Chapter 5: Inheritance - Biology Mcqs for High School - Grade 10 - Set 7

1)   In an individual, the particular combination of genes is called

a. genohype
b. genotype
c. phenotype
d. prototype
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ANSWER: genotype

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2)   The sequence of nucleotides of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) is decided in the procedure of

a. protein synthesis
b. chromatin synthesis
c. nucleosomes synthesis
d. phosphorus synthesis
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ANSWER: protein synthesis

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3)   Nitrogenous base cytosine of one nucleotide forms pair with

a. thymine
b. adenine
c. guanine
d. cytosine
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ANSWER: guanine

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4)   The term "artificial selection" was coined by Abu Rehyan Beruni in

a. 14th century
b. 11th century
c. 12th century
d. 13th century
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ANSWER: 11th century

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5)   DNA consist of strands of

a. dinucleotide
b. trinucleotides
c. polynucleotides
d. Uninucleotide
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ANSWER: polynucleotides

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6)   The allele which is not expressed is called

a. recessive allele
b. dominant allele
c. loci
d. phenotype
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ANSWER: recessive allele

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7)   The sequence of amino acids (R-CH(NH2)-COOH) of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) is controlled by the sequence of

a. dominant proteins
b. nucleosomes
c. nucleotides
d. chromatin
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ANSWER: nucleotides

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8)   Dominant alleles are represented by

a. bold letters
b. italics
c. capital letters
d. lower case letters
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ANSWER: capital letters

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9)   What is meant by the term "true-breeding"?

a. same breeding
b. different breeding
c. homozygous
d. heterozygous
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ANSWER: homozygous

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10)   The units of inheritance carried by chromosomes are called

a. genes
b. nucleotide
c. oogenesis
d. spermatogenesis
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ANSWER: genes

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11)   The Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) present on the chromosome is responsible for

a. mitosis of cells
b. characteristics of cells
c. location of cells
d. life of cells
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ANSWER: characteristics of cells

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12)   The type of crosses in which two traits are studied at a time is called

a. tetra hybrid cross
b. mono hybrid cross
c. dihybrid cross
d. octane hybrid cross
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ANSWER: dihybrid cross

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13)   Passing of characters from parents to offsprings is called

a. genetics
b. genes
c. heredity
d. humidity
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ANSWER: genetics

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14)   Where in the nucleosome, DNA is present?

a. above
b. below
c. between
d. under
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ANSWER: between

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15)   The change in the traits of species of for generations is called

a. co-dominant evolution
b. organic evolution
c. inorganic evolution
d. dominant evolution
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ANSWER: organic evolution

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16)   The trait "wrinkled seeds" was declared by Mendel as

a. dominant
b. recessive
c. genotype
d. phenotype
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ANSWER: recessive

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17)   The expression of the genotypes in the form of a particular trait is called

a. monohybrid genotype
b. translated genotype
c. phenotype
d. hybrid genotype
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ANSWER: phenotype

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18)   The theory which states that the present form of organisms is created only a thousand years ago is called the theory of

a. special creation
b. special selection
c. artificial selection
d. special dominance
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ANSWER: special creation

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19)   The cross in the first filial generation produces the generation called

a. F1 generation
b. G2 generation
c. F2 generation
d. G1 generation
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ANSWER: F2 generation

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20)   The result of incomplete dominance leads to

a. ternary phenotype
b. ternary genotype
c. intermediate phenotype
d. intermediate genotype
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ANSWER: intermediate phenotype

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