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WorksheetsGenetics Quiz 2024
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 15hrs 45mins
An organism’s physical expression of a trait is called a(n)
dominant trait
genotype
phenotype
recessive trait
What are physical characteristics of an organism?
Alleles
Genotypes
Genes
Traits
In a Punnett square, a lower case letter stands for a ____________ allele.
dominant
recessive
homozygous
heterozygous
Which of the following alleles is homozygous (purebred) recessive?
Tt
tt
TT
t
the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.
heredity
trait
gene
allele
Which is the correct phenotype for this organism?
BB
blue
green
bb
Recessive alleles are-
capital
lowercase
both
neither
the scientific study of heredity
Genetics
Chomosome
Alleles
DNA
Which type of genetic cross examines the inheritance of two different traits?
Monohybrid cross
Dihybrid cross
Test cross
Back cross
A genotype with two different alleles is
traits.
genes.
homozygous.
heterozygous.
Scientists use these to determine the probability of inherited genotypes.
Mr. Magoo's Insights
Donkey's Ideas
Pythagorean Theorem
Punnett squares
Tall plants are dominant. Which statement is true of the plant offspring using this Punnett Square?
50% of the offspring will be short.
75% of the offspring will be tall.
100% of the offspring will be heterozygous.
25% of the offspring will be tall.
The dominant trait in this punnett square is
yellow pea seeds
green pea seeds
there is no dominant seed
What goes in box 15
aabb
AABB
aaBB
AAbb
Is it possible for two normal parents have a child with a disease?
Yes, if the parents are carriers and each gives the recessive allele.
No, the parents have to have the disease if the child gets it.
Who is considered the "father of genetics"?
Gregor Mendel
Reginald Punnett
James Watson
Justin Bieber
What type of allele will always be expressed when it is present (hint: represented by an uppercase letter)
dominant allele
incomplete dominant allele
recessive allele
co recessive allele
Which is the correct phenotype for this organism?
BB
blue
green
bb
Which is a true statements about this picture?
Brown is recessive
Brown is dominant
Blue is dominant
Blue is codominant
hereditary material with the instructions to make an organism
DNA
dominant trat
phenotype
heterozygous
The basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child; Part of DNA
trait
gene
DNA
dominant
What sugar does DNA have in its backbone?
Ribose
Deoxyribose
Glucose
Fructose
Which nucleic acid is double-stranded?
DNA
RNA
Which nucleic acid is single-stranded?
DNA
RNA
The images Rosalind Franklin captured help determine that DNA was a double helix. What method did she use?
X-ray crystallography
Karyotyping
Electricity
DNA fingerprinting
What shape is DNA?
A single helix
A crstyal
A double helix
Primary Structure
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?
TAAAG
ATTTC
AUUUC
UTTTC
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
ATG TGA CAG
TAC ACT GTC
GTA AGT GAC
CAT TCA CTG
Guanine bonds with ______________.
Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Why is DNA important?
it is very small and very complicated
it's in everything
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
because we eat it every day for energy
Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
deoxyribose sugar and adenine
deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
deoxyribose sugar and phosphate
What does this picture represent?
amino acid
base pairing
nucleotide
the DNA molecule
What is the difference between DNA and RNA in terms of bases?
RNA contains uracil in place of thymine
RNA contains uracil in place of adenine
RNA contains uracil in place of guanine
RNA contains uracil in place of cytosine
The simplest unit of a protein is
nucleic acid
amino acid
RNA
monosaccharide
The two types of nucleic acids are
RNA & Proteins
DNA & Proteins
RNA & DNA
Proteins & Nucleotides
Who made the first model of DNA (You may have more than one answer.)
James Watson
Rosaland Franklin
Gregor Mendel
Francis Crick
What are the "messengers" from DNA to the rest of the cell?
Nucleotides
Ribose
DNA
mRNA
What is a CHANGE in the DNA sequence?
Translation
Mutation
Replication
Who is responsible for producing this image?
Francis Crick
James Watson
Rosalind Franklin
Watson and Crick
How did Rosalind Franklin's photo 51 affect the work of Watson and Crick?
It was used to determine the physical structure of DNA
It was used to identify the four bases that make up DNA
It was used to determine the theory of independent assortment
It was used to show DNA was the molecule of inheritance
Who was responsible for the model shown?
Oswald Avery
Watson and Crick
Erwin Chargaff
Rosalind Franklin
What does a Double Helix look like?
Twisted ladder
Upside down ladder
Sideways ladder
Double circle
On a scale from 1-4 with 4 being the most comfortable, how comfortable are you with this material?
1
2
3
4
What are the 4 nitrogen bases?
adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose
What was Watson and Crick's main scientific accomplishment?
Built/discovered structure of DNA
Isolating strains of pneumonia causing bacteria
Determining base pairing rules
Discovering the process of genetic transformation
What is meant by the phrase "DNA is universal"?
All organisms possess DNA made up of the same 3 components.
All organisms share the exact same DNA
DNA can be found throughout the universe
DNA is found in Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, and Viruses
What sugar does DNA have in its backbone?
Ribose
Deoxyribose
Glucose
Fructose
What sugar does RNA have in its backbone?
Ribose
Deoxyribose
Glucose
Fructose
Which nucleic acid is double-stranded?
DNA
RNA
Which combination of nucleotides does RNA have?
A, C, U, and T
G, U, A, T
A, C, G, T
A, C, G, U
The images Rosalind Franklin captured help determine that DNA was a double helix. What method did she use?
X-ray crystallography
Karyotyping
Electricity
DNA fingerprinting
Which nitrogenous base does Thymine always pair with?
Cytosine
Guanine
Adenine
Uracil
What nitrogenous base does Uracil always pair with?
Cytosine
Guanine
Adenine
Thymine
Select the RNA sequence or sequences for Glutamine.
CGU
CAG
CUA
CAA
Find the amino acid that this segment of RNA codes for: GAC
Arginine
Asparagine
Aspartic Acid
Alanine
The monomers of DNA and RNA are
monosaccharides
nucleotides
fatty acids
nucleic acids
Use the attached amino acid chart. If a DNA code is TGG, what would the resulting amino acid be?
Ile
Arg
Thr
Asn
What are the three main types of RNA?
Messenger RNA, Ribosomal RNA, Transfer RNA
Messenger RNA, Ribonucleic RNA, Transcription RNA
Messenger RNA, Ribosomal RNA, Transposon RNA
Micro RNA, Ribosomal RNA, Transfer RNA
