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Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Heterozygous is when...

a)

the alleles are the same

b)

the alleles are different

c)

the alleles are absent

d)

the alleles are present

2.

The dominant trait is

a)

purple flower

b)

white flower

c)

both are dominant

d)

there is no dominant color

3.

When a mouse with black fur is crossed with a mouse with white fur, all 1st generation offspring have black fur. Which results can be expected in the 2nd generation?

a)

100% black

b)

50% grey, 25% white

c)

25% white , 75% black

d)

50% black, 50% white

4.

B is brown eyes and b is blue eyes. What is the phenotype for Bb?

a)

Brown eyes

b)

Blue eyes

c)

Hazel eyes

5.

A is for long arms and a is for short arms. What is the phenotype for the genotype AA?

a)

short arms

b)

long arms

c)

medium arms

6.

What is the probability the offspring will be Heterozygous?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

7.

In the Punnett square shown, what must the genes of the missing parent be?

a)

BB

b)

bb

c)

Bb

8.

In a study of several generations, yellow seeds appeared more frequently than green seeds. Which of the following is most likely the reason for this observation?

a)

Green seeds are dominant to yellow seeds.

b)

Yellow seeds are recessive to green seeds

c)

Green seeds are recessive to yellow seeds.

9.

Suppose an animal body cell has 16 chromosomes. How many chromosomes would a sex cell of this animal have

a)

16

b)

8

c)

23

d)

32

10.

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

24

d)

16

11.

In order for a recessive trait to show up,.....

a)

both alleles have to be dominant

b)

one allele has to be recessive

c)

both alleles have to be recessive

d)

one allele has to be recessive while the other is dominant

12.

Which statement best supports why many offspring look similar to their parents?

a)

Parents choose which traits to pass on to their offspring.

b)

Offspring inherit traits from only one parent.

c)

Offspring inherit traits from both parents.

13.

Which color REFLECTS all colors of light?

a)

red

b)

white

c)

black

d)

blue

14.

Red objects appear 'red' because:

a)

red objects are made from red materials

b)

red objects absorb red light

c)

red objects don't reflect any light

d)

red objects absorb all other colour except red light

15.

If you were building a house in Alaska (where it can be daylight for months!), what type of material would be best to cover your windows with that would help keep the Sun out of your room so you can sleep?

a)

Opaque material

b)

transparent glass

c)

translucent material

16.

Your grandma has plants in her kitchen. They need lots of light! What type of windows should she have installed that will be best for her indoor garden?

a)

wooden window

b)

frosted glass window

c)

glass window

17.

What is the best explanation for Mickey seeing himself in the mirror?

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

flipped

d)

absorbed

18.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

19.

Is a convex lens thicker or thinner in the middle?

a)

Thicker

b)

Thinner

20.

Why does light refract when it travels from one medium to another?

a)

Light refracts because it changes color in a new medium.

b)

Light refracts because it changes shape in a new medium.

c)

Light refracts because it changes speed and direction in a new medium.

d)

Light refracts because it changes size in a new medium.

21.

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

a)

At the bottom of the rock layers

b)

At the top of the rock layers

c)

In the middle of the rock layers

d)

Somewhat near the surface

22.

Which layer is OLDER? Intrusion M or Layer D?

a)

Layer D

b)

Intrusion M

23.

curves or bends in a river

a)

floodplain

b)

stream

c)

oxbow lake

d)

meanders

24.

When a runoff forms tiny grooves this is formed

a)

Gully

b)

Rills

c)

Tributary

d)

Stream

25.

The main difference between gullies and rills

a)

Gullies are wide and rills are narrow

b)

Gullies are narrow and rills are wide

c)

Both are wide

d)

Both are narrow

26.

Waterfalls

a)

May occur where the stream meets the rills

b)

May occur where the gully meets the ocean

c)

May occur where the river meets the area of rock that is very hard and erodes slowly

d)

May occur where the river meets the area of rock that is very hard and erodes fast

27.

This is a picture of a ____________________

a)

slump

b)

mudflow

c)

landslide

d)

creep

28.

The slowest type of mass movement is called a _____________________.

a)

slump

b)

landslide

c)

creep

d)

mudflow