WorksheetsCells & Genetics Review (5th NC)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Matt is a tall, eleven-year-old boy. He has a scar on his right cheek. He is intelligent and an excellent drummer. Which of his traits did he most likely inherit?
his height
his intelligence
his scar on his right cheek
his ability to play the drums
Which characteristic would a child not inherit from one or both of its parents?
freckles
eye color
dimples
hair style
A litter of kittens have traits that are similar to both the mother cat and the father cat. Which best explains this situation?
The kittens are provided the same kind of milk from their mother as they grow.
The kittens are kept at the same temperatures by their mother when they are first born.
The kittens inherit some of their traits from their mother and some from their father.
The kittens are taught by their parents to have similar traits.
Why does an organism look different from its parents?
The organism inherits half of its characteristics from the male parent and half from the female parent.
The organism inherits most of its characteristics from the female parent.
The organism inherits most of its characteristics from the male parent.
The organism develops its own set of characteristics after it is born.
What determines if twins are identical?
their genes
their behavior
their environment
their personalities
Below is a list of characteristics used to describe Tom and his dad.
Tom does not want to be just like his dad
Tom inherited his eyelashes from his mother
Tom and his dad both learned to write with their right hand
What is one way in which all living things on Earth are alike?
All living things have hair.
All living things are made of cells.
The cells of all living things have chloroplast.
All living things can move.
Example of unicellular organism
Amoeba, bacteria, yeast, algae
cat, dog, fish, sunflower
sand, salt and pepper
Example of multicellular organism
Human, Dog, Fish
Ostrich egg
bacteria, amoeba
Which one of the following is a type of cell that can perform all life processes in itself?
Dog
Fish
Amoeba
Worm
What do unicellular organisms and multicellular organisms have in common?
They are both able to make their own food from the Sun.
They are both the same size.
They can both get rid of their waste.
They both have special cells within the organism to do certain jobs.
