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GENETICS

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two identical alleles for a trait is known as

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

mutation

d)

codominance

2.

A physical appearance is

a)

genotype

b)

heterozygous

c)

phenotype

d)

codominance

3.

Who studied different characteristics of pea plants by cross-pollinating plants?

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Albert Punnett

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

David Kuster

4.

What is the probability of producing a tall pea plant from a cross between two hybrid tall pea plants?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

5.

A purebred horse with white hair is crossed with a purebred horse with brown hair. Each of their offspring has both white and brown hair. Why does this occur?

a)

several alleles work together to determine a trait

b)

two alleles for hair are dominant

c)

two alleles for hair are recessive

d)

the alleles for fur color are neither dominant or recessive

6.

Genotype is

a)

stem height

b)

feather color

c)

physical appearance

d)

genetic makeup

7.

The term that relates to physical characteristics that are studied in genetics.

a)

traits

b)

offspring

c)

generations

d)

hybrids

8.

Factors that control traits are

a)

purebreds

b)

genes

c)

recessives

d)

parents

9.

A mutation is

a)

any change that is harmful

b)

any change in a gene or chromosome

c)

any change that is helpful

d)

any change in the phenotype

10.

If a homozygous black cat (BB) is crossed with a homozygous white cat (bb), what is the probability of having a cat with white fur?

a)

100%

b)

0%

c)

75%

d)

25%

11.

What does RR mean

a)

two dominant alleles

b)

heterozygous alleles

c)

at least one dominant allele

d)

one dominant and one recessive allele

12.

A mother gives birth to a son, she then gives birth to a daughter. What is the likely hood that she will have another son?

a)

75%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

13.
If "T" is the allele for tall and "t" is the allele for short, then Tt would produce?
a)
tall
b)
short
c)
medium
d)
not enough info
14.
Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?
a)
muscle cells
b)
skin cells
c)
sperm cells
d)
blood cells
15.
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
16.
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
17.
A heterozygous yellow pea plant's genotype would be:
a)
YY
b)
yy
c)
Yy
d)
Yg
18.

In a DNA molecule, nucleotides are linked together to make up a single strand of DNA then bonded to a second strand. This structure is known as a

a)

RNA

b)

double helix

c)

watson-crick

d)

double nucleotide

19.

During meiosis, one parent cell gives rise to how many daughter cells?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.
Which of the following alleles is homozygous (purebred) recessive?
a)
Tt
b)
tt
c)
TT
d)
t
21.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
Aa
b)
red hair
c)
heterozygous
d)
DNA
22.
In this punnett square, which is the dominant trait?
The B stands for bud.
a)
purple flower bud
b)
white flower bud
c)
dominant
d)
recessive
23.

Which of the following is caused by gene mutation?

Antara yang berikut, yang manakah disebabkan oleh mutasi gen?

a)

Down’s syndrome/Sindrom Down

b)

Colour blindness /Buta warna

c)

Turner’s syndrome/ Sindrom Turner

d)

Klinefelter’s syndrome/

Sindrom Klinefelter

24.

The following are causes of mutation except

Yang berikut adalah faktor mutasi kecuali

a)

X-ray /Sinaran X

b)

Gamma rays radiation / Radiasi sinaran gama

c)

Sodium chloride/ Natrium klorida

d)

Chemicals such as nicotine and pesticides /

Bahan kimia seperti nikotina dan pestisid

25.
Apakah kebaikan mutasi?
What is the advantage of mutation?
a)
kemandirian spesies/survival of species
b)
kecantikan spesies/beutifulness of species
c)
kekuatan spesies/strength of species
d)
kerosakan spesies/damage of species
26.

Apakah keburukan mutasi? Boleh menyebabkan .....

What is the diadvantage of mutation? Can cause .....

a)

penyakit jantung/heart disease

b)

penyakit kulit/skin disease

c)

penyakit baka/genetic disease

d)

penyakit kanser/ cancer

27.
Apakah maksud mutagen?
What is the meaning of mutagene?
a)
hasil mutasi/product of mutation
b)
kebaikan mutasi/advantage of mutation
c)
keburukan mutasi/disadvantage of mutation
d)
faktor penyebab mutasi/factors which cause mutation