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Heredity & DNA: What Makes Us Unique!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _____ is an observable characteristic that is passed down from parent to child.

a)

Genotype

b)

Allele

c)

Trait

d)

Heredity

2.

What type of plant did Gregor Mendel use in his experiments?

a)

Peony Plant

b)

Pea Plant

c)

Hibiscus Plant

d)

Spider Plant

3.

What traits did Mendel find in his experiments?

a)

Tall and Short

b)

Purple & White Flowers

c)

Hard & Soft

d)

None of the above

4.

What type of trait always appears in the first generation (F1)?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Recessive

d)

Dominant

5.

What type of trait seems to back off, disappear or recede?

a)

Secondary

b)

Recessive

c)

Primary

d)

Dominant

6.

Which alleles are dominant?

a)

H

b)

y

c)

h

d)

K

7.

Which of these allele combinations are homozygous?

a)

HH

b)

Kk

c)

ff

d)

Yy

8.

Which of these allele combinations are heterozygous?

a)

Pp

b)

OO

c)

nn

d)

Ll

9.

What is Mendel's Ratio?

a)

5:6

b)

4:3

c)

2:1

d)

3:1

10.

If a male is homozygous dominant, and a female is heterozygous, what is the percentage of the offspring being heterozygous?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

11.

A _____ is a section of DNA that determines a trait.

a)

Trait

b)

Genotype

c)

Gene

d)

Phenotype

12.

A(n) ______ is different forms of a gene, and are represented by capital and lowercase letters (HH, hh, Hh).

a)

Allele

b)

Gene

c)

DNA

d)

Genotype

13.

A _______ is the physical that that can be observed/the appearance of an organism.

a)

Phenotype

b)

Trait

c)

Allele

d)

Gene

14.

___________ _________ can be written as having two dominant alleles for a trait (ex. AA).

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous Dominant

d)

Homozygous Recessive

15.

___________ _________ can be written as having two recessive alleles for a trait (ex. aa).

a)

Homozygous

b)

Homozygous Dominant

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Homozygous Recessive

16.

________ is having two different alleles for a trait, one dominant one recessive (ex. Aa)

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous Dominant

d)

Heterozygous Recessive

17.

Which of the following is NOT one of the nitrogen bases in DNA?

a)

Adenine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytinson

d)

Thymine

18.

Which of the following is NOT needed for DNA?

a)

Sugar (deoxyribose)

b)

Phosphate

c)

Nitrogen Base (GCAT)

d)

Selenium

19.

How many strands does DNA have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

1

d)

2

20.

What type of structure is the DNA called?

a)

Double ladder

b)

Staircase

c)

Twisted helix

d)

Double helix