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Anatomy & Physiology: Ch. 25

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The units of hereditary are called

a)

DNA

b)

protein

c)

genes

d)

enzymes

2.

Chromosomes contain

a)

genes

b)

DNA

c)

alleles

d)

all of the above

3.

a recessive gene

a)

is only found on the X chromosome

b)

only alters the phenotype in homozygous individuals

c)

only alters the phenotype in heterozygous individuals

d)

never alters the phenotype

4.

An individual that is heterozygous for a completely dominant trait

a)

is a carrier

b)

will show the dominant phenotype

c)

will show the recessive phenotype

d)

will show a phenotype intermediate between the dominant and recessive

phenotypes

5.

An example of genotype is

a)

heterozygous alleles

b)

height

c)

brown eyes

d)

gender

6.

If a person is a carrier for a particular disease,

a)

the disease must be dominant, and the person's genotype must be heterozygous

b)

the disease must be recessive, and the person's genotype must be heterozygous

c)

the disease must be dominant, and the person's genotype must be homozygous

recessive

d)

the disease must be dominant, and the person's genotype must be homozygous

recessive

7.

The skin cells of the elephant contain 56 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will

an elephant spermatozoon contain?

a)

56

b)

23

c)

46

d)

28

8.

A normal male has the genotype

a)

XX

b)

XY

c)

XXY

d)

XXX

9.

An individual with the genotype XO would most likely be

a)

male

b)

female

c)

both male and female

d)

neither male or female

10.

Which of the following is NOT a sex-linked trait?

a)

hemophilia

b)

red-green colour blindness

c)

testicles

d)

cystic fibrosis

11.

Which of the following is NOT true of sex-linked disorders?

a)

They are transmitted from mother to son.

b)

They appear almost exclusively in males.

c)

They are usually recessive traits.

d)

They are usually carried on the Y chromosome.

12.

Eye colour is determined by three pairs of genes. Its mode of inheritance is best described

as

a)

multifactorial

b)

sex-linked

c)

recissive

d)

dominant

13.

The ability of a particular gene to determine phenotype can be altered by

a)

environmental factors

b)

gender

c)

other genes

d)

all of the answers are correct

14.

Which of the following is true of multifactorial traits?

a)

They always cause disease

b)

They are inherited by fathers only

c)

They are determined by more than one gene pair

d)

They are inherited by mothers only

15.

A chemical that causes a chromosome to break is called a(n)

a)

mutation

b)

talipes

c)

mutagen

d)

karyotype

16.

All mutations are

a)

harmful

b)

the result of an agent

c)

changes in the genotype

d)

all of the answers are correct

17.

A disorder that is congenital but NOT hereditary is

a)

fetal alcohol syndrome

b)

cystic fibrosis

c)

Huntington disease

d)

albinism

18.

Huntington disease is

a)

congenital, nonhereditary, and nongenetic

b)

noncongenital, hereditary, and genetic

c)

congenital, hereditary, and genetic

d)

congenital, nonheriditary, and genetic

19.

A chromophobe is afraid of

a)

heights

b)

colour

c)

disease

d)

bacteria

20.

A disorder resulting from a change in chromosome number is

a)

huntington disease

b)

down syndorme

c)

cystic firbosis

d)

spina bifida

21.

The threadlike nuclear bodies that contain the genes are called ______.

a)

chromosomes

b)

genes

c)

DNA

d)

autosomes

22.

Genes are segments of a substance called ______.

a)

chromosomes

b)

DNA

c)

autosomes

d)

genotype

23.

Human cells contain one pair of sex chromosomes and 22 pairs of ______.

a)

chromosomes

b)

genes

c)

autosomes

d)

DNA

24.

A gene that only expresses its effect in a homozygous individual is termed _______.

a)

recessive

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

dominant

25.

One's genetic makeup is called the ______.

a)

recessive

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

dominant

26.

Eye colour is a trait that is part of an individual's ______.

a)

recessive

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

dominant

27.

An individual who is heterozygous for a recessive gene is called a(n) ________.

a)

carrier

b)

male

c)

female

d)

karyotype

28.

The number of chromosomes in a human ovum is ____.

a)

21

b)

22

c)

23

d)

24

29.

The type of cell division that produces spermatozoa is called _____.

a)

phenotype

b)

meiosis

c)

congenital

d)

spermatozoon

30.

In a species with 24 chromosomes in somatic cells, meiosis would result in germ cells

containing ______ chromosomes.

a)

18

b)

14

c)

10

d)

12

31.

Normal females have ___ copies of the X chromosome.

a)

one

b)

four

c)

two

d)

eight

32.

The gamete that determines the sex of the offspring is the _______.

a)

pedigree

b)

spermatozoon

c)

autosomes

d)

phenotype

33.

Any trait carried on the X chromosome is described as _______.

a)

karyotype

b)

sex-linked

c)

congential

d)

mutation

34.

Recessive sex-linked diseases are most common in individuals of the ______

gender.

a)

male

b)

female

35.

Traits determined by more than one gene pair are termed _________.

a)

pedigree

b)

polydactyly

c)

congenital

d)

multifactorial

36.

A change in the DNA sequence of a gene is an example of a(n) _______.

a)

pedigree

b)

polydactyly

c)

mutation

d)

multifactorial

37.

Any disorder present at the time of birth is termed ___________.

a)

congenital

b)

hereditary

c)

sex-linked

d)

polydactyly

38.

A baby with six fingers has a condition called ______.

a)

pedigree

b)

congential

c)

polydactyly

d)

multifactorial

39.

Down syndrome results from an extra copy of chromosome ____.

a)

22

b)

21

c)

18

d)

16

40.

The word part –cele means ____

a)

bleeding

b)

swelling

c)

brusing

d)

carrier