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UNIT 5: Genetics

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a result of a nondisjunction?

a)

Klinefleter syndrome

b)

Sickle cell anemia

c)

Cystic fibrosis

d)

Hemophilia

2.

Which of the following best describes the cause of cystic fibrosis?

a)

a mutated blood clotting protein

b)

a mutated transport protein

c)

an extra 21st chromosome

d)

an extra 13th chromosome

3.

Which of the following is an autosomal recessive disorder?

a)

Huntington's disease

b)

sickle cell anemia

c)

colorblindness

d)

Hemophilia

4.

Which of the following is a autosomal dominant disorder?

a)

Huntington's

b)

Cystic fibrosis

c)

Hemophilia

d)

Sickle cell anemia

5.

Which of the following is a sex-linked disorder?

a)

Hemophilia

b)

Sickle cell anemia

c)

Cystic fibrosis

d)

Huntington's

6.

Which of the following is a chromosomal mutation?

a)

insertion

b)

frameshirt

c)

substitution

d)

nondisjunction

7.

Which of the following cause frameshift mutations?

a)

insertions and deletions

b)

translocations and nondisjunctions

c)

duplicaitons and deletions

d)

inversions and substitutions

8.

Which of the following is NOT a chromosomal disorder?

a)

Turner's syndrome

b)

Downs syndrome

c)

Klinefelter's syndrome

d)

Huntingdon's

9.

Which of the following is NOT caused by a gene mutation?

a)

Turner's syndrome

b)

Sickle cell anemia

c)

Cystic fibrosis

d)

Hemophilia

10.

Identify the substitution mutation that results in an abnormally shaped protein and that causes a reduced ability to bind and transport oxygen.

a)

Cystic fibrosis

b)

Sickle cell anemia

c)

Huntington's

d)

Hemophilia

11.
Which disease or disorder is caused by the inheritance of two mutated alleles?
a)
Down Syndrome
b)
Colorblindness
c)
Cystic Fibrosis
d)
Hemophilia
12.
Which disease or disorder is the result of having an extra chromosome?
a)
Cystic Fibrosis
b)
Down Syndrome
c)
Colorblindness
d)
Sickle-cell Disease
13.
What are the two ways that genetic disorders can be inherited?
a)
Through blood transfusions and meiosis.
b)
Mutations in DNA and changes in structure or number of chromosomes.
c)
Missing chromosomes or premature egg splitting.
d)
Unhealthy environments and heredity.
14.
What is the name of the protein that is not normal in people with sickle-cell disease?
a)
mucus
b)
clotting protein
c)
karyotype
d)
hemoglobin
15.
A doctor may use a _________ to examine the chromosomes in a cell.
a)
x-ray
b)
blood test
c)
karyotype
d)
hemoglobin
16.
Which disorder or disease has alleles that are co-dominant with each other?
a)
Cystic Fibrosis
b)
Sickle-cell Disease
c)
Down Syndrome
d)
Hemophilia
17.
What chromosome is affected by hemophilia?
a)
x
b)
y
c)
21
d)
13
18.
In order to trace occurrence of a trait through several generations of a family, you could create a ____________.
a)
karyotype
b)
hemoglobin
c)
pedigree
d)
chromosomal map
19.

What is trisomy 21

a)

Kleinfelter's syndrom

b)

sickle cell

c)

Down syndrome

d)

cystic fibrosis

20.
This karyotype is taken from a  ___________.
a)
normal female
b)
normal male
c)
male with Klinefelter's syndrome
d)
female with Turner's syndrome
21.
This karyotype is taken from a  ________.
a)
female with Turner's syndrome
b)
male with Down's syndrome
c)
female with Down's syndrome
d)
normal female
22.
Gene therapy is the attempt to
a)
fuse cells taken from different species.
b)
treat disease by changing a patient's DNA.
c)
determine a baby's sex before birth.
d)
provide genes to people who have none.
23.
The Human Genome Project has made diagnosing genetic disorders easier.Once a genetic disorder is diagnosed, ____ can be used as a possible treatment.
a)
cell cultures
b)
gene therapy
c)
DNA fingerprinting
d)
PCR
24.

Hair color, height, eye color and freckles are examples of human traits. What do we call the physical expression of the genetic material of an organism?

a)

genetics

b)

heredity

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

25.

