380

2.

Why do most animals look similar to their parents?

a)

They learned how to look like their parents

b)

Their looks came from the environment

c)

They chose to look like their parents

d)

Their looks came from the DNA passed down from their parents

3.

Where did your parents get their looks from?

a)

Each other

b)

Your grandparents

c)

Their children

d)

Their doctor

4.

What is inside your chromosomes?

a)

Instructions from your DNA

b)

Instructions from your father

c)

Instruction from your mother

d)

Nothing, they are filled with empty space

5.

If a baby receives a green eye gene from mom and a green eye gene from dad the baby will have...

a)

Blue eyes

b)

Brown eyes

c)

Green eyes

d)

Hazel eyes

6.

If a baby receives a brown eye gene from mom and a green eye gene from dad, the baby will have...

a)

Blue eyes

b)

Brown eyes

c)

Green eyes

d)

Hazel eyes

7.

Who is considered the father of genetics?

a)

Greg Meble

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

George Mable

d)

Geoffrey Mendez

8.

What plants did Gregor Mendel study?

a)

Pepper Plants

b)

Pea Plants

c)

Peach Trees

d)

Pear Trees

9.

Dominate genes...

a)

are in control and always show up in a person

b)

are hidden in the background

c)

are only received from your father

d)

are only received from your mother

10.

Is it ever possible for your mom and your dad to have brown eyes, and you have blue eyes?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

Which is the largest?

a)

Chromosome

b)

Gene

c)

DNA

12.

Which is the smallest?

a)

Chromosome

b)

Gene

c)

DNA

13.

There are 4 letters in your DNA that make up the code of you. They are A, C, T and ?

a)

E

b)

G

c)

N

d)

X

14.

Do all living things carry DNA?

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

About how many genes do humans have?

a)

300

b)

3,000

c)

30,000

d)

300,000