WorksheetsGenetics Unit
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 29mins
The female salamander lays its eggs on a stick or rock near water or on land. Some salamander species bury themselves with their eggs underground to keep them safe.
Over time, some plants have been breed and reproduced in order to produce bigger and bigger fruit that will sell for higher prices.
Is this the result of sexual or asexual reproduction?
Sexual
Asexual
Is this the result of sexual or asexual reproduction?
How many parent(s)are needed for asexual reproduction?
4
1
9
2
All of the offspring of an organism have the same genetic material, which is identical to the parent organism. From this, we can conclude that this organism -
makes its own food
is unicellular
lives in a marine habitat
reproduces asexually
A population of lizards live on an island where no other lizards can enter or exit. What is the only way new traits can be introduced into the population?
Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
Selective Breeding
Mutations
Which of the following is an example of a helpful mutation?
Develops speed
Develop a tumor
Loses hearing
Loses camflauge
Mutations can be negative because
They can cause genetic disorders.
They can improve chances survival.
They can help an organism thrive in its environment.
They can affect offspring.
A farmer wants to grow extra-large, sweet oranges. Which plants should the farmer select to cross to get the desired set of characteristics?
1 and 2
2 and 4
1 and 3
4 and 5
The purpose of selective breeding is to
get bigger animals
get smaller animals
create animals with desirable traits
create animals with bad traits
A farmer wants to grow a crop that is resistant to disease while producing more fruit per plant. Which plants should the farmer select to cross to get the desired combination of traits?
1 and 2
2 and 4
1 and 3
3 and 4
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur?
Putting the gene for bioluminescence into a fish is an example of...
Genetic Engineering
Cloning
Line Breeding
Gene Mutation
Making changes in the DNA of an organism is know as
cloning
artificial selection
genetic engineering
hybridization
Which term refers to a farmer choosing the best corn from this year to plant next year?
natural selection
selective breeding
genetic engineering
cloning
In which ways can genetic engineering can improve crops
Make them pest or drought resistant
Make them more nutritious
Make them larger
All answers are correct
____ is an application of genetic engineering that involves the insertion of "normal" genes into cells with defective genes in order to correct genetic disorders.
gene gun
gene mapping
gene linkage
gene therapy
