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Genetics And Heredity
Test Description: Genetics and Heredity review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who is the Father of Genetics?
A
Rosamund Franklin
B
Isaac Newton
C
J. Robert Oppenheimer
D
Gregor Mendel
2) _______ is the process of cell division that allows growth and repair of tissues.
A
meiosis
B
mitosis
C
pollination
D
transpiration
3) The process of _____ produces sperm or egg cells that are haploid.
A
fusion
B
mitosis
C
transpiration
D
meiosis
4) DNA is shaped like
A
a twisted ladder
B
a basketball
C
a football
D
a 1950's UFO
5) Gregor Mendel did his research using _____
A
fruit flies
B
guinea pigs
C
chimpanzees
D
pea plants
6) _______ are different forms of a gene.
A
diploid
B
alleles
C
mitochondria
D
phenotypes
7) A ________ allele can be covered up by a dominant allele.
A
nucleic acid
B
recessive
C
diploid
D
phenotype
8) An organism who has matching alleles for a trait is said to be ______ for that trait.
A
homozygous
B
metatarsal
C
heterozygous
D
haploid
9) A dominant allele for a gene is represented by ______
A
by a hashtag
B
a capital letter
C
a gold star
D
a lower case letter
10) Which of these is NOT one of Mendel's laws?
A
viabilty
B
independent assortment
C
segregation
D
dominance
11) A _______ is a chart that shows the possible genotypes of offspring.
A
multiplication table
B
right triangle
C
Rubic's Cube
D
Punnett square
12) If the parents of a cross are TT x tt, what will be the genotypes of the offspring?
A
all Tt
B
1/4 TT, 1/2 Tt, 1/4 tt
C
all TT
D
all tt
13) Phenotype refers to ____
A
what traits an organism has
B
how many organism there are
C
what genes an organism has
14) After 1 complete mitotic division, how many cells are there?
A
4
B
3
C
2
D
1
15) How many sperm cells are created by 1 complete meiotic division?
A
1
B
3
C
4
D
2
16) In humans, which gender has matching sex chromsomes?
A
male
B
female
17) Why can males not be carriers of the colorblind gene?
A
Males never get color blindness.
B
The immune system of males destroy the gene before the babies are born.
C
The gene for color blindness is dominant and cannot be covered.
D
Males only have 1 X chromsome and carriers have to have 2.
18) Which cell division leads to genetic variation?
A
mitosis
B
budding
C
fission
D
meiosis
19) Which of the following is a nucleic acid found on the DNA rungs?
A
chlorophyll
B
ATP
C
carotene
D
adenine
20) The sides of the DNA ladder are made of alternating phosphates and _______
A
nucleic acids
B
sugars
C
proteins
D
lipids
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