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Introduction to Genetics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
______________ is the process that reduces the number of chromosomes in half to form sex cells.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Fertilization
c)
Reproduction
d)
Meiosis
2.
A specific sequence of DNA nucleotides that codes for a specific protein is known as..
a)
A gene
b)
A nucleotide
c)
A polypeptide
d)
An allele
3.
What is one disadvantage for asexual reproduction?
a)
Happens very quickly
b)
Only needs one parent
c)
Lack of genetic diversity
d)
All offspring are exact copies of parent
4.
What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
Allows genetic variation
b)
Only needs one parent
c)
Happens very quickly
d)
Offspring are exact copies of parent
5.

The principle of dominance states that

a)

all alleles are dominant

b)

all alleles are recessive

c)

some alleles are dominant and some are recessive

d)

alleles are neither dominant or recessive

6.

When Gregor Mendel crossed true-breeding tall plants (TT) with true-breeding short plants (tt), all the offspring were tall because

a)

the allele for tall plants is recessive

b)

the allele for short plants is dominant

c)

the allele for tall plants is dominant

7.

If a pea plant has a recessive allele for green peas, it will produce

a)

green peas if it also has a dominant allele for yellow peas

b)

both green peas and yellow peas if it has a dominant allele for yellow

c)

green peas if it does not also have a dominant allele for yellow peas

8.

A heterozygous tall pea plant is crossed with a short plant. The probability that the F1 plant (the offspring) will be tall is

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

9.

What principle states that during gamete formation genes for different traits separate without influencing each other's inheritance?

a)

Principle of dominance

b)

Principle of independent assortment

c)

Principle of uniformity

d)

Principle of segregation

10.
What kind of cells are made in MEIOSIS?
a)
Haploid Gametes
b)
Diploid Somatic Cells
c)
Skin Cells
d)
Liver Cells
11.

My mom has dimples (dominant) and my dad does not (recessive). I have dimples, but my sister does not. How can this happen?

a)

I got all my genes from my mom.

b)

My sister got all her genes from my dad.

c)

My sister got both of her chromosomes from my dad.

d)

My sister and I got a different combination of alleles our dad and mom

12.

What do these letters mean to a scientist: Aa?

a)

Homozygous dominant

b)

Homozygous recessive

c)

Two dominant alleles

d)

One dominant allele & one recessive allele

13.

What is a phenotype?

a)

observable (physical) trait

b)

genetic makeup

c)

allele combination

d)

section of DNA that codes for proteins

14.

Whose experiment on mouse concluded as "Genetic Material is transformed from one cell to another"

a)

Mendel

b)

Avery

c)

Rosalind Franklin

d)

Griffith

15.

If the frequency of a change is above 1%, then this change is called as ....

a)

Variation

b)

Allelic transformation

c)

Polymorphism

d)

Mutation

16.

I-Nucleosome, II-Chromosome, III-Selenoid Structure, IV-Chromatin Put them in order from lower to higher in cace of DNA packaging.

a)

I-II-III-IV

b)

IV-I-III-II

c)

I-III-IV-II

d)

II-IV-III-I

17.

In Hersey&Chase experiment,the bacteriophage inflammation was observed.They used radioactivity labelled sulphur and phosphate.Because;

I-DNA includes sulphur within its nucleotides

II-Proteins include phosphate within their aminoacids

III-DNA includes phosphate within its nucleotides

IV-Proteins include sulphur within their aminoacids

Which of them are true?

a)

I-II

b)

III-IV

c)

I-IV

d)

II-III

18.

Which are true for the structure of a nucleosome?

I-The height of a nucleosome is 5.5 nm.

II-The radius of the nucleosome is 11 nm.

III-It is made up of both DNA and H1,H2,H3A and H4B histones.

IV-The surrounding DNA has a 147 nucleotides in length.

a)

Only II

b)

I-II-III

c)

I-II-III-IV

d)

I-II-IV

19.

Which of the statements are true in case of the structure of the nucleic acids?

I-The nitrogenous base is bound to 1' carbon atom of pentose(5-carbon sugar).

II-If the 3' carbon atom of pentose has -OH group then it is RNA.

III-If the 3' carbon atom of pentose lacks -OH group then it is DNA.

IV-Phosphate group is bound to free hanging methyl group of pentose.

a)

I-IV

b)

II-III

c)

I-II-III

d)

Only IV

20.

In case of DNA molecule;

I- Adenine Number is equal to Thymine Number.

II-Cytosine Number is equal to Guanine Number.

III-The nitrogenous bases face outwards on the strands.

IV-Adenine + Guanine = Cytosine + Thymine

a)

I-II-III

b)

I-II

c)

I-II-III-IV

d)

I-II-IV