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Genetics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Blood is mostly made of two types of cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen to all parts of the body. White blood cells protect the body from disease using a variety of methods. Blood is best classified as a

a)

Tissue

b)

Organ

c)

Organ System

d)

Organism

2.

Which part of the cell holds genetic material that determines hair color?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

1 DNA

d)

1 Nucleus

e)

2

3.

Which of the following lists these levels in the correct order of organization from the simplest to the most complex?

a)

Organisms, organ systems, organs, tissues, cells

b)

Organs, organ systems, organisms, cells, tissues

c)

Tissues, cells, organs, organisms, organ systems

d)

Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms

4.

Which of the following is NOT an example of heredity?

a)

Bacteria reproduce asexually to create cells identical to the parent cell

b)

A boy who is 5 feet, 10 inches is taller than his father who is 5 feet, 8 inches tall

c)

A red geranium plant is bred with a white geranium plant which produces a pink geranium.

d)

Parent showing survival skills to offspring.

5.

Which of these cell components are involved in determining the physical characteristics of the dogs?

a)

Vacuoles, genes, and chromosomes

b)

Nucleus, chromosomes, and vacuoles

c)

Cytoplasm, genes, and chloroplasts

d)

Genes, chromosomes, and nucleus

6.

What characteristic described is an inherited trait?

a)

Short hair

b)

Deafness

c)

Brown eyes

d)

Finger spelling

7.

Sally noticed that she looks very similar to her grandparents. What part of her cells makes her similar to her grandparents?

a)

They have similar endoplasmic reticulum

b)

They have similar chloroplasts

c)

They have similar ribosomes

d)

They have similar chromosomes

8.

What is a genotype?

4 lines
9.

What is a phenotye?

4 lines
10.

Make a list in order from largest to smallest of the 4 cell parts

a)

Nucleus, Chromosomes, DNA, Genes

b)

Nucleus, Chromosomes, Genes, DNA

c)

Dna, Genes, Chromosomes, Nucleus

d)

Chromosomes, DNA, Genes, Nucles