Genetics Test

1. What is heredity?

• The passing of toys
• The passing of traits from parent to children
• genes

2. What are genes?

• toys
• chromosomes
• instructions in your body that decide your traits

3. Inherited means...

• something you get from your parents
• you get it when your born

4. Acquired means...

• you learn something over time
• you buy something

5. How many chromosomes do we as humans have in total?

• 91
• 2
• 46

6. How many chromosomes do you get from each parent?

• 10 from each
• 2 from each
• 23 from each

7. What type of letter shows a dominant allele?

• Capital letter (A)
• Lower case letter (a)

8. What type of letter shows a recessive allele?

• Capital letter (A)
• Lower case letter (a)

9. What are some examples of Inherited traits? You should select 3 answers.

• eye color
• hair type (curly /straight)
• blood type
• favorite food
• favorite shoes

10. What does a punnett square show?

• the probability of a trait being passed down to the child.
• how many possible combinations of traits someone can have