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Genetics Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a characteristic?

a)

An inherited quality

b)

A quality shaped by the environment

c)

A category of behaviour or appearance

d)

A category of inheritance patterns

2.

What is a trait?

a)

An inherited characteristic shaped by the environment

b)

An inherited characteristic not influenced by the environment

c)

A category of behaviour or appearance

d)

A category of inheritance patterns

3.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
4.

In eukaryotes, which organelle is DNA usually found in?

a)

cell membrane

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

5.
What are the nucleotides made of?
a)
Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
b)
Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
c)
Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
d)
Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine
6.
Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?
a)
C-A, T-G
b)
A-G, C-T
c)
C-G, U-A
d)
T-A, G-C
7.
What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?
a)
the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
b)
the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
c)
the color of the nitrogen bases
d)
the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases
8.
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
9.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
10.

A _______ is a segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein or RNA molecule.

a)

gene

b)

gamete

c)

chromosome

d)

chromatid

11.

A _________ is DNA tightly coiled around proteins.

a)

gene

b)

chromosome

c)

trait

d)

mutation

12.

How many chromosomes does a human body cell have, total?

a)

48

b)

46

c)

23

d)

47

13.

Chromosomes that are paired by size and content are called _______ chromosomes.

a)

homeostasis

b)

homologous

c)

matching

d)

sister

14.

Cells that contain 2 sets of chromosomes are called _________ (2n).

a)

diploid

b)

haploid

c)

triploid

d)

polyploid

15.

Cells that contain only ONE set of chromosomes are called ________ (n).

a)

diploid

b)

polyploid

c)

triploid

d)

haploid

16.

The chromosomes that are not involved in determining the sex of an individual are called __________.

a)

sex chromosomes

b)

mutations

c)

autosomes

d)

homologous

17.

A version or variation of a gene

a)

trait

b)

characteristic

c)

allele

d)

heterozygous

18.

This type of allele is expressed whether there are one or two copies present.

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

19.

When an organism has two different alleles, it is called

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

recessive

d)

dominant

20.

These types of alleles are only expressed if the organism has two copies

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

21.

When an organism has two of the same alleles, it is called

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

recessive

d)

dominant

22.

The alleles that an organism has

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

chromosome

d)

recessive

23.

The observable expression of a trait

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

chromosome

d)

allele

24.
Mark is heterozygous. If B is for brown hair, and b is for blonde hair, what is Mark's phenotype?
a)
Brown Hair
b)
Blonde Hair
c)
Brown and Blonde Hair
d)
Black Hair
25.
Mark is heterozygous. If B is for brown hair, and b is for blonde hair, what is Mark's genotype?
a)
BB
b)
bb
c)
Bb
d)
bB
26.

Being able to roll the tongue is a dominant trait (T). Not being able to roll the tongue is a recessive trait (t). A persons genes are tt. Which trait would they have?

a)

Able to roll the tongue

b)

Not able to roll the tongue

c)

Cannot be determined using the above information

27.

Black hair (H) is a dominant gene in guinea pigs and black yellow (h) is recessive. What color hair would a guinea pig have if it got a recessive gene (h) from mom and a dominant gene (H) from dad?

a)

Black hair

b)

Yellow hair

c)

Cannot be determined using the above information

28.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
29.

What are the possible genotypes for this cross? And what percentage of each is produced?

a)

TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%

b)

all tall

c)

TT= 75% tt = 25%

d)

Tt = 100%

30.
Cells spend 90% of their time in this stage of the cell cycle. This is the reason you would see most cells in this stage if viewed under a microscope.
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Interphase
31.
What type(s) of cells undergo mitosis?
a)
sex cells
b)
gametes
c)
body cells
d)
sperm and egg cells
32.
What do the cells look like at the end of mitosis?
a)
different from original cell
b)
similar to the original cell
c)
identical to the original cell
d)
none of these
33.

What type(s) of cells undergo meiosis?

a)

gametes

b)

body cells

c)

autosomes

d)

eye cells

34.

What is the order of phases in mitosis and meiosis?

a)

Telophase, anaphase, metaphase, prophase

b)

Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

c)

Prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase

d)

Anaphase, metaphase, prophase, telophase

35.

Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of...

a)

one haploid daughter cell

b)

two haploid daughter cells

c)

three haploid daughter cells

d)

four haploid daughter cell

36.
What causes genetic variation in meiosis?
a)
chromosomes lining up
b)
crossing over of chromosomes
c)
separation of chromosomes
d)
chromosomes pulling apart
37.

How does the DNA of the offspring formed from asexual reproduction compare to the parent?

a)

none of the DNA is transferred to the offspring

b)

half of the DNA is transferred to the offspring

c)

the DNA of the offspring is identical to the DNA of the parent

d)

none of these are correct

38.

Which of the following describes the main advantages of sexual reproduction?

a)

requires lots of time/energy

b)

no new gene combos can arise

c)

genetic diversity

d)

looks identical to the parent

39.

Changes in an organism that affect its appearance, how it behaves, and its functions.

a)

Complication

b)

Gamete

c)

Mutation

d)

Zygote