WorksheetsGenetics Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being purple?
According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being white?
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
Which of the following is an example of natural selection?
To produce a more desirable fruit, a farmer crosses a tree that produces sweet oranges with a tree that produces large oranges.
Cricket frogs prefer to sleep during the day, while red-eyed tree frogs prefer to sleep during the night.
Pesticides are sprayed in a field, resulting in an increase in crop growth and a decrease in insect population.
Rabbits with a mutation for longer, thicker fur survive an unusually cold winter, while many normal rabbits do not survive.
Which of the following is true about natural selection?
Natural selection is the only cause of changes in a species.
Natural selection usually causes a species to change suddenly.
Natural selection does not cause a species to change.
Natural selection usually causes a species to change gradually.
Which of the following is a medical application of genetic engineering?
examining a person's pedigree to determine whether they carry a gene for a genetic disease
giving crop plants recombinant DNA so that they will be resistant to herbicides
inserting genes into bacteria so that they will produce a needed medicine
analyzing a person's DNA to see how closely they are related to another person
Which of the following would be an argument in favor of the genetic engineering of corn?
improved nutritional content
reduction of pesticide use
increased crop yields
all of these
Which of these is a trait that has probably been selectively bred for by human beings?
speed in horses
eating bamboo in panda bears
flying in bats
breathing air in dolphins
Which of these is a result of artificial selection?
fish being able to breathe through their gills
gorillas having black fur
kangaroos having a pouch
apples coming in many different varieties
Which of the following cows would a dairy farmer most likely choose to reproduce?
a cow with large, strong hooves
a cow with thick, soft fur
a cow that can run quickly
a cow that makes a lot of milk
Selective breeding has only been in practice for the past decade.
True
False
Genetic engineering is often used in agriculture and medicine.
True
False
