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Genetics Intro Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the letters that are the pair of alleles of an organism's genes called?

a)

Phenotype

b)

Genotype

c)

Alleles

2.

These are the observable characteristics of an organism that are passed on from one generation to the next.

a)

Heredity

b)

Genetics

c)

Traits

d)

Genes

3.

This is another word for the physical traits being observed. They are determined by the Genotype.

a)

Traits

b)

Inherit

c)

Genotype

d)

Phenotype

4.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Don't Nap Alexander

b)

De-ribonucleic Acid

c)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

d)

Deoxynucleic Acid

5.

What is the study of heredity known as?

a)

Genetics

b)

Biology

c)

Physics

d)

Earth Science

6.

Janet ______ her hair color from her mom and dad.

a)

inherited

b)

traited

7.

Biologists have determined that you get one _____ each from your mother and father.

a)

allele

b)

trait

c)

gene

8.

Biologists have explored a lot with genetics, and in doing so have discovered which ______ are linked to certain genetic disorders.

a)

jeans

b)

genes

9.

When an organism has even just one _______ allele present in its genotype, then that organism is going to have the _______ phenotype.

a)

Recessive

b)

Dominant

10.

An organism that has one dominant allele and one recessive allele is said to be _________ .

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

11.

ANTONYM for Heterozygous

a)

Different

b)

Same

c)

Other

d)

Identical

12.

SYNONYM for Homozygous

a)

Different

b)

Same

c)

Identical

d)

Other

13.

SYNONYM for Dominant

a)

Main

b)

First

c)

Hidden

d)

Weak

e)

Powerful

14.

SYNONYM for RECESSIVE

a)

Weak

b)

Strong

c)

Powerful

d)

Hidden

15.

ANTONYM for Trait

a)

Characteristics

b)

Quantity

c)

Number

d)

Feature

e)

Quality

16.

This is what?

a)

DNA

b)

Traits

c)

Genes

17.

This is what?

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Genes

d)

DNA

18.

This is what?

a)

Genes

b)

Traits

c)

DNA

d)

Inheritance

19.

What is the BOTTOM RIGHT box?

a)

Homozygous Recessive

b)

Homozygous Dominant

c)

Heterozygous

20.

What is the TOP LEFT box?

a)

Homozygous Recessive

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous Dominant