Exercise: Heredity

Multiple Choice Questions

Mendel did his experiments on which plant?

The chromosome responsible for sex determination in a male is-

A trait in an offspring is influenced by-

Gamete cells are-

Human baby will be a female if its 23rd chromosome pair is-


Fill in the Blanks

  1. In snails, individuals can change _______.
  2. A section of DNA that provides information for one protein synthesis is called ________ for that protein.
  3. Mendel proposed the law of ________.
  4. The ________ chromosomes are responsible for the male child.
Answers

(1). Sex, (2). Gene, (3). Inheritance, (4). Y


True/ False

  1. Between the red and white colours of flowers the white colour is dominant character and red colour is recessive character.
  2. Round and wrinkled character of seeds the round is dominant character and wrinkled is recessive character.
  3. The characters which are not transmitted from one generation to another generation are called hereditary characters.
  4. Johann Mendel proposed the rules of development of flowers.
Answers

(1). False, (2). True, (3). False, (4). False


One-Word Answer

  1. What will be the 23rd chromosome pair for a female human baby?
  2. On crossing tall plants with dwarf plants what percentage of dwarf plants in F2 generation was found by mendel.
  3. What is the information source in a cell?
  4. Write the name of father of genetics. Or Who worked out the main rule of such inheritance.
Answers

(1). XX, (2). 25% dwarf plants, (3). Cellular DNA, (4). Gregor Johann Mendel


Match the column

Section ASection B
1). Father of genetics  a). Sex determination/XY
2). Carriers of heredity characters  b). Laws of genetics
3). Pair of Sex chromosomes c). Gregor Johann Mendel
4). Genetic material  d). Genes
5). Mendele). Young DNA
Answers

(1). > (c), (2). > (d), (3). > (a), (4). > (e), (5). > (b)