WorksheetsChromosomes, Alleles, & Mutations
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is heredity?
The way RNA divides
The way DNA divides
Physical characteristic
The passing down of traits from parents to children
Which level of organization follows living cells?
Tissue
Organs
Amino Acids
Protiens
Genetics is the study of....
Space
Earthquakes
Heredity
Weather
Heredity is the passing of physical traits from _____________ to their offspring.
Dogs
Food
Parents
Water
DNA can be found in every cell's Nucleus...
TRUE
FALSE
Put in order smallest to largest:
Tissues - Organ Systems - Cells
Amino Acids - Proteins - Living Cells
Proteins - Tissues - Amino Acids
Organisms - Organs - Cells
What type of small molecules make up proteins?
Amino Acids
Carbohydrates
Fats
An organism inherits its genes from their parents.
TRUE
FALSE
Gregor Mendel is considered the father of what type of science?
Physics
Genetics
Microscopy
Palaeontology
What type of plant did Gregor Mendel use in his studies?
Strawberries
Orange Trees
Pea Plants
Carrots
Who is considered the founding father of Genetics?
Carl Sagen
Issac Newton
Gregor Mendel
Albert Einstein
Which of the following would be an example of a physical trait?
Language
Happiness
Behavior
Eye Color
Humans are the only organisms that have DNA.
TRUE
FALSE
Genes are just a segment of DNA that code for a specific trait.
TRUE
FALSE
How many chromosomes do humans have?
1
20
23
46
An alternate version of a gene or trait that could be expressed is called what?
Chromosome
DNA
Allele
Nucleus
An ___________________ is a gene whose instructions have been followed by the cell to make proteins.
Chromosome
DNA
Expressed Gene
Nucleus
A change or mistake in the DNA sequence that can be harmful or helpful to an organism is called what?
Chromosome
DNA
Mutation
Nucleus
