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WorksheetsBasic Genetics and Genetic Dilemmas
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Q1. What is the definition of moral dilemma?
a)
a situation in which an easy choice has to be made between two courses of action
b)
a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two courses of action, either of which entails going beyond the bounds of a moral principle
c)
a person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do
d)
a difficult situation or problem.
2.
David and his mother are both good dancers. Which characteristic did David MOST likely inherit from his mother?
a)
Rhythm
b)
Sense of style
c)
Long legs
d)
Perfect shoes
3.
Which of these is an inherited behavior?
a)
A chameleon changing color
b)
A dog sitting on command
c)
A circus bear riding a bike
d)
An ape speaking in sign language
4.
A trait is....
a)
a quality that makes one person different from another
b)
the information that determines what color your eyes are
c)
the passing of characteristics from parents to offspring
d)
something you carry a glass of water on
5.
Which is an acquired trait?
a)
Large nose
b)
Speaking Spanish
c)
Blonde hair
d)
Height
6.
The passing of characteristics from parents to offspring is called....
a)
babies
b)
offspring
c)
genetics
d)
heredity
7.
What is the name for the study of how characteristics of living things are controlled by genes?
a)
geneatricology
b)
pediatrics
c)
genetics
d)
biology
8.
Hereditary information is transmitted from parents to offspring through....
a)
genes
b)
cell division
c)
metamorphosis
d)
germination
9.
A trait that can not be passed on genetically is called.....
a)
eye color
b)
dancing
c)
inherited trait
d)
acquired trait
10.
Inherited traits are controlled by
a)
nucleus
b)
chromosomes
c)
genes
d)
cells
11.
Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?
a)
muscle cells
b)
skin cells
c)
sperm cells
d)
blood cells
12.
What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
offspring are identical to parents
b)
offspring are resistant to viruses
c)
offspring are born live, rather thna from eggs
d)
offspring inherit a wider variety of genetic information
13.
What does heterozygous mean?
a)
An organism that has the same genes for a trait (TT or tt)
b)
An organism that has different genes for a trait (Tt)
c)
When neither gene is fully dominant; offspring is a mixture of both
d)
the different forms of a trait (hair color--> brown, blonde, red
14.
A stand of DNA contains the following bases AGCTATAC
What would be the bases on the complementary strand?
a)
AGCTATAC
b)
TCGATATG
c)
TGCTTATG
d)
CTAGCGCT
15.
Human gametes contain how many chromosomes?
a)
46
b)
23
c)
12
d)
28
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