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Genetic Disorders

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the genetic disorder characterized by the production of thick and sticky mucus that can clog the lungs and obstruct the pancreas?

a)

Sickle Cell Anemia

b)

Cystic Fibrosis

c)

Down Syndrome

d)

Hemophilia

2.

Which genetic disorder is caused by a deficiency in clotting factors, leading to prolonged bleeding?

a)

Diabetes

b)

Leukemia

c)

Hemophilia

d)

Anemia

3.

What is the name of the genetic disorder caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21?

a)

Down syndrome

b)

Williams syndrome

c)

Turner syndrome

d)

Klinefelter syndrome

4.

Which genetic disorder is characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobin that can distort red blood cells into a crescent shape?

a)

Sickle cell anemia

b)

Down syndrome

c)

Cystic fibrosis

d)

Hemophilia

5.

What is the name of the genetic disorder that is have some degree of intellectual disability?

a)

Cystic fibrosis

b)

Down syndrome

c)

Turner syndrome

d)

Huntington's disease

6.

It is an abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes.

a)

genetic disorder

b)

mental disorder

c)

adaptations

7.

What is sex-linked disease?

a)

Cystic Fibrosis

b)

Hemophilia

c)

Sickle-cell Disease

d)

Down -Syndrome

8.

2-  It  occurs when chromosomes fail to separate 

        properly during meiosis, when sex cells (egg and sperm) form.

a)

pneumonia

b)

Down syndrome

c)

Hemophilia

d)

cystic -fibrosis

9.

How does sickle cell anemia affect the body?

a)

It has no effect on the body

b)

It causes the blood to become thinner and less viscous

c)

It increases the production of white blood cells

d)

It causes red blood cells to become rigid and sickle-shaped, leading to blockages in blood vessels and reduced oxygen delivery to tissues.

10.

A picture of all the chromosomes in a cell, can be used to determine whether a person has the correct number of chromosomes.

a)

genetic test

b)

Karyotypes

c)

Pedigrees

11.

 Is a chart (family tree) that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait.

a)

genetic test

b)

Pedigree

c)

karyotype

12.

in the following Pedigrees

the squares represent

a)

males

b)

females

c)

offspring

13.

in the following Pedigrees

, the circels represent.

a)

offspring

b)

males

c)

female

14.

a condition in which a person's skin , hair and eyes lack normal coloring.

a)

Sickle-cell Disease

b)

albinism

c)

hemophilia

d)

down syndrome

15.

Sex- linked diseases Occur more frequently in females than in males

a)

true

b)

false

16.

What are the chances of a child inheriting cystic fibrosis if both parents are carriers of the defective gene?

a)

75%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

10%

17.

 

Genetic disorders are caused by ..............................

a)

mutation only

b)

changes in chromosomes only

c)

DNA mutations or changes in chromosomes.

d)

dominant chromosomes