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VARIATION

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one of the following shows discontinuous variation?
a)
Eye colour
b)
Height
c)
Strength
d)
Weight
2.
Which one of the following shows continuous variation?
a)
Blood group
b)
Height
c)
Male or female
d)
Tongue rolling
3.
Which one of the following is an environmental variation?
a)
Attached ear lobes
b)
Eye colour
c)
Male or female
d)
Short hair
4.
What type of graph do we use for discontinuous variation?
a)
A bell-shape
b)
Bar chart
c)
Line graph
d)
Scatter Graph
5.
What shape graph do you see for many examples of continuous variation?
a)
A straight line downwards
b)
A straight line upwards
c)
A bell-shape
d)
A flat line
6.

Which type of data would student height be categorized as?

a)

Categorical

b)

Continuous

c)

Discontinuous

d)

Normal

7.

Student eye colour could be considered what type of data

a)

Discontinuous

b)

Independent

c)

Continuous

d)

Colours

8.
Which of these is an example of inherited variation only?
a)
Eye colour 
b)
Height 
c)
Weight 
d)
Skin colour 
9.
Differences between members of the same species are called
a)
predators
b)
traits
c)
selections
d)
variations
10.
Which of the following is an example of Inherited variation?
a)
Eye colour
b)
Blood type
c)
Skin colour
d)
All of the above
11.

Which of the following are genetically inherited human characteristics that are not affected by any changes in the environmental conditions?

I Skin colour

II Blood group

III Presence of a dimple

IV Height

a)

I and II

b)

I and III

c)

II and III

d)

III and IV

12.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

continuous variation produces many different characteristics within a population.

b)

discontinuous variation is due to genetically inherited characteristics

c)

the colour of the skin is an example of discontinuous variation.

d)

discontinuous variation is influenced by adaptation to the environment

13.

The following information is about two individuals, X and Y.


*Individual X: presence of a dimple

*Individual Y: no dimple


Which of the following factors causes the difference in the trait between the two individuls?

a)

mutation

b)

genetics

c)

hormone

d)

environment

14.

Variation in a trait may be due to the change in a genetic material.What do you call this type of change?

a)

radiation

b)

mutation

c)

inversion

d)

deletion

15.

Which of the following sources can cause genetic variation in sexual reproduction?

I Random fertilisation

II Cell mutation

III Crossing over during prophase II

IV Independence assortment during metaphase I

a)

I AND II

b)

I AND IV

c)

II AND IV

d)

III AND IV

16.

Diagram below shows an illustration of the gene sequence on a chromosome before and after exposure to radioactive radiation.


This is an example of .....

a)

deletion

b)

inversion

c)

duplication

d)

substitution

17.

Which of the following would increase the number of different alleles in a population?

a)

crossing over

b)

gene mutation

c)

random fusion of gametes

d)

independent assortment of chromosomes

18.

Diagram below shows a karyotype of an individual suffering from a genetic disease.

What is the genetic disease suffered by the individual?

a)

albinism

b)

sickle cell anaemia

c)

down's syndrome

d)

turner's syndrome

19.

Which of the following shows mutation due to translocation of the chromosome?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which of the following cause chromosomal abnormalities?

I Deletion

II Inversion

III Substitution

IV Insertion

a)

I AND II

b)

I AND III

c)

II AND IV

d)

III AND IV