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Heredity/Punnett Squares - CH4Lesson2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Characteristic passed from parents to their offspring

a)

Mendel

b)

inherited trait

c)

punnett square

d)

fingerling stage

2.

The man who studied inheritance of traits

a)

Einstein

b)

Gene Ology

c)

George Mendel

d)

Mr. Punnett

3.

George Mendel studied this plant

a)

pea plant

b)

watercress

c)

daisies

d)

oak tree

4.

Which is an example of an inherited trait?

a)

building a nest

b)

eye color

c)

wearing boots in the winter

d)

loving fishing

5.

Some pea plants were short and others were tall that George Mendel studied.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which one is NOT an inherited trait for puppies?

a)

color of fur

b)

shape of their face

c)

hair texture

d)

their name

7.

A strong trait that is passed on is a....

a)

punnett square

b)

dominant trait

c)

behavior trait

d)

trout trait

8.

A weak trait that is only passed on if both parents have it is called a...

a)

dominant trait

b)

recessive trait

c)

behavior trait

d)

trout trait

9.

What organizer can you use to predict the traits that offspring may show?

a)

Coin toss

b)

the scientific method

c)

pea plants

d)

punnett square

10.

Two brown-eyed parents can only have a child with brown eyes.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A dark brown (BB) and a light brown (bb) mouse can have offspring with dark or light brown fur.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

How many offspring could be white from the purple and white flower?

a)

1000

b)

100

c)

1

d)

4

13.

BB is what type of trait?

a)

Trout

b)

Recessive

c)

Dominant

d)

Behavior

14.

bb is what type of trait?

a)

Trout

b)

Recessive

c)

Dominant

d)

Behavior

15.

What part of the chromosome contains DNA?

a)

gene

b)

trait

c)

egg

d)

characteristic

16.

What do genes control?

a)

behaviors

b)

chromosomes

c)

parents

d)

inherited traits

17.

Every person inherits their own unique set of genes.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Trout 'skin' patterns are inherited traits. What colors are rainbow trout at the adult stage?

a)

brown and yellow

b)

red and blue

c)

white and green

d)

green and pink

19.

Eye color is inherited. What color are your eyes? 👀

a)

Brown

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Hazel

e)

Other

20.

Right-handedness is a dominant trait. What hand do you write with?

a)

left

b)

right

c)

both