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Genetics Quiz 2024

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 15hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An organism’s physical expression of a trait is called a(n)

a)

dominant trait

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

recessive trait

2.

What are physical characteristics of an organism?

a)

Alleles

b)

Genotypes

c)

Genes

d)

Traits

3.

In a Punnett square, a lower case letter stands for a ____________ allele.

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

4.

Which of the following alleles is homozygous (purebred) recessive?

a)

Tt

b)

tt

c)

TT

d)

t

5.

the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.

a)

heredity

b)

trait

c)

gene

d)

allele

6.

Which is the correct phenotype for this organism?

a)

BB

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

bb

7.

 Recessive alleles are-

a)

capital

b)

lowercase

c)

both

d)

neither

8.

the scientific study of heredity

a)

Genetics

b)

Chomosome

c)

Alleles

d)

DNA

9.

Which type of genetic cross examines the inheritance of two different traits?

a)

Monohybrid cross

b)

Dihybrid cross

c)

Test cross

d)

Back cross

10.

A genotype with two different alleles is

a)

traits.

b)

genes.

c)

homozygous.

d)

heterozygous.

11.

Scientists use these to determine the probability of inherited genotypes.

a)

Mr. Magoo's Insights

b)

Donkey's Ideas

c)

Pythagorean Theorem

d)

Punnett squares

12.

Tall plants are dominant.  Which statement is true of the plant offspring using this Punnett Square?

a)

50% of the offspring will be short.

b)

75% of the offspring will be tall.

c)

100% of the offspring will be heterozygous.

d)

25% of the offspring will be tall.

13.

The dominant trait in this punnett square is

a)

yellow pea seeds

b)

green pea seeds

c)

there is no dominant seed

14.

What goes in box 15

a)

aabb

b)

AABB

c)

aaBB

d)

AAbb

15.

Is it possible for two normal parents have a child with a disease?

a)

Yes, if the parents are carriers and each gives the recessive allele.

b)

No, the parents have to have the disease if the child gets it.

16.

Who is considered the "father of genetics"?

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Reginald Punnett

c)

James Watson

d)

Justin Bieber

17.

What type of allele will always be expressed when it is present (hint: represented by an uppercase letter)

a)

dominant allele

b)

incomplete dominant allele

c)

recessive allele

d)

co recessive allele

18.

Which is the correct phenotype for this organism?

a)

BB

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

bb

19.

Which is a true statements about this picture?

a)

Brown is recessive

b)

Brown is dominant

c)

Blue is dominant

d)

Blue is codominant

20.

hereditary material with the instructions to make an organism

a)

DNA

b)

dominant trat

c)

phenotype

d)

heterozygous

21.

The basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child; Part of DNA

a)

trait

b)

gene

c)

DNA

d)

dominant

22.

What sugar does DNA have in its backbone?

a)

Ribose

b)

Deoxyribose

c)

Glucose

d)

Fructose

23.

Which nucleic acid is double-stranded?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

24.

Which nucleic acid is single-stranded?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

25.

The images Rosalind Franklin captured help determine that DNA was a double helix. What method did she use?

a)

X-ray crystallography

b)

Karyotyping

c)

Electricity

d)

DNA fingerprinting

26.

What shape is DNA?

a)

A single helix

b)

A crstyal

c)

A double helix

d)

Primary Structure

27.

Your body is using your DNA to make a piece of RNA (transcription). If the DNA code is TAAAG, then what will the matching RNA code be?

a)

TAAAG

b)

ATTTC

c)

AUUUC

d)

UTTTC

28.

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG

a)

ATG TGA CAG

b)

TAC ACT GTC

c)

GTA AGT GAC

d)

CAT TCA CTG

29.

Guanine bonds with ______________.

a)

Adenine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Thymine

30.

Why is DNA important?

a)

it is very small and very complicated

b)

it's in everything

c)

it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

d)

because we eat it every day for energy

31.

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

a)

deoxyribose sugar and adenine

b)

deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond

c)

deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus

d)

deoxyribose sugar and phosphate

32.

What does this picture represent?

a)

amino acid

b)

base pairing

c)

nucleotide

d)

the DNA molecule

33.

