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Genetics Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 2hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An organism's phenotype describes its __________.
a)
genetic makeup
b)
physical appearance
2.
What do you call a section of DNA that codes for a specific trait?
a)
nucleus
b)
chromosome
c)
gene
d)
DNA
3.
__________ worked with pea plants to prove that traits are passed from parent to offspring.
a)
Reginald Punnett
b)
Gregor Mendel
4.
A recessive trait only shows up when __________.
a)
two dominant alleles are present
b)
one dominant allele is present
c)
two recessive alleles are present
d)
at least one dominant allele is present
5.
If you cross two parents, both with genotype Bb, what percentage of children will have brown eyes?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
6.
What word describes how traits are passed from parent to offspring?
a)
Alleles
b)
Dominance
c)
Probability
d)
Heredity
7.
Scientists use __________ to show what genotype combinations are possible.
a)
Punnett Square
b)
Mendel Square
c)
Madison Square
d)
Times Square
8.

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have ?

a)

12 pairs

b)

23 pairs

c)

46 pairs

d)

10 pairs

9.

The passing of traits from parent to offspring and including gender is called

a)

Trait

b)

Inherited trait

c)

characteristics

d)

chromosomes

10.

Structure made of long chains of DNA and hundreds of thousands of genes is called -

a)

nucleus

b)

DNA

c)

chromosomes

d)

mitochondria

11.

A long coiled molecule that looks like twisted yarn inside a cell's nucleus is called-

a)

DNA

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell

12.

An opossum playing dead to confuse its predators is an example of

a)

a behavioral trait

b)

a physical trait

13.

Hawks have sharp claws to help them catch their prey, this is an example of

a)

a behavioral trait

b)

a physical trait

14.

Dd would look

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

c)

Both

d)

None

15.

dd would look

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

c)

Both

d)

None

16.

Facial hair

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

17.

Having two different colored eyes

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

18.

Two alleles that are different

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

19.

Two of the same allele

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

20.

Aa

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

21.

TT is

a)

heterozygous

b)

homozygous

22.

Ff is

a)

heterozygous

b)

homozygous

23.

The physical appearance of an organism based on traits

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Meiosis

d)

Genetics

24.

Trait of an organism that can be HIDDEN by the dominant form of a trait.

a)

Recessive Trait

b)

Phenotype

c)

Allele

25.

Having two of the SAME alleles for a trait.

a)

Recessive Trait

b)

Homozygous

c)

Genotype

26.

The trait that overshadows and is expressed.

a)

Dominant Trait

b)

Phenotype

c)

Allele

27.

Having two DIFFERENT alleles for a trait.

a)

Recessive Trait

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Genotype

28.

The genotype tt is considered to be....

a)

Homozygous dominant

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous recessive

29.

The genotype GG is considered to be....

a)

Homozygous dominant

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous recessive

30.

The genotype Gg is considered to be....

a)

Homozygous dominant

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous recessive

31.
The letters that make-up the genetic code for a trait
a)
genotype
b)
heterzygous
c)
phenotype
d)
trait
32.
Look at the Punnett Square. What's the probability of having the recessive offspring?
a)
100%
b)
75%
c)
50%
d)
25%
33.
What is NOT a possible offspring genotype? 
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
34.
A type of gene that can be hidden is called
a)
genotype
b)
recessive
c)
dominant
d)
allele
35.

A dog that can sit on command.

a)

inherited

b)

acquired

36.

The language you speak, how you wear your hair and what music you like to listen to are all examples of

a)

DNA

b)

heredity

c)

acquired traits

d)

inherited traits

37.

Why is a person’s height something that is both inherited and acquired?

a)

A person’s height is determined completely by DNA.

b)

Height is neither in a person’s DNA nor affected by the environment.

c)

Height is determined completely by what environment a person lives in.

d)

A person’s potential height is inherited, but they might not get enough nutrition to reach it.

38.

“Nature vs. nurture” is a debate about

a)

whether a trait is learned or inherited.

b)

the traits of plants vs. the traits of animals.

c)

whether animals can teach humans new traits.

d)

whether a trait was acquired outdoors or indoors.

39.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

You get new acquired traits all your life, but once you acquire them they never change.

b)

You are born with inherited traits, but they change over your lifetime as you learn new things.

c)

Both your inherited and acquired traits are unchangeable from the moment you’re born.

d)

Your inherited traits don’t change, but your acquired traits can change over your lifetime.

40.

DNA stands for

a)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

b)

Dunder Nucleic Acid

c)

Dopamine Nucleic Acid

d)

Deciduous Nucleic Acid

41.

The control center of the cell.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

nucleoplasm

d)

chromatin

42.

An organism’s physical appearance is its

a)

dominance

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

allele

43.

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait is

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

a phenotype

d)

tall

44.

A heterozygous organism has

a)

three different alleles for a trait.

b)

two identical alleles for a trait.

c)

only one allele for a trait.

d)

two different alleles for a trait.

45.

The number of human chromosomes is

a)

23

b)

46

c)

92

d)

64

46.

From smallest to largest how would genetic information be organized?

a)

genes, cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA

b)

chromosome, cell, gene, DNA, nucleus

c)

gene, DNA, chromosome, nucleus, cell

d)

nucleus, cell, gene, DNA, chromosome