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LS - Heredity - Chapter 5 Section 1

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called….

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

heredity

d)

recessive

2.

The study of heredity is called...

a)

genetics

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

dominance

3.

This scientist is known as "the father of genetics."

a)

Morgan

b)

Mendel

c)

Einstein

d)

Darwin

4.

Mendel studied genetics by doing controlled breeding experiments with _____ plants

a)

pea

b)

squash

c)

pumpkin

d)

cucumber

5.

A _____ plant is one that, when self-fertilized, only produces offspring with the same traits.

a)

cross-breeding

b)

true-breeding

c)

non-breeding

d)

inter-breeding

6.

A _____ trait is a genetic factor that is blocked by another factor.

a)

recessive

b)

dominant

c)

heterozygous

d)

homozygous

7.

The data from Mendel’s experiments showed that the ratio of purple flowers to white flowers was...

a)

1:1

b)

2:1

c)

3:1

d)

4:1

8.

A ____ is a set of instructions for an inherited trait.

a)

cell

b)

gene

c)

phenotyp

d)

Punnett square

9.

A trait that is ALWAYS present and causes the other traits to disappear.

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

dominant

d)

recessive

10.

A _____ is a relationship between two numbers.

a)

quadrant

b)

ratio

c)

integer

d)

denominator

11.

Offspring receive two sets of ______ (one from each parent)

a)

organelles

b)

phenotypes

c)

organs

d)

genes