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Genetics & Evolution

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One gene provides the code for the production of which molecule?

a)

Amino acid

b)

Nucleotide

c)

DNA

d)

Polypeptide

2.

Whether an allele is dominant or recessive depends on:

a)

How common the allele is relative to another allele

b)

Whether or not it is linked to other genes

c)

Which chromosome it is on

d)

Its expression in F1 generation

3.

Which of the following traits of garden pea studied by Mendel was a recessive feature?

a)

Green pod colour

b)

Round seed shape

c)

Green seed colour

d)

Axial flower position

4.

The three principles if Mendelism are:

B. C.

D.

a)

none

b)

Linkage, dominance-recessiveness and segregation

c)

Dominance-recessiveness, segregation and independent assortment

d)

Dominance-recessiveness, linkage and independent assortment

5.

Mendel’s law of segregation is applicable to:

a)

Dihybrid cross only

b)

Monohybrid cross only

c)

Dihybrid but not monohybrid

d)

Both dihybrid and monohybrid cross

6.

Correct ratio of number of homozygous round and heterozygous round in Mendel’s

dihybrid cross is:

a)

4:4

b)

1:2

c)

9:3

d)

1:1

7.

One of Mendel’s pure strains of pea plants had while flowers. How many different kinds of eggs could such a plant produce with regard to flower colur?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Four

8.

‘Tt × tt’. What is term used for the cross mentioned?

a)

Back cross

b)

Test cross

c)

Reciprocal cross

d)

Monohybrid

9.

Ratio 9:3:3:1 is due to:

a)

Lethal genes

b)

Dihybrid cross

c)

Duplicate genes

d)

Monohybrid cross

10.

Which of these could be a normal gamete?

a)

Ry

b)

RYy

c)

RrY

d)

RrYy

11.

An individual heterozygous for two alleles (CcDd) produce one million sperms. How

many of sperms will have both dominant alleles?

a)

1 million

b)

0.50 million

c)

0.25 million

d)

0.75 million

12.

A trihybrid cross is made between two pears, both with genotypes AaBbCc. What

proportion of the offspring will be of the genotype aabbcc?

a)

0

b)

1/4

c)

1/64

d)

1/16

13.

Who discovered the phenomenon of ‘incomplete dominance’ by working on 4 O’ clock plant?

a)

W. Bateson

b)

Mendel

c)

Correns

d)

Johannsen

14.

Blood groping in human being is controlled by

a)

3 alleles in which ‘IB’

is dominant

b)

4 alleles in which ‘IA’

is dominant

c)

3 alleles in which none is dominant

d)

3 alleles in which ‘IA’ and ‘IB’ are co-dominant and ‘i’ is recessive

15.

Genes whose combined action affects one particular character are known are:

a)

Polygenes

b)

Oncogenes

c)

Dominant genes

d)

Pleiotropic genes

16.

Association of parental combination of characters in offspring in excess of dihybrid cross is due to:

a)

Linkage

b)

Polygyny

c)

Pseudo-alleles

d)

Co-dominance

17.

The number of linkage groups in E. coli is/are:

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

18.

Alleles of different genes found on same chromosome may separated by:

a)

Epistasis

b)

Pleiotropy

c)

Crossing over

d)

Continuous variation

19.

Genetic map is the one that:

a)

Show the stage during the cell division

b)

Establishes sites of the genes on a chromosome

c)

Establishes the various stage in gene evolution

d)

Shows the distribution of various in a region

20.

Name the scientist who was awarded the Nobel prize for his genetic studies on the linear arrangement of genes on chromosomes in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster:

a)

C.F Wolff

b)

T. A Knight

c)

R.C Punnett

d)

T. H. Morgan

21.

A man and a woman, who not show any apparent signs of a certain inherited disease, have seven children (2 daughters and 5 sons). Three of the sons suffer from the given disease but none of the daughter is affected. Which of the following mode of inherence do you suggest for this disease?

a)

Sex-linked dominant

b)

Sex-linked recessive

c)

Sex limited recessive

d)

Autosomal dominant

22.

The recessive genes located on X-chromosome in humans are always:

a)

Lethal

b)

Sublethal

c)

Expressed in males

d)

Expressed in females

23.

When mismatched blood is given to the recipient, the antigens of the donor react with_____________ of the recipient.

a)

Immunogens

b)

Cytokines

c)

Histamine

d)

Agglutinins

24.

If a colour blind man marries the daughter, having normal vision, of a colour blind man,

a)

All sons will be colour blind

b)

All daughters will be colour blind

c)

50% of the progeny will by colour blind

d)

Some daughters and all sons will be colour blind

25.

Which disease is genetically linked?

a)

Plague

b)

Haemophilia

c)

Dysentery

d)

Tuberculosis

26.

