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Like father like son

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is NOT an inherited trait of humans?
a)
Favorite type of music
b)
Freckles
c)
Hair color
d)
Height
2.
Which sentence is FALSE?
a)
All organisms have 23 pairs of DNA.
b)
Chromosomes are made of genes.
c)
DNA is made out of 4 chemicals: adenine, cytosine, thymine, guanine
d)
DNA is the recipe for life.
3.
The traits of an organism are passed to its offspring on small coded strands of DNA material called
a)
meiosis
b)
recessive traits
c)
genes
d)
heredity
4.
HOMOZYGOUS
a)
same
b)
different
5.
HETEROZYGOUS
a)
same
b)
different
6.
traits that show up more often
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
7.
True or False? The passing of traits from one parent to offspring is heredity.
a)
False
b)
True
8.
The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics 
a)
gene
b)
genetics 
c)
meiosis 
d)
hybrid 
9.

Where in the cell is DNA found?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cell Membrane

10.
The drawing shows the structure of what molecule?
a)
A DNA molecule
b)
A lipid molecule
c)
A carbohydrate molecule
d)
A protein molecule
11.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

b)

Denitrogenous acid

c)

Deribonucleic acid

d)

Diribonucleic acid

12.

Which of the following best describes the shape of a DNA molecule?

a)

double helix

b)

contains ribose

c)

made of amino acids

d)

contains Uracil

13.

What are sections of DNA called?

a)

DNA

b)

Genes

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Nucleus

14.

A gene determines a __________ such as eye or hair color.

a)

nucleus

b)

DNA

c)

chromosome

d)

Trait

15.

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

a)

21

b)

22

c)

23

d)

24

16.

How are similarities passed from parent to offspring?

a)

through teaching

b)

through learning

c)

through blood

d)

through genes

17.
What did Gregor Mendel use to discover the principles that rule heredity?
a)
Pea Plant
b)
Pigeons
c)
Pear trees
d)
Photosynthesis
18.
Gregor Mendel is known as the father of _________
a)
Modern Medicine
b)
Father of the Green Revolution
c)
Father of Genitics
d)
The Pea Plant Man
19.
Gregor Mendel was born in what country
a)
Austraila
b)
Austria
c)
Africa
d)
Alaska
20.
Before Mendel how did people think you got your traits
a)
equal from each parent
b)
more from the dad
c)
more from the mom
d)
from a stork