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| Heredity| 7th grade science Test review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When traits are passed down from parents to the next generation, what is this called?

a)

Traits

b)

Genes

c)

Genotype

d)

Heredity

2.

Name the scientist who is considered the "Father of Heredity"?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Galileo Galilei

3.

If your friend's mother is purebred for dark skin (dominant) and his/her father is homozygous for light skin (recessive), your friend's skin will most likely be:

a)

Dark skinned

b)

Light skinned

c)

Green skinned

d)

Blue skinned

4.

In Medel's experiment, the first generation of peas happened to turn out all yellow but in the second generation, one of the peas was green. Why is this?

a)

Magic.

b)

There was a hidden recessive trait that got passed down from the previous generation.

c)

Mendel spray painted the fourth pea green so it would look different.

d)

Since Mendel dropped the pea in one of his lab solutions, the chemicals turned the pea green.

e)

There is no scientific reason behind the color of peas, they are randomly generated through the power of the science gods.

5.

BB : Homozygous

Bb : ?

a)

Dominant.

b)

Recessive.

c)

Homozygous.

d)

Heliozygous.

e)

Heterozygous.

6.

What did Mendel call the trait that always seemed to disappear in the offspring if a dominant trait was present.

a)

Dominant.

b)

Heterozygous.

c)

Homozygous.

d)

Recessive.

e)

He didn't name any such thing.

7.

bb : purebred recessive

Bb : ?

a)

Hybrid

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous

d)

U_U

e)

DNA

8.

An example of environmental influence is...

a)

A black ocean due to the skin shedding of an Orca.

b)

A brown arctic fox in the summer.

c)

A green polar bear in the forest.

d)

A blue monkey in the desert.

e)

Skin getting darker by being out in the sun.

9.

What is an example of of many genes affecting one trait.

a)

Car color.

b)

House color.

c)

Eye color.

d)

Ms. Sabbag's shirt color.

10.

What is the chart called that scientists use to predict the chance of different genotypes occurring in offspring.

a)

Punnet circle.

b)

Punnet square.

c)

Punnet rectangle.

d)

Pedigree chart.

11.

How many alleles (genes) are contributed from the mother or father for a trait.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

23

d)

46

12.

In the second generation of Mendel's experiments, what ratio of dominant to recessive traits did he discover.

a)

2:1

b)

4:1

c)

3:1

d)

1:3

13.

What are two exceptions to Mendel's principles.

a)

Type AB blood (co-dominance) and blue skin (incomplete dominance).

b)

Type AB blood (co-dominance) and red snapdragon (incomplete dominance).

c)

Type AB blood (co-dominance) and white snapdragon (incomplete dominance).

d)

Type AB blood (co-dominance) and pink snapdragon (incomplete dominance).

14.

On a pedigree chart, male is to:

a)

oval

b)

circle

c)

triangle

d)

square

15.

On a pedigree chart, female is to:

a)

oval

b)

circle

c)

triangle

d)

square

16.

In sex-linked traits, if the shape is colored in all the way it mean the person...

a)

Is homozygous dominant and has the disorder

b)

Is a carrier

c)

Is half blue and half green.

d)

Is homozygous recessive and does not have the disorder.

17.

Sex - linked: half colored is...

a)

carrier

b)

has the disorder

c)

does not have the disorder

d)

the person was cut in half

18.

Sex - linked: Empty shape is to...

a)

does not have the disorder

b)

a carrier

c)

has the disorder

d)

the person does not exist