A hemophilic man marries a normal homozygous woman. What is the probability that their son will be hemophilic?

a)

0%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

27.

Christmas ‘disease’ is another name for:

a)

Hepatitis ‘B’

b)

Haemophilia ‘B’

c)

Down syndrome

d)

Sleeping sickness

28.

An example for sex influenced inheritance is:

a)

Hemophilia

b)

Pattern baldness

c)

Colour blindness

d)

Down syndrome

29.

Genes which are confined to differential region of the Y-chromosome only are called:

a)

Mutant

b)

Holandric

c)

Autosomal

d)

Completely sex-linked

30.

Blood group is due to:

a)

Type of Haemoglobin present in blood

b)

Specific antigen on the surface of RBCs

c)

Specific antigen on the surface WBCs

d)

Specific antibodies on the surface of RBCs

31.

An injured person of unknown blood group needs immediate blood transfusion. He can be given following blood group:

a)

A

b)

O

c)

B

d)

AB

32.

Rh factor is concerned with:

a)

Eugenics

b)

Blood clotting

c)

Blood grouping

d)

Protein synthesis

33.

After examining the blood group of husband and wife, the doctor advised them not to have more than one child, the blood groups of the couple are likely to be:

a)

Male Rh- and female Rh

b)

Male Rh- and female Rh+

c)

Female Rh- and male Rh+

d)

Male Rh+

and female Rh+

34.

Which one of the following techniques is employed in human genetic counselling?

a)

Polyploidy

b)

Serological technique

c)

Pedigree analysis

d)

Genetic engineering

35.

Which type of reparation probably arose first?

a)

Aerobic as it is more complex

b)

Aerobic as it releases more energy

c)

Anaerobic as it releases more energy

d)

Anaerobic as early atmosphere contained litter or no oxygen

36.

The concept of chemical avocation is based on:

a)

Crystallization of chemicals

b)

Effect of solar radiation on chemicals

c)

Interaction of water,air and clay under intense heat

d)

Possible origin of life by combination of chemicals under suitable environment condition

37.

Darwin saw that populations of Galapagos fiches:

a)

Are adapted to different island habitats

b)

Resemble birds in South America

c)

Show variation in traits

d)

All A, B, C

38.

Below mentioned pairs of structures are considered to be homologous:

a)

Wing of birds and wing of moth

b)

Tentacles of Hydra and arms of starfish

c)

Forelimbs of a bat and forelimbs of horse

d)

Wing of grasshopper and forelimb of flying squirrel

39.

Convergent evolution of two species is associated with:

a)

Different habitat

b)

Analogues organs

c)

Homologues organs

d)

Recent common ancestor

40.

Which of the following is a vestigial structure in man?

a)

Goblet cells

b)

Mid Brain

c)

Wisdom tooth

d)

Prostate gland

41.

The presence of gill slits in the embryos of all vertebrates support the theory of:

a)

Biogenesis

b)

Recapitulation

c)

Metamorphosis

d)

Organic evolution

42.

Which one provides direct and solid evidence in favor of organic evolution through

evolution through ages?

a)

Atavism

b)

Paleontology

c)

Vestigial

d)

Galapagos island fauna

43.

The oldest fossils usually:

a)

Have the longest half-lives

b)

Are found in the deepest strata

c)

Are found above younger fossils

44.

Which of the following is a true statement about Lamarck?

a)

He was first to realize that Earth is billion of year old

b)

He worked out the principles of population genetics

c)

He based his theory on the inheritance of acquired characters

d)

He proposed nature selection as mechanism of evolution

45.

Weismann cut off tails of nice generation after generation but tails neither

disappeared nor shorted showing that:

a)

Darwin was correct

b)

Mutation theory

c)

Tail is an essential organ

d)

Lamarckism was wrong in inheritance of acquired

46.

Darwin was influenced by reading the essays of:

a)

Wallace

b)

Spencer

c)

Mandel

d)

Malthus

47.

Diversity in the types of beaks of finches adapted to different feeding habits on the

Galapagos Islands, as observed by Darwin provides evidence for:

a)

Intraspecific variations

b)

Interspecific completion

c)

Interspecific competition

d)

Origin of species by natural selection

48.

Which of the following is not under Darwin’s theory of natural selection?

a)

Over production

b)

Survival of fittest

c)

Cause of variation

d)

Struggle for existence

49.

Which one of the following phenomena supports Darwin’s concept of natural selection in organic evolution?

a)

Development of transgenic animals

b)

Prevalence of pesticide resistant insects

c)

Production of Dolly the sheep by cloning

d)

Development of organs from ‘stem cell’ for organ transplantation

50.

Which of the following cross and resultant phenotypic issue are mismatched?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D