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Genes and Genetics Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are genes made of?

a)

Proteins

b)

DNA

c)

Lipids

d)

Carbohydrates

2.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Deoxyribonucleic agent

b)

Deoxyribose acid

c)

Deoxyribose nucleic acid

d)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

3.

Where do genes come from?

a)

From your grandparents

b)

Half from your mother and half from your father

c)

Only from your father

d)

Only from your mother

4.

What is a trait?

a)

A type of gene

b)

A characteristic or feature of a person

c)

A DNA molecule

d)

A genetic disorder

5.

Which of the following is an example of an inherited trait?

a)

Academic skills influenced by practice

b)

Strength influenced by exercise

c)

Height influenced by nutrition

d)

Eye color

6.

What influences traits like height and strength?

a)

Genes and environment

b)

Only environment

c)

Neither genes nor environment

d)

Only genes

7.

What does it mean if a trait is dominant?

a)

It is influenced by the environment

b)

It is less likely to appear

c)

It is more likely to appear if the gene is present

d)

It appears only if inherited from both parents

8.

Which eye color is usually recessive?

a)

Green

b)

Blue

c)

Brown

d)

Hazel

9.

What can genes affect besides physical appearance?

a)

Only height

b)

Only eye color

c)

Health and risk of certain conditions

d)

Only hair type

10.

What is the study of genes and genetics called?

a)

Anatomy

b)

Genetics

c)

Physiology

d)

Biology

11.

Who can have the exact same set of genes?

a)

Siblings

b)

Parents and children

c)

No one

d)

Identical twins

12.

What role do lifestyle choices play in health?

a)

They completely override genetic factors

b)

They can influence health along with genes

c)

They have no role

d)

They only affect physical appearance

13.

Why might siblings look different from each other?

a)

They inherit the same genes

b)

They inherit different combinations of genes

c)

They inherit genes only from their mother

d)

They inherit genes only from their father

14.

What makes everyone genetically unique?

a)

The combination of genes inherited

b)

The recessive traits

c)

The environment

d)

The dominant traits

15.

What does understanding genetics help us appreciate?

a)

Only our differences

b)

Both our similarities and differences

c)

Only inherited traits

d)

Only our similarities