A segment of DNA that codes for a trait

a)

gene

b)

allele

c)

chromosome

d)

chromatid

26.
the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.
a)
heredity
b)
trait
c)
gene
d)
allele
27.
Having the genes for baldness is an example of
a)
genotype
b)
phenotype
28.
Being a carrier of a genetic disorder is an example of
a)
genotype
b)
phenotype
29.
When two identical alleles for a trait are in an organism, the organism is said to be ____________?
a)
Heterozygous
b)
Homozygous
c)
allele
d)
resseive
30.
Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?
a)
muscle cells
b)
skin cells
c)
sperm cells
d)
blood cells
31.

Human gametes contain how many chromosomes?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

12

d)

28

32.
An organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced.
a)
Clone
b)
Carrier
c)
Hybridization
d)
Selective Breeding
33.
The process of selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation.
a)
Gene Therapy
b)
Genome
c)
Selective Breeding
d)
Pedigree
34.
A selective breeding technique where two genetically Different individuals are crossed.
a)
Hybridization
b)
Inbreeding
c)
Mutation
d)
Gene Therapy
35.
A gene that is carried on the X or Y chromosome
a)
Sex-linked Genes
b)
Sex Chromosomes
c)
Genome
d)
Genie
36.

How many chromosomes are shown in a normal human karyotype?

a)

2

b)

23

c)

44

d)

46

37.

Which of the following are shown in a karyotype ?

a)

homologous chromosomes

b)

sex chromosome

c)

autosomes

d)

all of the above

38.

What is the approximate probability that a human offspring will be female?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

39.

Colorblindness is more common in males than females because

a)

fathers pass the allele for colorblindness to their sons only

b)

the allele for colorblindness is located on the Y chromosome

c)

the allele for colorblindness is recessive and located on the X chromosome

d)

males who are colorblind have copies of the allele for colorblindness.

40.

Who is more likely to inherit and be affected by sex-linked disorders?

a)

Males

b)

Females

c)

Equal chances

41.

If hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder, what genotype would a carrier female have?

a)

XH XH

b)

XH Xh

c)

Xh Xh

42.

If hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder, what genotype would a female with hemophilia have?

a)

XH XH

b)

XH Xh

c)

Xh Xh

d)

Xh Y

43.
The different forms of genes are known as
a)
environment
b)
probability
c)
traits
d)
alleles
44.
An allele or gene that always shows is
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
hidden
d)
present
45.
Two of the same genes for a trait (sometimes called purebred). BB or bb
a)
homozygous
b)
hetrozygous
c)
protein
d)
chromosome
46.
Two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid). Bb
a)
protein
b)
homozygous
c)
heterozygous
d)
genotype
47.
What would the ratio for genotypes be for this Punnett Square?
a)
2Bb:2bb
b)
2BB:2Bb
c)
1BB:2Bb:1bb
d)
4Bb
48.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
49.
He is known as the father of modern day genetics.
a)
Gregory Mendel
b)
Greg Mendel
c)
Gregor Mendel
d)
Grace Mendel
50.
Which is a true statements about this picture?
a)
Brown is recessive
b)
Brown is dominant
c)
Blue is dominant
d)
Blue is codominant
51.
What are the possible phenotypes in this punnett square?
a)
Bb, bb, BB
b)
purple, white
c)
Bb, bb
d)
light purple
52.
In cacti, long arms (A) are dominant to short arms (a).  Suppose 2 heterozygous cacti are crossed.  What percentage of their offspring are expected to have short arms?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
75%
d)
100%
53.

In fruit flies, normal wings (N) are dominant to short, vestigial wings (n). If two heterozygous normal fruit flies mates and produce 400 offspring, how many are expected to have short wings?

a)

400

b)

300

c)

200

d)

100

e)

0

54.

Long tongues (T) are dominant to short tongues in green tree frogs. What is the probability that two frogs that are heterozygous for long tongues could produce offspring with long tongues?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

e)

0%

55.
In watermelons, green rinds (G) are dominant to striped rinds (g).  What is the genotype of a heterozygous green watermelon?
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
green
56.

In guinea pigs, short hair (H) is dominant to long hair. If a short-haired guinea pig and a long-haired guinea pig have 220 offspring and 105 have long hair, what are the parental genotypes?

a)

HH x Hh

b)

hh x hh

c)

Hh x Hh

d)

HH x hh

e)

Hh x hh

57.

In sheep, black fur (B) is dominant to white fur. Two sheep heterozygous for black fur mate. What is the expected genotypic ratio of their offspring?

a)

3:1

b)

1:1

c)

1:2:1

d)

4:0

58.

Cystic fibrosis is a recessive genetic disorder. A man and a woman are both carriers for cystic fibrosis. What is the probability they will have a child that also carries the cystic fibrosis allele?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%