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Genetic Disorders

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Genetic Disorder?

a)

the loss or removal of a body part

b)

A disease caused in whole or in part by a change in the DNA sequence away from the normal sequence.

c)

when a part of the heart muscle doesn't get enough blood

d)

A painful, involuntary contraction of a muscle.

2.

Is Cystic Fibrosis a Recessive Gene Disorder or a Dominant Gene Disorder?

a)

Recessive

b)

Dominant

3.

What is Sickle Cell Anemia?

a)

an abnormal form of hemoglobin that causes the red cells to become rigid, and sickle shaped

b)

when tiny holes in the skin, known as hair follicles, become blocked.

c)

Symptoms may include difficulty falling or staying asleep and not feeling well-rested.

d)

Cancer

4.

True or False- Genetic Disorders are passed down generation to generation

a)

False

b)

True

5.

What is Cystic Fibrosis?

a)

affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat, and digestive juices. It causes these fluids to become thick and sticky.

b)

A chronic condition including attention difficulty, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness.

c)

A serious developmental disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact.

d)

A learning disorder characterized by difficulty reading

6.

What Squares would be Homozyguous recessive?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

7.

What is Dwarfism?

a)

the person is abnormally tall

b)

Nothing they dont change

c)

Shortness in height that results from a genetic or medical condition.

d)

Unable to draw

8.

What is Phenylketonuria?

a)

occurs when the pigment-producing cells in the eyes divide and multiply too rapidly

b)

A mass of unusual cells growing in a bone.

c)

Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid.

d)

an inherited disorder that increases the levels of a substance called phenylalanine in the blood.

9.

What is Huntingtons Disease?

a)

a mental health problem that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening or traumatic event.

b)

an inherited disorder that causes nerve cells (neurons) in parts of the brain to gradually break down and die.

c)

a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks.

d)

a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome or an extra piece of a chromosome.

10.

Is Phenylketonuria and Recessive Gene or a Dominant Gene Mutation

a)

Recessive

b)

Dominant

11.

Dwarfism Is a _____ _____ that occurs in either the Mothers egg or the Fathers Sperm

(a)  

12.

Why are Gene Mutations Good?

a)

Kill off any animals

b)

improve the proteins that your cells produce and allow them to adapt to changes in your environment.

c)

Kill all the hard working White blood cells

d)

Allow Humans to not be able to Breathe

13.

What does Huntingtons's Disease Do to our Body?

a)

Breaks Down Nervous System

b)

Damages Bones

c)

Creates a Common Cold

d)

Creates an Inflammed Muscle

14.

Phenylketonuria is caused because it is missing an ____

a)

Genotype

b)

White Blood Cell

c)

Enzyme

d)

Phenotype

15.

Sickle Cell Anemia causes what to change shape?

a)

Hair Folicle

b)

Blood Cell

c)

Height

d)

Muscles