Difference Between Genetics and Heredity Quiz

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1. Which of these is an inherited trait?
A. Liking the color red
B. Having long fingers
C. Wearing your hair in a ponytail
D. Liking chocolate ice cream
2. Which of these can you change?
A. Your instincts
B. Your inherited traits
C. Your learned behaviors
D. Your inherited behaviors
3. Traits are passed from parent to ____________________.

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4. A woman is an excellent cook. Why are her children likely to become good
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A. They will learn to cook by instinct.
B. They will learn to cook by watching her.
C. They will inherit her cooking skills.
D. Cooking is an inherited trait.
5. Where does an animal get its genes?
A. All from its mother
B. All from its father
C. Half of its genes come from its mother and half from its father
D. Most of its genes from its mother and some of its genes come from its father
6. Why do scientists change the genes in plants so that plants need less water?
A. So there's more water to fill swimming pools
B. So the plants can grow well during a drought (decreased water)
C. So plants can grow in heavy rains
D. So farmers will not die from chemical poisoning
7. Which characteristic would NOT be passed on by a gene?
A. Pink fur
B. Webbed feet
C. Brown scales
D. Broken wing
8. Which statement is true?
A. A gene causes a trait.
B. A trait is learned.
9. Which of these is an inherited trait?
A. Having freckles
B. Being a good reader
C. Having a scar on your arm
10.
This picture shows the shape of ____________
A. A virus
B. Bacteria
C. DNA
11. How many chromosomes do you inherit from your mom?
A. 34
B. 46
C. 23
12. Gregor Mendel is credited as being the ____________________.
A. "Father of Peas"
B. Father of Genetics"
C. "Father of Jeans"
13.
Chose the set of traits that would complete this punnett square.
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A. RR, RR, Rr, Rr
B. RR, Rr, Rr, rr
C. Rr, rr, RR, Rr
14. The passing down of traits from one generation to the next is called ______.
15. Another word for characteristics of living things is
16. What is the science of heredity called?
A. Skills
B. Genetics
C. Reproduction
D. Heredity
17. If an offspring receives two genes, one from each parent, for a particular
recessive trait, that trait will
A. Not be seen
B. Be seen halfway
C. Be seen
D. None of the above
18. Tina speaks both English and Spanish. This is caused by
A. Heredity
B. Environment
19.
This puppy has brown and white spots. This is caused by
A. Heredity
B. Environment
20. Gloria has blonde hair. Her mom also has blonde hair. What explains Gloria's
blonde hair?
A. Environment
B. Heredity
21. How many total chromosome do you inherit from your parents?
A. 23
B. 46
C. 89
22. A __________________ gene hides or masks a recessive gene.
23. BbWhich would be the recessive gene?
A. B
B. B
24. A change in a gene is known as a
A. Genetic
B. Genetic mutation
C. Probability
25. Scientist altering the genetic make-up is called
A. Genetic engineering
B. Copying
C. DNA-ing
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Take this quiz and learn mire differences between genetics

Questions and Answers

1. Which of these is an inherited trait?

A. Liking the color red

B. Having long fingers

C. Wearing your hair in a ponytail

D. Liking chocolate ice cream

2. Which of these can you change?

B. Your inherited traits

C. Your learned behaviors

D. Your inherited behaviors

3. Traits are passed from parent to ____________________.

A. They will learn to cook by instinct.

B. They will learn to cook by watching her.

C. They will inherit her cooking skills.

D. Cooking is an inherited trait.

5. Where does an animal get its genes?

A. All from its mother

B. All from its father

A. So there's more water to fill swimming pools

B. So the plants can grow well during a drought (decreased water)

C. So plants can grow in heavy rains

D. So farmers will not die from chemical poisoning

7. Which characteristic would NOT be passed on by a gene?

8. Which statement is true?

A. A gene causes a trait.

9. Which of these is an inherited trait?

B. Being a good reader

C. Having a scar on your arm

This picture shows the shape of ____________

11. How many chromosomes do you inherit from your mom?

12. Gregor Mendel is credited as being the ____________________.

A. RR, RR, Rr, Rr

B. RR, Rr, Rr, rr

C. Rr, rr, RR, Rr

15. Another word for characteristics of living things is

16. What is the science of heredity called?

D. None of the above

18. Tina speaks both English and Spanish. This is caused by

This puppy has brown and white spots. This is caused by

21. How many total chromosome do you inherit from your parents?

22. A __________________ gene hides or masks a recessive gene.

23. BbWhich would be the recessive gene?

24. A change in a gene is known as a

25. Scientist altering the genetic make-up is called

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