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Heredity and Genetic Traits

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which piece of genetic information looks like a long twisted/coiled ladder?

a)

Chromosome

b)

DNA

c)

ATP

d)

Nucleus

2.

Which genotype is homozygous recessive?

a)

Bb

b)

BB

c)

bb

d)

brown eyes

3.

Which of the following traits is encoded in your DNA?

a)

Your personality

b)

Your likes and dislikes

c)

Your intelligence

d)

Your eye color

4.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Your set of DNA is the same as your siblings'

b)

Your set of DNA is the same as your mother's

c)

Your set of DNA is the same as your father's

d)

Your set of DNA is unique to you

5.

Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.

a)

behavior

b)

learned trait

c)

inherited trait

d)

function

6.

One trait that is ALWAYS present and causes the other traits to disappear is a ________________________

a)

recessive trait

b)

aggressive trait

c)

absent trait

d)

dominant trait

7.

Dominant genes are represented by a ________

a)

Male gene

b)

lowercase letter

c)

recessive trait

d)

capital letter

8.

When the two alleles of a gene are different

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

c)

Phenotype

d)

Genotype

9.

The brown eye trait is dominant over blue eyes. Which of the following genotypes best represents the phenotype for blue eyes?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

d)

bB

10.

In the Punnett square, what belongs in the missing square?

a)

tt

b)

Tt

c)

TT

11.

Brown eyes are dominant over blue eyes. What is the probability that the offspring will have brown eyes in this cross?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

12.

Which genotype is hetrozygous?

a)

Bb

b)

BB

c)

DD

d)

dd

13.

Which genotype is homozygous dominant?

a)

Bb

b)

bb

c)

BB

d)

Dd

14.

Which is NOT an example of a phenotype?

a)

black fur

b)

blue eyes

c)

brown hair

d)

bb

15.

_____________________ is the physical appearance of an organism (how it looks)

a)

phenotype

b)

ratio

c)

recessive trait

d)

heredity

16.

Dominant or recessive?


tt

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

17.

The two alleles that control the phenotype

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

allele

d)

gene

18.

The different forms of a gene

a)

trait

b)

phenotype

c)

genotype

d)

allele

19.

The genotype for a yellow plant is...

a)

GG

b)

Gg

c)

gg

d)

all of the choices result in yellow

20.

Aa, DD, Ba, and yy are all examples of ---

a)

genotypes

b)

phenotypes

21.

What is the phenotype of the heterozygous parent in the punnett square?

a)

green

b)

yellow

c)

hybrid

d)

purebred

22.

Which of the following is an example of a homozygous recessive genotype?

a)

Aa

b)

AA

c)

aa

d)

aA

23.

What is the term for a trait that is expressed when at least one dominant allele is present?

a)

Recessive trait

b)

Dominant trait

c)

Codominant trait

d)

Incomplete dominant trait

24.

In a genetic cross between two heterozygous individuals (Bb x Bb), what is the probability of obtaining an offspring with a homozygous recessive genotype?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

25.

Which of the following best describes the concept of heredity?

a)

The process by which organisms adapt to their environment

b)

The passing of traits from parents to offspring

c)

The random mutation of genes

d)

The influence of the environment on gene expression