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1. 
Genetic traits are determined by one or more
A.
genes
B.
chromosomes
C.
random chances
D.
cells
2. 
The different forms of a gene. For example: yellow vs. green seeds
A.
Punnet Square
B.
Homologous Chromosomes
C.
Allele
D.
Gene
3. 
The study of heredity
A.
Botany
B.
Astronomy
C.
Genetics
D.
Ecology
4. 
How much of your DNA do you inherit from your mom?
A.
10%
B.
25%
C.
50%
D.
it varies
5. 
The DNA that is folded containing the exact same genes on each structure, but the organism got one set from each parent.
A.
alleles
B.
chromosome pair
C.
genes
D.
genome
6. 
Humans have _______ pairs of chromosomes, for a total of _______ chromosomes.
A.
10, 20
B.
25, 100
C.
23, 46
D.
46, 92
7. 
What is heredity?
A.
How different genes and traits are passed down from parents to children
B.
How different genes and traits are passed down from children to parents
C.
How traits are identical to parents
D.
How traits are different between siblings
8. 
Tongue rolling, earlobes, dimples, and freckles are all examples of....
A.
Purebreds
B.
Genotypes
C.
Traits
D.
Pedigrees
9. 
An alternative form of a gene
A.
genome
B.
allele
C.
dominant
D.
recessive
10. 
10. A variant copy is known as a(n)...
A.
chromosome
B.
allele
C.
homologous pair
D.
heredity
11. 
The number of genes for each trait that the offspring contains.
A.
1
B.
2
C.
23
D.
46
12. 
The number of sets of genes that each organism has that codes for the same type of protein.
A.
1
B.
2
C.
4
D.
23
E.
46
13. 
This form of reproduction leads to variation in traits?
A.
sexual reproduction
B.
asexual reproduction
C.
binary fission
D.
budding
14. 
Humans have _______of chromosomes that contain genes that code for the same _____.
A.
two sets/traits
B.
two sets/behavior
C.
a set/traits
D.
a set/behavior
15. 
Observe the diagram and identify number 19.
A.
eye color gene
B.
brown eye color allele
C.
blue eye color allele
D.
brown eye color gene
E.
blue eye color gene
16. 
Observe the diagram and identify number 20.
A.
eye color gene
B.
brown eye color allele
C.
blue eye color allele
D.
brown eye color gene
E.
blue eye color gene
17. 
Observe the diagram and identify number 18.
A.
eye color gene
B.
brown eye color allele
C.
blue eye color allele
D.
brown eye color gene
E.
blue eye color gene
18. 
Observe the diagram and identify what genes are coded with the same alleles?
A.
earwax
B.
eye color
C.
hair color
D.
leg hair
E.
nails
19. 
Observe the diagram and identify number 39
A.
Green colored protein from Dad
B.
Green colored protein from Mom
C.
Blue colored protein from Dad
D.
Blue colored protein from Mom
20. 
Observe the diagram and identify number 32
A.
Red colored allele from Mom
B.
Green colored allele from Mom
C.
Red colored allele from Dad
D.
Green colored protein from Dad
21. 
An observable characteristic
A.
trait
B.
gene
C.
allele
D.
DNA
22. 
A version or variation of a gene
A.
trait
B.
gene
C.
allele
D.
DNA
23. 
What contain genetic information that controls traits?
A.
ribosomes
B.
spindles
C.
centrioles
D.
chromosomes
24. 
What is an allele?
A.
The trait expressed by an organism.
B.
The combination of genetic information from your parents.
C.
A unit of genetic information that you receive from your parents.
D.
A trait that is never expressed.
25. 
The traits of an organism are passed to its offspring on small coded strands of DNA material called
A.
meiosis
B.
recessive traits
C.
genes
D.
heredity
26. 
The study of how genes are passed down from one generation to the next through sexual and asexual reproduction.
A.
heredity
B.
cell division
C.
genetic diversity
27. 
Which is an example of a learned behavior?
A.
blinking
B.
riding a bike
C.
swallowing
28. 
What is genetics?
A.
The study of DNA nucleotides
B.
The study of heredity
C.
The study of a cell dividing into 2
D.
The study of eye color
29. 
What are the major structures in the nucleus that are made of DNA called?
A.
gene
B.
DNA
C.
chromosome
D.
mitochondria
30. 
How many alleles do you get from each parent?
A.
1
B.
2
C.
23
D.
46
31. 
The study of how genes are passed down from one generation to the next through reproduction
A.
asexual reproduction
B.
sexual reproduction
C.
genetics
D.
heredity
32. 
The number of alleles each organism has for a trait.
A.
1
B.
2
C.
23
D.
46
33. 
The number of sets of genes that you get from each parent in sexual reproduction
A.
1
B.
2
C.
4
D.
23
E.
46
34. 
In sexual reproduction the child gets ___ genes for every trait and gets ___ gene(s) from each parent.
A.
two/two
B.
one/two
C.
one/one
D.
two/one
35. 
When a copy of a gene ________for the same trait but is different it is called a _______
A.
codes/variant
B.
differs/variant
C.
differs/similarity
D.
codes/similarity
36. 
Observe the diagram and identify number 15.
A.
eye color gene
B.
dark brown eye color allele
C.
dark brown hair color allele
D.
chromosome from dad
E.
dark brown eye color gene
37. 
Observe the diagram and identify number 5.
A.
chromosome from mom
B.
dark brown eye color allele
C.
dark brown hair color allele
D.
chromosome from dad
E.
dark brown eye color gene
38. 
Observe the diagram and identify what is not a possible allele for Blood type.
A.
AA
B.
AB
C.
BB
D.
OO
E.
AC
39. 
Observe the diagram and identify number 13.
A.
chromosome from mom
B.
hair color allele
C.
dirty blonde hair color allele
D.
hair color gene
E.
red hair color gene
40. 
A segment of DNA that codes for a trait
A.
gene
B.
allele
C.
chromosome
D.
chromatid