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Life Science MPRCS 7th Grade

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these traits is controlled by multiple alleles?

a)

Straight Hair

b)

Hair color

c)

Blood type

d)

None of these

2.

The order of the bases along a gene determines the order in which?

a)

Chromosomes are arranged in the nucleus

b)

The order of amino acids are put together to form a protein

c)

Genes are arranged in the DNA

d)

Cheeseburger

3.

Cancer is a disease in which cells?

a)

Grow and divide unnaturally

b)

Die before they can mature

c)

Stop producing DNA

d)

Die during mitosis

4.

which branch of science includes the study of plants animals and the human body

a)

Life Science

b)

People Science

c)

Animal Science

d)

Physical Science

5.

which of these is an example of the benefits of genetic engineering

a)

analyzing karyotypes and pedigree charts

b)

crossbreeding to create disease-resistant crops

c)

creating human insulin to treat people with diabetes

d)

growing a new plant from cutting

6.

A carrier is a person who has?

a)

two recessive alleles for a trait

b)

two dominant alleles for a trait

c)

more than two alleles for a trait

d)

one recessive and one dominant allele

7.

sex-linked genes are on

a)

the X and Y chromosome

b)

all twenty-three pairs of chromosomes

c)

X chromosome

d)

none of these

e)

5

8.

during DNA replication adenine always pairs with what

a)

Guanine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Thymine

d)

Trees

9.

how can mutations affecting skin be harmful to an animal

a)

it can make the animal more visible to its prey and predators

b)

it can make the animal is resistant to certain diseases

c)

it can make the animal resistant to drugs

d)

the animal can live longer

10.

what does messenger RNA do during protein synthesis

a)

Nothing

b)

copies that coded message and carries it to the nucleus

c)

carries amino acids and adds them to the growing protein

d)

copies the coded message from the DNA and carries it to the cytoplasm

11.

Cancer can spread when cells break off a tumor and are carried through the body by the (a)  

12.

when many genes control a trait or emotion with large number of (a)  

13.

the carrier of a trait controlled by a (a)   allele does not express the trait

14.

the genetic code is found in the order of nitrogen (a)   along a gene

15.

breeders use a technique called (a)   to cross genetically different individuals

16.

A mutation in a sex cell can be passed to offspring

a)

False

b)

True

17.

Even if a gene has multiple alleles, a person cannot have more than three of those alleles

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Transfer RNA carries coded messages from the nucleus to the cytoplasm

a)

False

b)

Tree

19.

cancerous cells grow in an abnormal way

a)

True

b)

False

20.

inbreeding decreases the chance of an organism receiving two recessive genes for a genetic disorder

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Contrast the effects of harmful and helpful mutations.

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