What is the difference between DNA and RNA in terms of bases?

a)

RNA contains uracil in place of thymine

b)

RNA contains uracil in place of adenine

c)

RNA contains uracil in place of guanine

d)

RNA contains uracil in place of  cytosine

34.

The simplest unit of a protein is

a)

nucleic acid

b)

amino acid

c)

RNA

d)

monosaccharide

35.

The two types of nucleic acids are

a)

RNA & Proteins

b)

DNA & Proteins

c)

RNA & DNA

d)

Proteins & Nucleotides

36.

Who made the first model of DNA (You may have more than one answer.)

a)

James Watson

b)

Rosaland Franklin

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Francis Crick

37.

What are the "messengers" from DNA to the rest of the cell?

a)

Nucleotides

b)

Ribose

c)

DNA

d)

mRNA

38.

What is a CHANGE in the DNA sequence?

a)

Translation

b)

Mutation

c)

Replication

39.

Who is responsible for producing this image?

a)

Francis Crick

b)

James Watson

c)

Rosalind Franklin

d)

Watson and Crick

40.

How did Rosalind Franklin's photo 51 affect the work of Watson and Crick?

a)

It was used to determine the physical structure of DNA

b)

It was used to identify the four bases that make up DNA

c)

It was used to determine the theory of independent assortment

d)

It was used to show DNA was the molecule of inheritance

41.

Who was responsible for the model shown?

a)

Oswald Avery

b)

Watson and Crick

c)

Erwin Chargaff

d)

Rosalind Franklin

42.

What does a Double Helix look like?

a)

Twisted ladder

b)

Upside down ladder

c)

Sideways ladder

d)

Double circle

43.

On a scale from 1-4 with 4 being the most comfortable, how comfortable are you with this material?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

44.

What are the 4 nitrogen bases?

a)

adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine

b)

adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine

c)

adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol

d)

adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose

45.

What was Watson and Crick's main scientific accomplishment?

a)

Built/discovered structure of DNA

b)

Isolating strains of pneumonia causing bacteria

c)

Determining base pairing rules

d)

Discovering the process of genetic transformation

46.

What is meant by the phrase "DNA is universal"?

a)

All organisms possess DNA made up of the same 3 components.

b)

All organisms share the exact same DNA

c)

DNA can be found throughout the universe

d)

DNA is found in Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, and Viruses

47.

What sugar does DNA have in its backbone?

a)

Ribose

b)

Deoxyribose

c)

Glucose

d)

Fructose

48.

What sugar does RNA have in its backbone?

a)

Ribose

b)

Deoxyribose

c)

Glucose

d)

Fructose

49.

Which nucleic acid is double-stranded?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

50.

Which combination of nucleotides does RNA have?

a)

A, C, U, and T

b)

G, U, A, T

c)

A, C, G, T

d)

A, C, G, U

51.

The images Rosalind Franklin captured help determine that DNA was a double helix. What method did she use?

a)

X-ray crystallography

b)

Karyotyping

c)

Electricity

d)

DNA fingerprinting

52.

Which nitrogenous base does Thymine always pair with?

a)

Cytosine

b)

Guanine

c)

Adenine

d)

Uracil

53.

What nitrogenous base does Uracil always pair with?

a)

Cytosine

b)

Guanine

c)

Adenine

d)

Thymine

54.

Select the RNA sequence or sequences for Glutamine.

a)

CGU

b)

CAG

c)

CUA

d)

CAA

55.

Find the amino acid that this segment of RNA codes for: GAC

a)

Arginine

b)

Asparagine

c)

Aspartic Acid

d)

Alanine

56.

The monomers of DNA and RNA are

a)

monosaccharides

b)

nucleotides

c)

fatty acids

d)

nucleic acids

57.

Use the attached amino acid chart. If a DNA code is TGG, what would the resulting amino acid be?

a)

Ile

b)

Arg

c)

Thr

d)

Asn

58.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
59.

What are the three main types of RNA?

a)

Messenger RNA, Ribosomal RNA, Transfer RNA

b)

Messenger RNA, Ribonucleic RNA, Transcription RNA

c)

Messenger RNA, Ribosomal RNA, Transposon RNA

d)

Micro RNA, Ribosomal RNA, Transfer RNA