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Genetics

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is DNA?

a)

is a self-replicating strand of molecules that are present in nearly all living things.

b)

A piece, section or sequence of DNA that is passed on from parent to offspring that determines a certain

c)

A form of reproduction that does not include the fusion / uniting of two sex cells. The offspring of this type of reproduction is an exact copy of the parent.

d)

Differences in the DNA / Genes between individuals within a population.

2.

What are Chromosomes?

a)

A piece, section or sequence of DNA that is passed on from parent to offspring that determines a certain

b)

Thread like structures made up of DNA, found in the nucleus of living things and contain information called genes.

c)

(deoxyribonucleic acid) is a self-replicating strand of molecules that are present in nearly all living things.

d)

A distinguishing quality or characteristic belonging to an organism. Like color, shape and more.

3.

What is a gene?

a)

is a self-replicating strand of molecules that are present in nearly all living things.

b)

A distinguishing quality or characteristic belonging to an organism. Like color, shape and more.

c)

A piece, section or sequence of DNA that is passed on from parent to offspring that determines a certain characteristic of that offspring.

d)

Differences in the DNA / Genes between individuals within a population.

4.

What is a Trait?

a)

Differences in the DNA / Genes between individuals within a population.

b)

The most common type of reproduction involving the fusion of two sex cells, each from a different parent. The offspring results in a combination of different traits from each parent.

c)

A form of reproduction that does not include the fusion / uniting of two sex cells. The offspring of this type of reproduction is an exact copy of the parent.

d)

A distinguishing quality or characteristic belonging to an organism. Like color, shape and more.

5.

Asexual Reproduction

a)

A form of reproduction that does not include the fusion / uniting of two sex cells. The offspring of this type of reproduction is an exact copy of the parent.

b)

The most common type of reproduction involving the fusion of two sex cells, each from a different parent. The offspring results in a combination of different traits from each parent.

c)

Differences in the DNA / Genes between individuals within a population.

d)

A piece, section or sequence of DNA that is passed on from parent to offspring that determines a certain

6.

Sexual Reproduction

a)

The most common type of reproduction involving the fusion of two sex cells, each from a different parent. The offspring results in a combination of different traits from each parent.

b)

A form of reproduction that does not include the fusion / uniting of two sex cells. The offspring of this type of reproduction is an exact copy of the parent.

c)

Differences in the DNA / Genes between individuals within a population.

d)

A distinguishing quality or characteristic belonging to an organism. Like color, shape and more.

7.

What does Genetic Variation or Diversity mean?

a)

is a self-replicating strand of molecules that are present in nearly all living things.

b)

Differences in the DNA / Genes between individuals within a population.

c)

A piece, section or sequence of DNA that is passed on from parent to offspring that determines a certain characteristic of that offspring.

d)

A distinguishing quality or characteristic belonging to an organism. Like color, shape and more.

8.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
9.

In eukaryotes, which organelle is DNA usually found in?

a)

cell membrane

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

10.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
11.
The two strands of nitrogenous bases in DNA are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
12.

What do you call the cell that forms from fertilization?

a)

fertilized egg

b)

sperm cell

c)

zygote

d)

egg cell

13.

What do you call the type of reproduction in which the genetic materials from two different cells combine, producing an offspring?

a)

pollination

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

fertilization

d)

asexual reproduction

14.

What do you call the female sex cell?

a)

egg cell

b)

sperm cell

c)

diploid

d)

haploid

15.

In this cell division, one diploid cell divides and makes four haploid sex cells. What do you call this special kind of cell division?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

fertilization

d)

pollination

16.

Which of the following is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

Genetic variation

b)

Down syndrome

c)

Mutation

d)

New trait formed

17.

What type of reproduction takes place when one parent organism produces offspring without meiosis and fertilization?

a)

pollination

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

asexual reproduction

d)

fertilization

18.

What do you call the type of asexual reproduction performed in a laboratory that produces identical individuals from a cell or from a cluster of cells taken from a multi cellular organism?

a)

budding

b)

fission

c)

cloning

d)

regeneration

19.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
20.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
21.

How do we write DOMINANT alleles?

a)

Capital letters

b)

Lower case

22.

How do we write recessive alleles?

a)

Capital letters

b)

Lower case

23.

An individual has the phenotype Bb. Will they express the dominant or recessive trait?

a)

Recessive

b)

Dominant

24.

This trait is represented by a lower case letter and hidden whenever the dominant allele is present

a)

dominant allele

b)

codominance

c)

recessive allele

d)

Punnett Square

25.

This trait is represented by a capital letter and always shows up in an organism when the allele is present

a)

dominant allele

b)

codominance

c)

probability

d)

recessive allele

26.

Which of the following is homozygous recessive?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rR

d)

rr

27.

Which genotypes are heterozygous?

a)

EE

b)

tt

c)

Rr

d)

Both EE and tt

28.

Which genotypes are homozygous dominant?

a)

EE

b)

tt

c)

Rr

d)

Both EE and tt

29.

Which genotypes are homozygous?

a)

EE

b)

tt

c)

Rr

d)

Both EE and tt

30.

_____ is the genetic makeup of an organism.

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

31.

The ____ is the physical appearance of an organism.

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype