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Heredity and variation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When two parents are crossed, the offspring are referred to as

a)

Test cross

b)

F1 Generation

c)

Dominant

d)

F2 Generation

2.

The science of heredity is known as

a)

Biology

b)

Genetics

c)

Biotechnology

d)

Physiology

3.

A plant with two 'small' genes breeds with a plant with two 'tall' genes to produce

a)

small plants and tall plants in the ratio 1 : 3

b)

all small plants

c)

all tall plants

d)

tall plants and small plants in the ratio 3 : 1

4.

Which of the following may be used to obtain an F2 generation?

a)

allowing flowers on a parent plant to be self-pollinated

b)

allowing flowers on an F1 plant to be self-pollinated

c)

cross-pollinating an F1 plant with a parent plant

d)

cross-pollinating two parent plants

5.

The visible characteristic in an organism is known as

a)

prototype

b)

stereotype

c)

phenotype

d)

Genotype

6.

The exchange of genetic material takes place in

a)

vegetative reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

sexual reproduction

d)

Budding

7.

The number of pair(s) of sex chromosomes in the zygote of humans is

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

8.

A trait in an organism is influenced by

a)

paternal DNA only

b)

maternal DNA only

c)

both maternal and paternal DNA

d)

neither by paternal nor by maternal DNA.

9.

The sex of a child is determined by which of the following?

a)

the length of the mother's pregnancy

b)

the presence of a Y chromosome in a sperm

c)

the length of time between ovulation

d)

the presence of a Y chromosome in a sperm

10.

If the ratio of each phenotype of the seeds of pea plants in the F2 generation is 9 : 3 : 3 : 1, it is known as

a)

monohybrid ratio

b)

Dihybrid ratio

c)

Tri hybrid ratio

d)

Tetra hybrid ratio

11.

Which of the following is not controlled by genes?

a)

Eye colour

b)

Height

c)

Hair colour

d)

None of the above

12.

When a new plant is formed as a result of cross-pollination from different varieties of a plant, the newly formed plant is called

a)

Dominant plant

b)

Mutant plant

c)

Hybrid plant

d)

Recessive plant

13.

_______ is the observable set of characteristics of an organism

a)

Phenotype

b)

Genes

c)

DNA

d)

All of the above

14.

The phenomenon where individuals of a species exhibit differences in characteristics are called

a)

Adaptation

b)

Evolution

c)

Variation

d)

All of the above

15.

The phenotypic ratio of dihybrid cross is

a)

1:1

b)

3:1

c)

9:3:3:1

d)

1:3