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Unit 2 Science Study Guide 7th grade

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who discovered genetics and what did he use to study genetics?

a)

Thomas Edison; Bacteria

b)

Albert Einstein, Pea Plants

c)

Gregor Mendel, Bacteria

d)

Gregor Mendel, Pea Plants

2.

Which is NOT one of the three Laws of Inheritance?

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Genetics

c)

Law of Segregation

d)

Law of Independent Assortment

3.

Which answer does not belong with the characteristics of DNA?

a)

Carries genetic information needed for the organism to grow, reproduce, etc.

b)

It is a double-stranded molecule

c)

Stable under alkaline conditions

d)

genetic information is used to bring together amino acids to form a protein

4.

Which answer does NOT belong in the characteristics of RNA?

a)

It is a double-stranded molecule

b)

carries genetic information is used to bring together amino acids to form a protein

c)

the genetic material in all living cells

d)

Is not stable under alkaline conditions

5.

Which is NOT a nucleotide found in DNA molecule?

a)

Cytosine

b)

Uracil

c)

Adenine

d)

Thymine

6.

Which is NOT a nucleotide found in a RNA molecule?

a)

Uracil

b)

Guanine

c)

Adenine

d)

Thymine

7.

The physical structure in a cell that contains the cell's genetic material is a

a)

meiosis

b)

chromosome

c)

trait

d)

phenotype

8.

How many chromosomes do humans have

a)

23

b)

46

c)

2

d)

12

9.

The male chromosomes are_____; the female chromosomes are ___.

a)

XX; XY

b)

XX; XX

c)

XY; XY

d)

XY; XX

10.

The physical appearance of an organism is its

a)

locus

b)

phenotype

c)

allele

d)

karyotype

11.

Which term describes a type of cellular reproduction where the nucleus divides two producing identical copies of the cell?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

heterozygous

d)

homozygous

12.

A type of reproduction that produces offspring that are genetically alike (identical)

a)

asexual

b)

sexual

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

13.

A type of reproduction that produces offspring that are genetically different?

a)

asexual

b)

homozygous

c)

sexual

d)

heterozygous

14.

What is used to show all the different ways genes from two parents can combine to pass their traits to the offspring?

a)

Purebreed

b)

Hybrid

c)

Pedigree Chart

d)

Punnett Square

15.

Which answer best describes a pedigree chart?

a)

A chart that follows a particular trait family relationships including 3 or more generations.

b)

A chart that shows how genes from parents are passed down

c)

A family tree that is purebreed

d)

An allele expressed in a family tree

16.

What is purpose of selective breeding?

a)

to prevent diseases in the offspring

b)

to produce offspring that is identical to the parents

c)

to produce offspring that will have certain traits

d)

to determine the sex of the offspring

17.

Which type of cellular reproduction produces two identical cells?

a)

meiosis

b)

locus

c)

mitosis

d)

allele

18.

Which type of cellular reproduction allow cells to inherit traits from both parents?

a)

Meiosis

b)

Mitosis

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Chromosomes

19.

Which step of cell division is the cell not dividing, but is growing and duplicating its DNA and preparing for division to begin?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Cytokinesis

20.

Which term indicates the chromosomes are lined up in the middle of the cell

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

21.

Which term indicates the separated chromosomes are pulling to the opposite ends of the cell

a)

Interphase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

cytokinesis

22.

At the end of mitosis, two identical cells have formed. What stage does this represent?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Cytokinesis

23.

Which term refers to the location of a gene on the chromosome?

a)

locus

b)

allele

c)

phenotype

d)

ctyokinesis

24.

Which term describes the various forms of a gene on the locus?

a)

chromosomes

b)

alleles

c)

dominant

d)

recessive

25.

When making a Punnett Square, one can determine the homozygous and heterozygous pairs. If there are two dominant or two recessive genes paired together, you will have which of the following?

a)

selective breeding

b)

homozygous

c)

heterozygous

d)

meiosis

26.

The offspring of two heterozygous parents results in

a)

hybrid offspring

b)

purebreed offspring

c)

locus

d)

alleles

27.

The offspring of two homozygous parents results in

a)

hybrid offspring

b)

purebreed offspring

c)

locus

d)

alleles

28.

A dominant gene is written on the Punnett Square by using

a)

a red color

b)

a black color

c)

a lower case letter

d)

a capital letter

29.

Two lower case letters in a Punnett Square indicates

a)

Two genes carrying dominant traits

b)

Homozygous genotype

c)

Heterozygous genotype

d)

\the offspring will be a male

30.

Two upper case letters in a Punnett Square indicates

a)

Heterozygous genotype

b)

Homozygous genotype

c)

mitosis

d)

meiosis

31.

A picture of a person's 23 pairs of chromosomes is called

a)

karyotype

b)

phenotype

c)

genotype

d)

gamete

32.

The same type of genes are located on the chromosomes at the

a)

alleles

b)

genotype

c)

karyotype

d)

Locus

33.

In guinea pigs, the allele for black fur (B) is dominant, and the allele for brown fur (b) is recessive. If a BB male mates with a Bb female, what percentage of the offspring are likely to have black fur?

a)

100 percent

b)

75 percent

c)

50 percent

d)

twenty-five percent

34.

Is the genotype "BB"

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

recessive

d)

osmosis

35.

Which is an example of something that reproduces asexually

a)

fish

b)

apple tree

c)

bacteria

d)

all of the above