Inheritance and selection quiz

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Quiz Description

These quizzes are mainly for GCE and GCSE students studying Biology and in this quiz, you will learn what Genetics, Inheritance, and selection are and you may be tested in one way or the other before your Exams. The study of inheritance can help us to understand why people look the way they do and why some people are more prone to certain diseases than others. These studies usually help nurses, and health care personnel to know why a particular trait manifests at certain times along a generation or so.

Inheritance is simply the ability to acquire properties from your old or past generation.

This means that genetic information is passed from parents to children. In normal words, and simple English, we all know Inheritance to be the ability to own one's possession after he’s passed away but that is not what we are dealing with here. Inheritance has to do with the transfer of genotypic traits from parents to offspring.

Selection on the other hand has to do with the domination of particular traits over others which then tend to be used, and manifested as purebred. There are two types,

-Artificial which has to do with inbreeding  and 

-Natural selection has to do with changes into the most favorable traits as a result of the environment. 

You will find more quizzes in Biology by clicking here. After answering the questions that follow our quizzes, you will have a mastery of what traits and genotype, and phenotype are. Take the quiz and see how well you are familiar with the topic.

Enjoy!!

1:

Which of the following words best completes the sentence .....  Genetic information can be deliberately __?__ in the laboratory to change the characteristics of an organism.


Correct
  • 1:
    mutated
  • 2:
    inherited
  • 3:
    cloned
  • 4:
    modified
2:

Offspring are __(1)__ but not __(2)__ to their parents. Some __(3)__ are __(4)__ from their genes, but, in both plants and animals, __(5)__ occur due to __(6)__ and different gene combinations.  Which of the following words corresponds to __(6)__?


Correct
  • 1:
    identical
  • 2:
    inherited
  • 3:
    mutations
  • 4:
    variations
3:

You get your __(1)__ from your parents __(2)__ which are contained in the __(3)__ of __(4)__. The female's genes are passed on in the __(5)__ and the male genes are passed on in the __(6)__.  Which of the following words corresponds to __(1)__?


Correct
  • 1:
    genes
  • 2:
    nucleus
  • 3:
    sperm
  • 4:
    characteristics
4:

Which of the phrases best matches the phrase genetic modification?


Correct
  • 1:
      the 'blueprint' for the characteristics of offspring
  • 2:
     the greater survival of the organisms best adapted to their habitat or environment
  • 3:
     altering the information in genes before reproducing the organism
  • 4:
     choosing characteristics you want to modify in the offspring by natural breeding
5:

Which of the following phrases best matches the word reproduction?


Correct
  • 1:
     the differences that naturally occur in an organism population due to different gene combinations
  • 2:
     to form the next generation in an organism population
  • 3:
     an evolved characteristic of an organism that helps it survive in its habitat
  • 4:
     a change in the genetic information before the next generation is produced
6:

The physical features of plants are the result of several factors. They can genetically inherit characteristics from the parent seeds or they can be due to 'environmental' factors e.g. rainfall or soil fertility. Which of the following factors applies to a plants leaf shape?


Correct
  • 1:
     a combination of genetic and environmental factors
  • 2:
     nothing to do with genetic or environmental factors
  • 3:
      only what is genetically inherited from your parents genes
  • 4:
     only environmental factors
7:

The __(1)__ of male and female sex-cell nuclei produces a new __(2)__ that is genetically __(3)__. This sexual __(4)__ process is __(5)__ in plants and animals.  Which word is missing from __(2)__?


Correct
  • 1:
    fertilisation
  • 2:
     fusion (combination)
  • 3:
    similar
  • 4:
    individual
8:

Your physical features and activities are the result of several factors. You can genetically inherit characteristics from your parents genes or they can be due to your 'environment' e.g. 'habitat' and 'life style'. Which of the following factors applies to your musical ability?


Correct
  • 1:
     nothing to do with genetic or environmental factors
  • 2:
      only what is genetically inherited from your parents genes
  • 3:
     only environmental factors
  • 4:
     a combination of genetic and environmental factors
9:

Which of the following words best completes the sentence .....  When, through evolution, an organism has developed a characteristic that helps it survive in its habitat, it is said to be __?__ to its environment


Correct
  • 1:
    mutated
  • 2:
    modified
  • 3:
    adapted
  • 4:
    cloned
10:

Which of the following words best completes the sentence .....  The colour of a cats coat is __?__ from its parents


Correct
  • 1:
    mutated
  • 2:
    selected
  • 3:
    cloned
  • 4:
    inherited
11:

Which of the following is NOT true?


Correct
  • 1:
     genetic information is stored in the cell nucleus
  • 2:
      non-identical twins grow from separately fertilised eggs
  • 3:
     identical twins are formed from two identical fertilised eggs
  • 4:
      fertilisation is when the nuclei of the egg cell and sperm combine
12:

You get your __(1)__ from your parents __(2)__ which are contained in the __(3)__ of __(4)__. The female's genes are passed on in the __(5)__ and the male genes are passed on in the __(6)__.  Which of the following words corresponds to __(3)__?


Correct
  • 1:
    sperm
  • 2:
    eggs
  • 3:
    nucleus
  • 4:
    cells
13:

You get your __(1)__ from your parents __(2)__ which are contained in the __(3)__ of __(4)__. The female's genes are passed on in the __(5)__ and the male genes are passed on in the __(6)__.  Which of the following words corresponds to __(6)__?


Correct
  • 1:
    characteristics
  • 2:
    genes
  • 3:
    cells
  • 4:
    sperm
14:

Which of the following is NOT true?


Correct
  • 1:
     non-identical twins grow from the same fertilised egg
  • 2:
     identical twins are formed from a fertilised egg that divides into two complete cells
  • 3:
     fertilisation is when the nuclei of the egg cell and sperm combine
  • 4:
     genetic information is stored in the cell nucleus
15:

The physical features of plants are the result of several factors. They can genetically inherit characteristics from the parent seeds or they can be due to 'environmental' factors e.g. rainfall or soil fertility. Which of the following factors applies to a plants flower colour?


Correct
  • 1:
     a combination of genetic and environmental factors
  • 2:
     nothing to do with genetic or environmental factors
  • 3:
     only environmental factors
  • 4:
     only what is genetically inherited from your parents genes

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