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WorksheetsB5 - Genes and variation
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 12mins
What do you call a small section of DNA?
Chromosome
Gene
Nucleus
Base pairs
What joins the two strands of DNA together?
(a)
What does the order of DNA bases determine?
(a)
What is the term used to describe different versions of the same gene?
Allele
Gene
Chromosome
Bases
Tick the 2 variations that would be caused by having different alleles
different eye colour
different hair colour
different piercings
different scars
Variation in a population is caused by having different (a)
Where is DNA found in a cell?
(a)
Humans having different eye colors is an example of ............
evolution
variation
transpiration
Blood type is an example of..........
Inherited characteristic
Environmental characteristic
Height is an example of..........
Inherited characteristic
Environmental characteristic
Both
Weight is an example of..........
Inherited characteristic
Environmental characteristic
Both
Natural eye colour is an example of..........
Inherited characteristic
Environmental characteristic
Both
Natural hair colour is an example of..........
Inherited characteristic
Environmental characteristic
Both
The types of characteristics in human are
Environmental only
Inherited only
Both environmental and inherited
What is being described? A characteristic that is passed on to you from your parents.
Inherited characteristic
Environmental characteristic
What is being described? A characteristic that is linked to the environment around you.
Inherited characteristic
Environmental characteristic
How do you inherit characteristics from your parents?
(a)
How many different bases are there in DNA?
1
2
3
4
Humans look different because they have different (a)
Which characteristic can only be passed down by genes only?
height
weight
blood type
What is your first and last name?
