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Genetics WebQuest

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the first video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYAHx7NiF3g), a genotype refers to the exact pairing of _____.

a)

alleles

b)

chromosomes

c)

DNA

d)

genes

2.

According to the first video, the phenotype is the _____ of the trait.

a)

demonstration

b)

expression

c)

final outcome

d)

personalization

3.

According to the second video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv3Kj0UjiLE), some people can taste _____ and some people cannot.

a)

ABC

b)

cauliflower

c)

PTC

d)

zucchini

4.

According to the second video, _____ are portions of DNA and they have the ability to code for a characteristic; a trait.

a)

alleles

b)

chromosomes

c)

genes

d)

nuclei

5.

According to the second video, many traits are actually coded for by _____ of more than one gene; like eye color which is quite complex and determined by interactions of many genes together.

a)

the combination

b)

the formation

c)

interactions

d)

the mixing

6.

According to the second video, alleles are typically represented by _____.

a)

a code

b)

emojis

c)

letters

d)

numbers

7.

According to the second video, if a capital letter is used to represent an allele, it means that it's a _____ allele.

a)

dominant

b)

hybrid

c)

purebred

d)

recessive

8.

According to the second video, if one or both of the alleles you inherited for a trait is _____, then it will be expressed.

a)

dominant

b)

hybrid

c)

purebred

d)

recessive

9.

According to the second video, _____ alleles are typically not expressed unless there is NO dominant allele present.

a)

dominant

b)

hybrid

c)

purebred

d)

recessive

10.

According to the second video, _____ are your genetic make-up (TT, Tt, tt).

a)

genotypes

b)

notmytypes

c)

phenotypes

d)

stereotypes

11.

According to the second video, a _____ is a physical characteristic based on genotype.

a)

notmytype

b)

phenotype

c)

prototype

d)

stereotype

12.

According to the second video, when writing genotypes you should place the _____ letter first (if it has a _____ letter)!

a)

capital

b)

colorful

c)

cursive

d)

lower case

13.

According to the second video, being able to taste PTC is a _____ trait.

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

14.

According to the second video, the only genotype to not be able to taste PTC is _____.

a)

TT

b)

Tt

c)

tt

15.

According to the second video, _____ can be used to determine the probabilities of offspring having certain genotypes.

a)

Genetic information

b)

Gregorian Graphs

c)

Mendelian Charts

d)

Punnett Squares

16.

According to the third video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m6hHRlKwxY&t=320s), _____ is about how traits are passed down from parent to offspring.

a)

ancestry

b)

biology

c)

genetics

d)

heredity

17.

According to the third video, some of the traits he (the snake) inherited can be influenced by the _____.

a)

chromosomes

b)

DNA

c)

environment

d)

genes

18.

According to the third video, Spike's DNA is in the _____ of nearly all of his body cells.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

nuclei

d)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

19.

According to the third video, in your DNA, the _____ of the bases can actually code for traits.

a)

amount

b)

combination

c)

number

d)

sequence

20.

According to the third video, as far as the bases go, there are _____ types of bases in DNA.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

21.

According to the third video, a popular pneumonic device to remember the DNA base pair is _____.

a)

Act Terrific, Cause Goodness

b)

Answer Truthfully Crazy Gorilla

c)

Apple in the Tree. Car in the Garage.

d)

Axes cut the Trees. Cheetahs eat Giraffes.

22.

According to the third video, the four DNA bases are: _____. _____. ______, _____.

a)

astatine, gadolinium, cobalt, thorium

b)

argon, gallium, copper, technitium

c)

arsenic, germanium, chromium, thalium

d)

adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine

23.

According to the third video, DNA has _____ strands.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

24.

According to the third video, portions of DNA make up a _____.

a)

allele

b)

cell

c)

chromosome

d)

gene

25.

According to the third video, genes can code for _____ which can play a huge role in expressing a trait.

a)

enzymes

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

quarks

26.

According to the third video, genes can be turned on and off. We call that gene _____.

a)

automation

b)

control

c)

regulation

d)

switches

27.

According to the fourth video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwibgNGe4aY), _____ are often referred to as the "building blocks of life."

a)

amino acids

b)

chromosomes

c)

DNA

d)

proteins

28.

According to the fourth video, amino acids make up _____.

a)

chromosomes

b)

DNA

c)

genes

d)

proteins

29.

According to the fourth video, DNA tells amino acids how to line up and form themselves into the perfect protein _____.

a)

combinations

b)

polygon

c)

shakes

d)

shapes

30.

According to the fourth video, amino acids live in the _____.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

DNA

c)

golgi apparatus

d)

nucleus

31.

According to the fourth video, ribosomes read the RNA code ___ letters at a time.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

32.

According to the fourth video, _____ is a molecular blueprint for a living thing.

a)

a cell

b)

a chromosome

c)

DNA

d)

a gene

33.

According to the fifth video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MQdXjRPHmQ), _____ is a protein structure found in red blood cells.

a)

amino acid

b)

hemoglobin

c)

keratin

d)

pepsin

34.

According to the fifth video, _____ forms hard structures like fingernails, claws, and beaks.

a)

amino acid

b)

hemoglobin

c)

keratin

d)

pepsin

35.

According to the fifth video, humans and chimps share _____ of their genetic code.

a)

75%

b)

83%

c)

96%

d)

98.5%

36.

According to the fifth video, humans and fruit flies share about ____ of their genes.

a)

1/8

b)

1/4

c)

1/2

d)

3/4

37.

According to the fifth video, scientists have used _____ to help produce insulin that can be used by people with diabetes.

a)

ants

b)

bacteria

c)

cats

d)

cows

38.

According to the fifth video, a _____ is a special stretch of DNA that codes for something.

a)

chromosome

b)

DNA molecule

c)

gene

d)

protein