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LS.10a,c

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

​ (a)   are a section of DNA with information that codes for a trait by making a protein.
Different versions of that gene are called​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
Genes
Alleles
Chromosomes
DNA
2.

A single, highly organized and structured piece of DNA that carries the genetic code in the form of genes.

a)

cell

b)

nucleus

c)

chromosome

d)

DNA

3.

Label the red circles on the DNA model we made in class. Remember that each shape can only represent one nitrogen base throughout the model.

4.

What would we need to do to complete making this model of DNA?

a)

Write in the bases (A,T,C,G).

b)

Twist it into a double helix.

c)

Label the sugar and phosphate.

d)

Label the reactions.

5.

_________transfers genetic traits from parents to offspring.

a)

Mendel

b)

Punnett Squares

c)

A somatic cell

d)

DNA

6.

All of the genetic information for this beautiful puppy is coded for in it's _______.

a)
DNA
b)

Eyes

c)

Brain

d)

trait.

7.

Remember the worksheet on the Nature of Science that we completed while watching the videos of scientists who contributed to the discovery of the structure of DNA. We learned about many scientists in those videos. Which aspect of the Nature of Science does this best demonstrate?

a)

Science is a social endeavor.

b)

The natural world is understandable.

c)

Science is both logic and innovation.

d)

Scientific ideas are durable but subject to change.

8.
How did Rosalind take pictures of the shape of DNA
a)

Light Microscope

b)

X-Ray crystalography

c)
Scanning Electron Microscope
d)
Radioation diffraction
9.

Watson and Crick would go on to get the Nobel Prize, thanks in part to...

a)

their work in World War Two.

b)

Rosalind Franklin recommending them.

c)

using Rosalind Franklin's work without giving her credit.

10.

The code produced by the order of A, T, C, and G bases is used to produce

a)

Nuclei

b)

Proteins

c)

x-rays

11.

What is a protein?

a)

The smallest living things; the basic building block of an organism.

b)

The basic building block of a chromosome.

c)

A version of a gene.

d)

A molecule made of amino acids that has a specific job in the body's function, like growth.

12.

Bundled up, organized DNA is called a

a)

gene

b)

trait

c)

chromosome

d)

nucleotide

13.
Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________
a)
predators to prey
b)
water to rain
c)
parents to offspring
d)
fungi to protists
14.

_________ are made up of genes.

a)

Cells

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Phenotypes

15.

A version or variation of a gene

a)

trait

b)

gene

c)

allele

d)

DNA

16.

Chromosomes are made up of​ (a)   Genes are made up of ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
genes.
DNA.
Chromosomes.
17.
The two strands of nitrogenous bases in DNA are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
18.

DNA is an acronym for _____

a)

Diphosphorus Nucleic Acid

b)

Ribose Nucleic Acid

c)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

d)

Deoxyribonucleic Acetate

19.

Move the nitrogenous bases to their correct position in the red circles.

20.

What are the alleles that go in the highlighted box?

(a)  

21.

Look at the punnett square shown. What is the probability that the offspring will show the dominant trait?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

e)

0%

22.

Which of the following allele pairs is heterozygous?

a)

RR

b)

Qq

c)

ss

23.
What is the probability of heterozygous offspring?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
0%
d)
100%
24.

The punnett square is used to tell the color of a frogs skin. "G" means green skin and "g" means brown skin. What is the chance the baby frogs will have brown skin?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

25.

The punnett square is used to tell the color of a frogs skin. "G" means green skin and "g" means brown skin. What is the chance the baby frogs will have green skin?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

26.

The punnett square is used to tell the color of a frogs skin. "G" means green skin and "g" means brown skin. What is the chance the baby frogs will have the genotype Gg?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

27.

Unicorns can have either purple or pink eyes. A unicorn with homozygous purple eyes was crossed with a unicorn with homozygous pink eyes. All the baby unicorns had purple eyes. Which of the following statements are true:

a)

Pink eyes are dominant.

b)

Pink eyes are recessive.

c)

Purple eyes are dominant.

d)

Purple eyes are recessive.

28.
Tallness in plants
a)
inherited
b)
acquired
29.

A goldfish that swims up to the top of the bowl when a hand appears

a)

Inherited Trait

b)

Acquired Trait

30.

A dog fetching

a)

inherited

b)

acquired

31.

A girl with freckles on her face

a)

Inherited

b)

Acquired

32.

Which best describes a inherited trait?

a)

a characteristic that is passed on from one's paretns

b)

a characteristic that is influenced by one's surroundings

c)

a characteristic one chooses to express

d)

a characteristic one receives from the food one eats

33.
An acquired trait means _________.
a)
your sister gave it to you
b)
it is learned or happened after birth
c)
you are a squire for the king
d)
your parents gave it to you
34.

Which is an example of an inherited characteristic?

a)

scar

b)

weight

c)

eye color

d)

personality

35.

When your genes are expressed physically (how you look) we call that your:

a)

Phenotype

b)

Recessive Trait

c)

Genetics

d)

Genotype

36.

RR is:

a)

Homozygous Dominant

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous Recessive

37.

Is it possible for traits to be MIXED, not exactly dominant or recessive?

a)

No, never, there are never mixed traits

b)

It's possible that it could happen

c)

I'm not sure

d)

I'm just guessing

38.

A tall pea plant is crossed with another tall pea plant. Most of the offspring are tall, but about 25% are short. How is this possible?

a)

DNA mutation.

b)

The parents were both heterozygous Tt.

c)

One parent was homozygous dominant TT, the other was homozygous recessive tt.