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Genetics and Adaptations

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is responsible for developing the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection?

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Watson and Crick

c)

Rosalind Franklin

d)

Charles Darwin

2.

Who is known as the Father of Modern Genetics?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Rosalind Franklin

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

3.

Who is credited with determining the structure of DNA?

a)

Rosalind Franklin

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Watson And Crick

4.

When an organism's appearance allows it to better blend in with its environment, it is using

a)

camouflage

b)

mimicry

c)

instinct

d)

hibernation

5.

Meiosis is cellular division for the purpose of

a)

growth and repair

b)

reproduction

c)

protein production

d)

digestion

6.

The passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring is

a)

genetics

b)

trait

c)

ecology

d)

heredity

7.

Which blood type will be demonstrated if the person's genotype is ii?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

8.

The different forms of a gene are called ___________________.

a)

alleles

b)

factors

c)

masks

d)

traits

9.

When looking at DNA, how do the nitrogen bases pair up?

a)

A-C, G-T

b)

G-C, A-T

c)

G-A, C-T

d)

G-G, C-C

10.

An animal defense strategy where the animal acts like another object or organism is an example of

a)

camouflage

b)

mimcry

c)

dormancy

d)

migration

11.

Why do animals migrate?

a)

for food and reproductive environments

b)

for fish

c)

to see how far they can walk

d)

to see how fast they are

12.

If the body cells of a dolphin contain 44 chromosomes, then how many chromosome are found in the sex cells?

a)

44 chromosomes

b)

22 chromosomes

c)

88 chromosomes

d)

11 chromosomes

13.

A genetic disorder that is noted by crescent-shaped red blood cells is

a)

Down Syndrome

b)

Cystic Fibrosis

c)

Hemophilia

d)

Sickle Cell Disease

14.

Mitosis is cellular division for the purpose of

a)

growth and repair

b)

reproduction

c)

protein production

d)

digestion

15.

Commensalism is a symbiotic relationship where

a)

both organisms benefit

b)

one organism benefits while the other is harmed

c)

both organisms are harmed

d)

one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed

16.

Which genotype codes for the codominant blood type?

a)

IAIA

b)

IBi

c)

ii

d)

IAIB

17.

An organism that contains the exact same DNA as an already living organism is called a

a)

hybrid

b)

replica

c)

clone

d)

organic robot

18.

A karyotype is

a)

a genetic family tree

b)

an image of all of the chromosome in an organism's body cells

c)

a tool used to determine the probability of traits showing in an offspring

d)

a list of genotypes and phenotypes

19.

An interaction between two organisms of different species where both organisms benefit is

a)

parasitism

b)

mutualism

c)

commensalism

d)

bestfriendism

20.

In which stage of the cell cycle do the chromosomes line up at the center of the cell?

a)

interphase

b)

telophase

c)

cytokinesis

d)

metaphase