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NSCAS-Heredity Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Every living thing has genetic information stored in the form of

a)

Ribosomes

b)

DNA

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

2.

If two alleles are the same for a certain trait they are considered

a)

Homozygous

b)

Twins

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Common

3.

Physical traits that are expressed are known as ____________

a)

Mutation

b)

Personality

c)

Genotype

d)

Phenotype

4.

Sections of DNA that have instructions for a specific trait are called _______________

a)

Blueprints

b)

Genes

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Fragments

5.

Chromosomes are

a)

Found in the mitochondria

b)

Made of 20 pairs

c)

Long strands of DNA that contain many genes

d)

Bundles of DNA that contain only one gene each

6.

In science, mutations are

a)

The reason the X-Men exist

b)

Genetically engineered creatures that you fight in the Hunger Games

c)

A change in the DNA of an organism that produces new traits

d)

Always helpful for survival

7.

True or false: Mutations only harm chances of survival:

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Traits that are passed from parents to offspring are always

a)

Recessive

b)

Inherited

c)

Dominant

d)

Heterozygous

9.

The genetic difference between individuals in the same species is

a)

Interesting

b)

Harmful

c)

Variation

d)

Genetics

10.

The genes of an organism that are written with capital or lowercase letters

a)

Pant size

b)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

c)

Genotype

d)

Gretchentype

11.

If a gene is always expressed or always shown with a capital letter it is

a)

Bossy

b)

Recessive

c)

Yelling

d)

Dominant

12.

If a certain trait has two different alleles (one dominant and one recessive) it is called __________________

a)

Homozygous

b)

Confused

c)

Differentiated

d)

Heterozygous

13.

This variation of a gene can only be expressed if it is received from both parents

a)

Shy

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Variation

d)

Recessive

14.

Different versions of the same gene are called

a)

Jeans

b)

Editions

c)

Varieties

d)

Alleles

15.

A dominant allele is represented with a

a)

capital letter

b)

lowercase letter

16.

If an individual's genotype for eye color is (Bb) what color will their eyes look if (B) is dominant and represents brown eyes and (b) is recessive and represents blue eyes?

a)

brown eyes

b)

blue eyes

17.

Which trait will show if an individual has 1 dominant and 1 recessive allele for a trait?

a)

the dominant trait

b)

the recessive trait

18.
Genes encode ______________________ that produce a diverse range of traits.
a)
the beautiful Dillon
b)
recessive
c)
dominant
d)
proteins
19.
A gene is
a)
different forms of genes.
b)
a type of pants.
c)
what an organism looks like.
d)
a piece of DNA that stores instructions for making proteins.
20.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
21.
B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur? 
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
22.
What is the probability of heterozygous offspring?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
0%
d)
100%
23.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
24.
In a flowering plant species, red flower color (R) is dominant over white flower color (r). What is the genotype of any red-flowering plant resulting from this species?
a)
rr
b)
R
c)
RR
d)
RR or Rr
25.
Identify the homozygous dominant genotype:
a)
FF
b)
Ff
c)
ff
26.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
27.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
28.
Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?
a)
Bb
b)
BB
c)
bb
d)
B
29.

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

a)

Yy

b)

yY

c)

yy

d)

YY

30.

How many chromosomes do humans have?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

96

d)

21

e)

43

31.

What happens when the amino acid sequence coded by a gene is altered?

a)

A defective protein is produced, causing a mutation.

b)

The amino acid sequence is corrected by the lysosomes.

c)

Nothing changes; the correct proteins are still made.

d)

This situation has never occurred.

32.

What kind of mutations exist in humans?

a)

Neutral mutations

b)

Harmful mutations

c)

Beneficial mutations

d)

All of these

33.

What is an example of a beneficial mutation?

a)

Hemophilia

b)

Cancer

c)

Lactose tolerance

d)

None of the above

34.

Beneficial

a)

Biomolecules made of amino acids that perform biological functions

b)

The basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of DNA

c)

Producing or promoting a favorable result; advantageous

d)

A change of the nucleotide sequence of the genome

35.

What characteristic does "survival of the fittest" need for survival of a species.

a)

Genetic Variation

b)

Speed

c)

Beak shape

d)

Biodiversity

36.

The variety of genes and alleles that exist in organisms

a)

independent assortment

b)

chromosomal abnormalities

c)

genetic diversity

d)

mutations

37.
Traits that help an organism survive are called....
a)
evolution
b)
natural selection
c)
adaptations
d)
habitats
38.
An organism that survives longer is more likely to produce_______offspring
a)
less
b)
the same amount
c)
more
d)
no
39.
Differences that exist naturally among members of a population or species___?
a)
mutation
b)
adaptation
c)
variations
d)
evolution
40.
Species with ______variation are ______likely to survive.
a)
more, less
b)
less,less
c)
less,more
d)
more,more
41.

__________________ is when human breed plants or animals to get specific traits. ex. Dogs

a)

artificial selection

b)

natural selection

c)

biological selection

42.

The probability of an organism surviving and reproducing

a)

Variation

b)

Species

c)

Fitness

d)

Gene

43.

Taking a gene from one species and putting it in another

a)

Environmental Variation

b)

Genetic Variation

c)

Adaptive Feature

d)

Genetic Engineering

44.

Genes are made up of ________.

a)

RNA

b)

Denim

c)

Translation

d)

DNA

45.

Genes control the production of _________ which determine the traits of an organism.

a)

proteins

b)

eggs

c)

lipids

d)

carbohydrates