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Genetics/ Heredity Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
a)
Gene
b)
Pedigree
c)
Punnett Square
d)
Dominant
2.
Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________
a)
predators to prey
b)
water to rain
c)
parents to offspring
d)
fungi to protists
3.

He is known as the father of modern day genetics.

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Robert Hooke

4.
_____________________ is the appearance of an organism, or how it looks
a)
phenotype
b)
ratio
c)
recessive trait
d)
heredity
5.
What is the genotypic ratio here
a)
TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%
b)
all tall
c)
TT= 75% tt = 25%
d)
Tt = 100%
6.

What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

Allows genetic variation/ diversity

b)

Only needs one parent

c)

Happens very quickly

d)

Offspring are exact copies of parent

7.
What type of asexual reproduction is illustrated in this picture?
a)
budding
b)
fragmentation
c)
binary fission
d)
vegetative propagation
8.
What is the phenotype of an individual with yy?
a)
Yellow Body
b)
Blue Body
c)
Round Eyes
d)
Oval Eyes
9.
What is the phenotype of an individual with Ss?
a)
Yellow Body
b)
Blue Body
c)
Square pants
d)
Round pants
10.

when you have two different genes

a)

heterozygous

b)

dominant

c)

homozygous

d)

recessive

11.

when you have two of the same genes

a)

heterozygous

b)

recessive

c)

homozygous

d)

dominant

12.

Genes are located on a organisms

a)

chromosomes

b)

tissue

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell

13.

List the levels from smallest to largest.

a)

Genes, Chromosomes, DNA, Nucleus, Cell

b)

Chromosomes, Gene, Dna, Nucleus Cell

c)

Genes, DNA, Chromosomes, Nucleus, Cell

d)

Cell, Nucleus, Chromosomes, DNA, Genes

14.

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

a)

2

b)

23

c)

36

d)

46

15.

What type of reproduction results in similar offspring?

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction