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Inheritence

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which trait does a puppy inherit from its parents?
a)
fur color and pattern
b)
obedience to commands
c)
food brand preference
d)
affection for a specific home
2.
Parents and children share traits. Which of these is NOT an inherited trait?
a)
eye color
b)
liking spicy foods
c)
left-handedness
d)
ear shape
3.
The following are inherited traits of humans EXCEPT...
a)
long hair
b)
blue eyes
c)
long eyelashes
d)
small dimples
4.
The physical appearance of an organism based on traits
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Meiosis
d)
Genetics
5.

Pollen moves from the

a)

stamen to the stigma

b)

stigma to the stamen

c)

stamen to the chloroplast

d)

stigma to the sepal

6.

Why do insects go to the flowers?

a)

to get pollen

b)

to feed on nectar

c)

they like the colourful flowers

d)

They like the smell

7.

What part of the body does the pollen stick to?

a)

head

b)

body

c)

legs

d)

thorax

8.

Which of the following scientist gave the principles of inheritance?

a)

(a) Mendel

b)

(b) Griffin

c)

(c) Johanssen

d)

(d) Watson and Crick

9.

Experiment: How does the flavor of ice cream affect the speed of melting?

The flavor of ice cream is the ___________ variable.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

10.
What did Gregor Mendel use to discover the principles that rule heredity?
a)
Pea Plant
b)
Pigeons
c)
Pear trees
d)
Photosynthesis
11.
What do we call the result of the genotype (for example, the color of the peas)?
a)
Visible traits
b)
Physiotrait
c)
Genotype 2
d)
Phenotype
12.
Gregor Mendel is known as the father of _________
a)
Modern Medicine
b)
Father of the Green Revolution
c)
Father of Genitics
d)
The Pea Plant Man
13.
Before Mendel how did people think you got your traits
a)
equal from each parent
b)
more from the dad
c)
more from the mom
d)
from a stork
14.
Genes are located on ___________.
a)
Chromosomes
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Cells
d)
Legs
15.
A factor that covers up another factor is _____
a)
Recessive
b)
Obsessive
c)
Dominant
d)
Combinant
16.
A factor that covers up another factor is _____
a)
Recessive
b)
Obsessive
c)
Dominant
d)
Combinant
17.
In a certain species of plant, the color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p).
According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being white?
a)
25%
b)
0%
c)
100%
d)
50%
18.

T - tall and t = short

In the Punnett square, what belongs in the missing square?

a)

tt

b)

Tt

c)

TT

19.

What is ratio of the offspring from the cross shown will be homozygous recessive for the trait of tallness? T = tall t = short

a)

0 in 4

b)

1 in 4

c)

2 in 4

d)

4 in 4

20.

Brown eyes are dominant over blue eyes. What is the probability that the offspring will have brown eyes in this cross?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%