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Genetics

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

T=Tall; t = Short


What percent of plants will be short?

a)

100%

b)

0%

c)

50%

d)

25%

2.

Meiosis produces how many daughter cells?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

2

d)

6

3.

RR would be considered a

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

4.

An organism gets its genetic instructions from their ___________________.

a)

siblings

b)

grandparents

c)

parents

d)

cousins

5.

Which is not an inherited trait?

a)

dimples

b)

learning to read

c)

Brown Eyes

d)

Curly Hair

6.

Which is the correct order of stages for Mitosis?

a)

Prophase, telophase, anaphase, metaphase, Interphase

b)

Anaphase, Interphase, Telophase, Metaphase, Prophase

c)

Telophase, Prophase, Metaphase, Interphase, Anaphase

d)

Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

7.

Where is genetic material (DNA) stored?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cytoplasm

8.

Name three cell organelles that are responsible for passing traits from one generation to the next?

a)

Chromosomes, genes, and vacuoles

b)

DNA, genes, and mitochondria

c)

Chromosomes, genes, and nucleus

d)

DNA, nucleus, and cell membrane

9.

Sexual reproduction requires how many parent cells?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

none

d)

3

10.

A Characteristic that distinguishes one organism from another is called ____________

a)

Phenotype

b)

Genotype

c)

Traits

d)

Heredity

11.

An allele that is hidden whenever this dominant allele is present.

a)

Recessive Allele

b)

Dominant Allele

c)

Genotype

d)

Phenotype

12.

Mitosis produces how many daughter cells?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

2

13.

Which Genotype would be Heterozygous?

a)

RR

b)

rr

c)

Rr

14.

_________________- is located in the nucleus; determines the genetic traits of an organism (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

a)

Trait

b)

Genes

c)

Chromosomes

d)

DNA

15.

Organisms that reproduce asexually have offspring that are ___________________ from the parent.

a)

Genetically Diverse

b)

Identical to the parent

16.

_____________________ describes an organisms's complete set of genes (cannot be changed).

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Trait

d)

Chromosome

17.

Asexual Reproduction requires how many parent cells?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

d)

none

18.

How many Chromosomes do we get from each parent?

a)

46

b)

2

c)

1

d)

23

19.

The passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next generation.

a)

Phenotype

b)

Heredity

c)

Gene

d)

Genotype

20.

Which is not an acquired trait?

a)

Big muscles

b)

learning to read

c)

dimples

d)

an animal hunting for food

21.

Which is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

a)

ability to reproduce in the absence of a mate

b)

Results in low genetic variation of the species

c)

Allows for more genetic variation in the offspring

d)

takes less time to produce offspring

22.

Describes an organism's observable set of traits (can be changed because of the environment) is

a)

Genotype

b)

Gene

c)

Phenotype

d)

Chromosome

23.

What is the individual section on a Helix called?

a)

Chromosome

b)

Genotype

c)

DNA

d)

Gene

24.

An allele whose trait always shows up in an organism

a)

Recessive Allele

b)

Gene

c)

Genotype

d)

Dominant Allele

25.

T = Tall, t=Short How many of the offspring in the Punnett Square will be Tall?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

26.

An allele whose trait always shows up in an organism.

a)

Dominant Allele

b)

Gene

c)

Recessive Allele

d)

Chromosome

27.

Reproduction where the genetic material from two different cells combine and produce offspring.

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

c)

Gene

d)

Heredity

28.

__________ is a section of DNA on a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait.

a)

Gene

b)

Chromosome

c)

DNA

d)

Trait

29.

Which genotype would be Homozygous Dominant?

a)

Rr

b)

rr

c)

RR

30.

Brown Hair would be considered a

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype