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CHAPTER 1 GENETICS

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define trait

a)

Trait is a quantity of a person's characteristics.

b)

Trait is a notable feature or quality in a person. Traits are passed from generation to generation.

c)

Trait is a feature that passed from child to parents.

d)

Trait is a generation's feature that passed from population to population.

2.

Heredity or inheritance is the transmission of

traits from one generation to the next

generation.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

The genes are

inherited from the

parents’

(a)   .

4.

Which one are the examples of inherited traits?

a)

Dimples, no dimples

b)

Heart attack

c)

Curly hair, straight hair

d)

Anxiety

5.

A nucleotide is composed of three parts: a nitrogenous base, a pentose and a phosphate group.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

DNA is composed of 4 strands held together by hydrogen bonds that are then twisted together with nitrogen bases acting as the "steps" or "rungs" of the ladder.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The amino acid sequence in the primary structure of a protein is determined by a specific sequence of nucleotides. This specific sequence is called a gene.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Histones are proteins that allow DNA to be tightly packaged into units called chromatin.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Define gene

a)

Basic unit of heredity composed of RNA, a section of chromosome that codes for a specific trait

b)

Basic unit of heredity composed of DNA, a section of chromatin that codes for a specific trait

c)

Basic unit of heredity composed of DNA, a section of chromosome that codes for a specific trait

d)

Basic unit of heredity composed of RNA, a section of chromatin that codes for a specific trait

10.

Cells with only ONE set of chromosomes (one gene for each trait) are _________.

a)

Somatic

b)

Gamete

c)

Diploid

d)

Haploid