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WorksheetsGenes and Genetics Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are genes made of?
Proteins
DNA
Lipids
Carbohydrates
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic agent
Deoxyribose acid
Deoxyribose nucleic acid
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Where do genes come from?
From your grandparents
Half from your mother and half from your father
Only from your father
Only from your mother
What is a trait?
A type of gene
A characteristic or feature of a person
A DNA molecule
A genetic disorder
Which of the following is an example of an inherited trait?
Academic skills influenced by practice
Strength influenced by exercise
Height influenced by nutrition
Eye color
What influences traits like height and strength?
Genes and environment
Only environment
Neither genes nor environment
Only genes
What does it mean if a trait is dominant?
It is influenced by the environment
It is less likely to appear
It is more likely to appear if the gene is present
It appears only if inherited from both parents
Which eye color is usually recessive?
Green
Blue
Brown
Hazel
What can genes affect besides physical appearance?
Only height
Only eye color
Health and risk of certain conditions
Only hair type
What is the study of genes and genetics called?
Anatomy
Genetics
Physiology
Biology
Who can have the exact same set of genes?
Siblings
Parents and children
No one
Identical twins
What role do lifestyle choices play in health?
They completely override genetic factors
They can influence health along with genes
They have no role
They only affect physical appearance
Why might siblings look different from each other?
They inherit the same genes
They inherit different combinations of genes
They inherit genes only from their mother
They inherit genes only from their father
What makes everyone genetically unique?
The combination of genes inherited
The recessive traits
The environment
The dominant traits
What does understanding genetics help us appreciate?
Only our differences
Both our similarities and differences
Only inherited traits
Only our similarities
