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Genetics

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Different choices of the same gene are called

a)

alleles

b)

sex cells

c)

nitrogen bases

d)

amino acids

2.

Which of the following are examples of phenotypes of an organism?

a)

Gg, green pod

b)

Bb, TT

c)

red hair, blue eyes

d)

Purple, Pp

3.

Which of the following statements are true?

a)

Human body cells have 23 chromosomes.

b)

Human body cells have 46 chromosomes.

c)

All living things have the same number of chromosomes.

d)

All mammals have the same number of chromosomes.

4.

This is a karyotype. What does it show?

a)

Genetic Diseases

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Genotypes

d)

Phenotypes

5.

What does heterozygous mean?

a)

2 different alleles for the same trait

b)

2 same alleles for the same trait

c)

a mutation for the same trait

d)

a different choice from the parent

6.

Chromosomes are composed of

a)

Bases

b)

Phosphates

c)

Deoxyribose sugar

d)

DNA

7.

In a genotype, what does the captial letter represent?

a)

The recessive trait

b)

The dominant trait

c)

The incomplete dominant trait

d)

The blended trait

8.

If free ear lobes (L) are dominant over attached ear lobes (l) what is the phenotype

a)

attached ear lobes

b)

one ear lobe attached, on ear lobe free

c)

LL

d)

Free ear lobes

9.

Which sex chromosome combination is for a female

a)

XX

b)

XY

c)

YX

d)

YY

10.

Of the traits listed, which are inherited?

a)

Hair color, eye colo

b)

liking classical music, riding a skateboard

c)

pierced ears, speaking a language

d)

having freckles, doing handstands

11.

In pea plants, tall is dominant. If 2 heterozygous plants cross, the offspring will be?

a)

will all be tall

b)

will be 75% tall, 25% short

c)

will be 50% tall, 50% short

d)

will be all short

12.

If all the offspring were bb, what was the genotype of each parent?

a)

BB and bb

b)

Bb and Bb

c)

bb and bb

d)

i honestly dont know

13.

What would NOT represent an inherited trait for an orange tree?

a)

The size of its leaves

b)

The type of fruit it produces

c)

Where it grows

d)

The height of the tree

14.

The small segments of chromosomes that code for a particular trait are called?

a)

genes

b)

proteins

c)

nucleotides

d)

jeans

15.

How many chromosomes are normally found in a human sex cell?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

48

d)

24

16.

Black fur(B)is dominant over white fur(b). If a hybrid black cat mated with a hybrid white cat

a)

25% would have BB, 75% bb

b)

25% BB, 25% bb, 25 % Bb, 25%bB

c)

50 % Bb and 50% would have bb.

d)

25% BB, 50% Bb, 25% bb

17.

Which of the following are examples of genotypes?

a)

Rr, TT

b)

Tt, green

c)

ll, Free

d)

Tall, Red

18.

White (W) is dominant over purple (w). Of the offspring, how many squares represent the white?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

19.

The physical characteristics or appearance of an organism is referred to as its

a)

genotype

b)

allele pattern

c)

phenotype

d)

allotype

20.

Brown (B) fur is dominant over white fur (b). Homozygous brown crosses with homozygous white...

a)

25 % heterozygous

b)

50% heterozygous

c)

75% heterozygous

d)

100 % heterozygous

21.

Mrs. Babcock was told that her unborn baby had XX chromosomes. What does this tell you?

a)

the baby will be a girl

b)

the baby will be a boy

c)

the baby will be a twin

d)

The baby might be a boy or a girl. It depends

22.

Who is often referred to as the "Father of Genetics"?

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Watson & Crick

c)

Erwin Chargaff

d)

Charles Darwin

23.

A hippo has 18 chromosomes in its gametes. How many chromosomes does it have in its body cells?

a)

36

b)

40

c)

18

d)

1

e)

none

24.

Meiosis produces

a)

2 body cells with same number of chromosomes as parent cell.

b)

4 cells with half the chromosomes as the parent cell.

c)

4 cells with the same number of chromosomes as parent cell.

d)

2 body cells with half the chromomses as the parent cell.

25.

What is incomplete dominance?

a)

Both alleles are dominant.

b)

Both alleles are recessive.

c)

Both alleles are expressed and "blend".

d)

Neither allele is seen.

26.

What does meiosis produce?

a)

Sex cells

b)

Body cells

c)

Plant cells

d)

Bread cells

27.

What is the purpose of fertilization?

a)

To split the number of chromosomes in half.

b)

To regain a full set of chromosomes

c)

To make 2 identical cells into 1 identical cell

d)

Idk

28.

What would the complimentary nitrogen bases for this gene sequence? ATGCGC

a)

ATGCGC

b)

TACGCG

c)

AACGCA

d)

TACGCA

29.

X-linked genetic disorders like color blindness are more common in males than females.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

Nobody knows

d)

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