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Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
T=Tall; t = Short
What percent of plants will be short?
100%
0%
50%
25%
Meiosis produces how many daughter cells?
4
1
2
6
RR would be considered a
Genotype
Phenotype
An organism gets its genetic instructions from their ___________________.
siblings
grandparents
parents
cousins
Which is not an inherited trait?
dimples
learning to read
Brown Eyes
Curly Hair
Which is the correct order of stages for Mitosis?
Prophase, telophase, anaphase, metaphase, Interphase
Anaphase, Interphase, Telophase, Metaphase, Prophase
Telophase, Prophase, Metaphase, Interphase, Anaphase
Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
Where is genetic material (DNA) stored?
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Cytoplasm
Name three cell organelles that are responsible for passing traits from one generation to the next?
Chromosomes, genes, and vacuoles
DNA, genes, and mitochondria
Chromosomes, genes, and nucleus
DNA, nucleus, and cell membrane
Sexual reproduction requires how many parent cells?
2
1
none
3
A Characteristic that distinguishes one organism from another is called ____________
Phenotype
Genotype
Traits
Heredity
An allele that is hidden whenever this dominant allele is present.
Recessive Allele
Dominant Allele
Genotype
Phenotype
Mitosis produces how many daughter cells?
1
3
4
2
Which Genotype would be Heterozygous?
RR
rr
Rr
_________________- is located in the nucleus; determines the genetic traits of an organism (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
Trait
Genes
Chromosomes
DNA
Organisms that reproduce asexually have offspring that are ___________________ from the parent.
Genetically Diverse
Identical to the parent
_____________________ describes an organisms's complete set of genes (cannot be changed).
Genotype
Phenotype
Trait
Chromosome
Asexual Reproduction requires how many parent cells?
4
2
1
none
How many Chromosomes do we get from each parent?
46
2
1
23
The passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next generation.
Phenotype
Heredity
Gene
Genotype
Which is not an acquired trait?
Big muscles
learning to read
dimples
an animal hunting for food
Which is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
ability to reproduce in the absence of a mate
Results in low genetic variation of the species
Allows for more genetic variation in the offspring
takes less time to produce offspring
Describes an organism's observable set of traits (can be changed because of the environment) is
Genotype
Gene
Phenotype
Chromosome
What is the individual section on a Helix called?
Chromosome
Genotype
DNA
Gene
An allele whose trait always shows up in an organism
Recessive Allele
Gene
Genotype
Dominant Allele
T = Tall, t=Short How many of the offspring in the Punnett Square will be Tall?
1
2
3
4
An allele whose trait always shows up in an organism.
Dominant Allele
Gene
Recessive Allele
Chromosome
Reproduction where the genetic material from two different cells combine and produce offspring.
Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
Gene
Heredity
__________ is a section of DNA on a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait.
Gene
Chromosome
DNA
Trait
Which genotype would be Homozygous Dominant?
Rr
rr
RR
Brown Hair would be considered a
genotype
phenotype
