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WorksheetsGenetics and Adaptations
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who is responsible for developing the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection?
Gregor Mendel
Watson and Crick
Rosalind Franklin
Charles Darwin
Who is known as the Father of Modern Genetics?
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Rosalind Franklin
Dmitri Mendeleev
Who is credited with determining the structure of DNA?
Rosalind Franklin
Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
Watson And Crick
When an organism's appearance allows it to better blend in with its environment, it is using
camouflage
mimicry
instinct
hibernation
Meiosis is cellular division for the purpose of
growth and repair
reproduction
protein production
digestion
The passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring is
genetics
trait
ecology
heredity
Which blood type will be demonstrated if the person's genotype is ii?
A
B
AB
O
The different forms of a gene are called ___________________.
alleles
factors
masks
traits
When looking at DNA, how do the nitrogen bases pair up?
A-C, G-T
G-C, A-T
G-A, C-T
G-G, C-C
An animal defense strategy where the animal acts like another object or organism is an example of
camouflage
mimcry
dormancy
migration
Why do animals migrate?
for food and reproductive environments
for fish
to see how far they can walk
to see how fast they are
If the body cells of a dolphin contain 44 chromosomes, then how many chromosome are found in the sex cells?
44 chromosomes
22 chromosomes
88 chromosomes
11 chromosomes
A genetic disorder that is noted by crescent-shaped red blood cells is
Down Syndrome
Cystic Fibrosis
Hemophilia
Sickle Cell Disease
Mitosis is cellular division for the purpose of
growth and repair
reproduction
protein production
digestion
Commensalism is a symbiotic relationship where
both organisms benefit
one organism benefits while the other is harmed
both organisms are harmed
one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed
Which genotype codes for the codominant blood type?
IAIA
IBi
ii
IAIB
An organism that contains the exact same DNA as an already living organism is called a
hybrid
replica
clone
organic robot
A karyotype is
a genetic family tree
an image of all of the chromosome in an organism's body cells
a tool used to determine the probability of traits showing in an offspring
a list of genotypes and phenotypes
An interaction between two organisms of different species where both organisms benefit is
parasitism
mutualism
commensalism
bestfriendism
In which stage of the cell cycle do the chromosomes line up at the center of the cell?
interphase
telophase
cytokinesis
metaphase
