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Inheritance

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are small stretches of DNA that code for traits
a)
Nucleus
b)
Chromosomes
c)
Gene
d)
Centromeres
2.
Where is all the genetic information in a cell?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Nucleotides
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Cytoplasm
3.
Which of the following would be coded in your DNA?
a)
proteins and hormones
b)
athletic ability
c)
reading and speaking
d)
dance routines
4.
Who was the father of genetics 
a)
Sagan 
b)
Issac Newton 
c)
Gregor Mendel 
d)
C.jenkins 
5.
One form of a gene is called_______________
a)
a DNA
b)
a Phenotype
c)
a trait
d)
an allele
6.

Why does Scar have a scar but his brother Mufasa does not?

a)

Mufasa did not inherit it

b)

The scar gene skipped a generation

c)

The scar is an environmental trait

d)

Mufasa is not his brother

7.
The genotype is the ______________.
a)
physical appearance
b)
Genetic makeup
c)
Alleles gained from one parent
8.
The phenotype is the _______________.
a)
physical appearance of an organism
b)
Genetic makeup 
c)
Alleles acquired from a specific parent.
9.
The passing of characters from parents to offspring is called?
a)
Monohybrid cross
b)
Heredity
c)
True breeding
d)
Genetics
10.
An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
a)
hidden allele
b)
dominant allele
c)
recessive allele
d)
present allele
11.
How much of your DNA do you inherit from your mom?
a)
10%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
it varies
12.
Each parent contributes one of the genes for a particular trait. The genes of the pair are called:
a)
variables
b)
gametes
c)
hybrids
d)
alleles
13.
An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.
a)
recessive allele
b)
dominant allele
c)
hidden allele
d)
present allele
14.

What is an acquired trait?

a)

a characteristic that a living thing is born with

b)

a characteristic that a living thing gets during its lifetime

c)

physical appearance

d)

heredity

15.

A characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents

a)

inherited trait

b)

learned behavior

c)

physical behavior

d)

acquired trait

16.

Are acquired physical traits passed down from parents to offspring?

a)

yes

b)

no

17.

earlobe attachment

a)

Inherited trait

b)

Acquired trait

18.

Eye Color

a)

Inherited trait

b)

Acquired trait

19.

Blood type

a)

Inherited

b)

Acquired

20.
Speaking
a)
inherited
b)
acquired
21.

Identify an example of a heterozygous genotype

a)

Bb

b)

BB

c)

bb

22.

Identify a recessive allele

a)

B

b)

b

23.

Identify a dominant allele

a)

B

b)

b

24.

Identify a homozygous genotype

a)

hh

b)

Hh

25.

Identify a homozygous dominant genotype

a)

bb

b)

BB

c)

Bb

26.

Identify a heterozygous genotype

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

27.

Identify a phenotype

a)

Blue eyes

b)

Bb

c)

bb

d)

Typing speed

28.

Identify a genotype

a)

Brown eyes

b)

Bb

c)

typing speed

d)

purple flowers

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