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Heredity Practice

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the Austrian monk that experimented on pea plants and is called the "father of genetics"? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
Francis Crick
James Watson
2.
G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
all of the choices result in yellow
3.
What is the dominant trait?
a)
yellow pea seeds
b)
green pea seeds
c)
there is no dominant seed
d)
Jolly green giant
4.
Which of the characteristics is a lion least likely to pass on to its offspring?
a)
fur color
b)
length of tail
c)
scars on leg
d)
body size
5.
aa always shows up as
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
6.
Dominant alleles are represented by a:
a)
Male gene
b)
lowercase letter
c)
recessive trait
d)
capital letter
7.
Complex molecule that carries genetic information that defines an organism's traits. It is stored in the nucleus.
a)
DNA
b)
protein
c)
RNA
d)
glucose nucleic acid (GNA)
8.

Every living thing has genetic information stored in the form of

a)

Ribosomes

b)

DNA

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

9.

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

a)

Blueprints

b)

Genes

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Fragments

10.

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

11.

Traits that are passed from parents to offspring are always

a)

Recessive

b)

Inherited

c)

Dominant

d)

Heterozygous

12.

The passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next is known as

a)

Alleles

b)

Ancestry

c)

Heredity

d)

Variation

13.

What does DNA determine?

a)

traits of living things

b)

traits of nonliving things

c)

organization of living things

d)

Did Not Attempt

14.

Heredity is....

a)

The passing of traits from parent to offspring

b)

What I get from grandpa when he goes back to King Kai

c)

A hidden trait

d)

The strongest trait

15.

A dominant trait is....

a)

A trait that always comes out

b)

A trait that is always hidden

c)

A mutation

d)

An angry gene

16.

genetics is the study of

a)

animal genes

b)

how blue-eyed babies are born

c)

family characteristics

d)

how traits are passed on

17.

Select the recessive traits:

a)

Brown Hair (HH)

b)

Brown Eyes (Bb)

c)

Blue Eyes (bb)

d)

Dimples (Dd)

e)

No Hitchhikers Thumb (hh)

18.

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

a)

predators to prey

b)

water to rain

c)

parents to offspring

d)

offspring to parents

19.

George has blonde hair. This is an example of an ________

a)

Acquired trait

b)

Inherited trait

20.

If a child has red hair, they inherited a certain _______________ from their parents.

a)

ratio

b)

trait

c)

probability

d)

ability

21.
Which of these is an example of a learned behavior?
a)
A cleft chin
b)
The color of a flower
c)
A toddler learning how to read
d)
A wolf with thick fur
22.
What is NOT an inherited trait of humans?
a)
Favorite type of music
b)
Freckles
c)
Hair color
d)
Height