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Indicator 7.L.4A.1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which organelle are chromosomes located?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

vacuole

d)

chloroplast

2.

Which is of the following is the correct sequence from smallest to largest?

a)

nucleus, chromosome, DNA, genes, allele

b)

allele, chromosome, DNA, genes, nucleus

c)

nucleus, genes, DNA, chromosome, allele

d)

allele, genes, DNA, chromosome, nucleus

3.

Genes come in pairs—which term refers to one of the genes?

a)

nucleus

b)

allele

c)

gene

d)

DNA

4.

Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait?

a)

ability to read

b)

widow's peak

c)

cleft chin

d)

dimples

5.

Genes are carried from parents to their offspring on _______________.

a)

inheritance factors

b)

cell units

c)

chromosomes

d)

chloroplasts

6.

True or False: Scarred skin is an inherited trait.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which term refers to the passing of traits from one generation to another, or inheritance?

a)

Dominance

b)

Recessive

c)

Heredity

d)

Chromosomes

8.

Things like your eye color and height are not under your control. This is because they are determined by your genes, so eye color is a good example of which of the following?

a)

Estate

b)

Gene

c)

Height

d)

Trait

9.

Our traits are determined by our genes and our traits are inherited. From where do our genes come?

a)

Our father

b)

From both parents equally

c)

Our mother

d)

Part from our mother but mostly from our father

10.

1. Most people can see every color in the rainbow. However, some people can only see a few colors, or just black, white, and shades of gray. The fact that most people who are color-blind were born that way is a clue that...

a)

color blindness is a learned trait.

b)

color blindness is a dominant trait.

c)

color blindness is an inherited trait.

d)

color blindness is an unimportant trait.