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Traits Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is Heredity

a)

the passing of traits from parents to offspring

b)

a feature or characteristic that makes us who we are

c)

traces a trait through many generations of a family

d)

instructions for an inherited trait

2.

what applies to a Recessive Trait (3)

a)

reappears in the second generation

b)

a type of pizza made by Gregor Mendel

c)

expressed only when a gene is homozygous recessive

d)

represented by a lowercase letter

3.

what applies to a Dominant Trait (2)

a)

represented by an uppercase letter

b)

represented by a lowercase letter

c)

shows up in the first generation

d)

represented by Pikachu

4.

what is a Trait

a)

something only made from a certain kind of fish

b)

a Punnett squares

c)

a feature or characteristic that makes us who we are

d)

a sticker

5.

what did Gregor Mendel do?

a)

made the fist pasta dish

b)

discovered the principles of heredity while studying pea plants

c)

discovered a new type of flower in peas

d)

discovered the principles of heredity while studying sunflowers

6.

what does a Pedigree do?

a)

traces a bird through many generations of a family

b)

traces a trait through many generations of a Pokemon card stack

c)

it is what takes the other sock in the washing machine

d)

traces a trait through many generations of a family

7.

what applies to DNA? (2)

a)

an elmers glue stick

b)

contains the reason of why and who when and where of no

c)

contains the information that determines the traits that an organism inherits, blueprint

d)

deoxyribonucleic acid

8.

what is a gene?

a)

instructions for an inherited trait

b)

an Oreo that tastes like cheese

c)

instructions for an inherited heirloom

d)

a new type of ice-cream flavored pizza

9.

what applies to an Allele? (2)

a)

different forms of Ben 10

b)

different forms of a gene

c)

dominant and recessive

d)

sunshine lollipops and...

10.

what is the Phenotype

a)

the version of a table in a board game

b)

the version of a video game character in a Netflix show from a game

c)

the physical at the doctors

d)

the physical appearance

11.

what applies to a Genotype (2)

a)

the genetic makeup of an individual

b)

combination of two cards in uno

c)

combination of both alleles together

d)

the letter G

12.

what applies to probability? (2)

a)

written as the word cow

b)

written as a fraction or percentage

c)

the mathematical chance that something will happen

d)

the change of the seasons

13.

what applies to Homozygous (2)

a)

has two alleles that are the same

b)

has two different alleles

c)

has five alleles that are the same

d)

can be homozygous recessive or dominant

14.

what applies to Heterozygous (2)

a)

two alleles are the same

b)

two alleles are different

c)

dominant trait is expressed over the recessive trait

d)

dominant trait is expressed over counter at cvs

15.

what does a Punnett square do

a)

eats the food off my plate when i look away

b)

organizes the tee shirts at hot topic in the mall

c)

organizes all of the possible combinations of offspring from particular parents

d)

organizes all of the cubes in math class on the shelf

16.

what applies to Chromosomes (2)

a)

Made up of DNA and proteins, contains genetic information

b)

Humans have 23 pairs

c)

the raisin in my pocket

d)

humans have 32 pairs

17.

what applies to Sex Chromosomes (3)

a)

determines the sex of the offspring

b)

XX is male

c)

XY is male

d)

XX is female

18.

what is the definition of a Carrier

a)

An individual that does not express a trait, but has the opportunity to pass on the allele to their offspring

b)

an individual that expresses a trait who has the opportunity to pass on the allele to their offspring

c)

the cardboard tin my bagel bites where in when i microwaved them

d)

what my friend is when we play video games

19.

what applies to Sex-linked Traits (2)

a)

Males are most likely to have these traits because they only have one X chromosome

b)

Females are most likely to have these traits because they only have one X chromosome

c)

A trait found on the sex chromosomes, mostly Y

d)

A trait found on the sex chromosomes, mostly X

20.

what is a Co-dominant trait

a)

A trait that has both variations of alleles expressed in the notes in my book

b)

A trait that has both variations of alleles expressed in the box that had my pencils

c)

A clown that has both variations of alleles expressed in the phenotype

d)

A trait that has both variations of alleles expressed in the phenotype