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Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

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1.

All the alleles that an organism inherits for a particular gene are called...

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

2.

The physical appearance of an organism is its...

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

3.

Determine if the following are phenotypes

a)

White fur

b)

heterogeneous recessive

c)

yellow beck

d)

homozygous dominant

4.

If an organism is Hh it is

a)

Homozygous Dominant

b)

Homozygous Recessive

c)

Heterozygous

d)

BANANA

5.

If an organism is HH it is

a)

Homozygous Recessive

b)

Homozygous Dominant

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Not this answer

6.

If an organism is hh it is

a)

Homozygous Dominant

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous Recessive

d)

Not this one

7.

In a certain species of bear there are 2 different alleles for fur thickness:

F = Thick fur

f = Thin fur


Which statement is true?

a)

Thick fur is the recessive allele and thin fur is the dominant allele

b)

Both thin and thick fur are dominant

c)

Both thin and thick fur are recessive

d)

Thick fur is the dominant allele and thin fur is the recessive allele

8.

In a certain species of bear there are 2 different alleles for fur thickness:

F = Thick fur

f = Thin fur


Which of the following genotypes would result in thick fur? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

FF

b)

fF

c)

ff

d)

Ff

9.

In a certain species of bear there are 2 different alleles for fur thickness:

F = Thick fur

f = Thin fur


Which of the following genotypes would result in thin fur?

a)

Ff

b)

fF

c)

ff

d)

FF

10.

Mutations are always beneficial.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Dominant allels will show and be expressed regardless if the other allele is recessive or or dominant.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Not this one

12.

If a pea plant is homozygous for the tall trait, then it has both a tall and short allele inside its DNA.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

BANANA

d)

Not this one

13.

You get one allele for a trait from your mom, and one from your dad.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Given the following DNA sequence: TTAATTAACG, what is the sequence of the complementary DNA strand?

a)

GGGGCCCCCC

b)

TTAATTAACG

c)

AATTAATTGC

d)

AAUUAAUUGC

15.

Place the following events of protein synthesis in the correct order:

1. Protein

2. DNA

3. Translation

4. mRNA

5. Transcription

a)

1,2,3,4,5

b)

2,5,4,3,1

c)

2,3,4,5,1

d)

2,4,5,3,1

16.

Protein A consists of the following amino acids: lys-arg-glu-lys

Protein B consists of the following amino acids: lys-lys-arg-glu

Which of the following statements is true about protein A and B?

a)

They contain different amino acid sequences and are differentt protein.

b)

They contain different amino acid sequences but are the same protein.

c)

They contain the same amino acid sequences and are the same protein.

d)

They contain the same amino acid sequences but are different proteins.

17.

If a genetic mutation changes the nucleotide sequence in the DNA but the amino acid sequence of the protein is unaffected, then the mutation will?

a)

Lead to defective gene

b)

be harmful to the individual's offspring

c)

be harmless to the individual

d)

cause cancer in the individual

18.

Which amino acid sequence would result from the following nucleotide sequence of a DNA molecule strand?

TAC GAG CCA

a)

met-lys-glu

b)

tyr-glu-pro

c)

tyr-leu-pro

d)

met-leu-gly

19.

The amino acid sequence met-leu-arg-ala is the result of which mRNA sequence?

a)

AUG-CUC-CGA-GCC

b)

TAC-GAG-GCT-CGG

c)

AUG-UUA-UGG-GCC

d)

TAC-CAC-CGA-CGG

20.

If two people who are carriers for a genetically inherited, fatal, recessive disease decide to become parents, what will be the chance that their children will also be carriers?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

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21.

Meiosis results in the formation of _____, each of which has_________found in the original cell.

a)

four haploid cells, the same number of chromosomes

b)

four haploid cells, half the number of chromosomes

c)

two haploid cells, half the number of chromosomes

d)

two haploid cells, double the number of chromosomes