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INTEGRATED SCIENCE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

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VARIATION AND INHERITANCE

1.

Fifteen children from a class of 45 roll tongues. What percentage of the class are rollers?

A.

25.3%

B.

33.3%

C.

35.3%

D.

75.3%

2.

Which of the following blood groups in humans does not contain antigen?

A.

A

B.

O

C.

B

D.

AB

3.

Sickle-cell anaemia is an example of

A.

sex-linkage.

B.

blood grouping.

C.

multiple alleles.

D.

partial dominance.

4.

Which of the following scientists is associated with the study of inheritance?

A.

Mendel

B.

Linnaeus

C.

Larmarck

D.

Darwin

5.

DNA testing is used to determine

A.

the sex of a baby.

B.

whether twins will be born.

C.

the father of a child.

D.

when a baby is to be born.

6.

Sickle-cell anaemia is an example of

A.

sex-linkage.

B.

blood grouping.

C.

multiple alleles.

D.

partial dominance.

7.

Which of the following scientists is associated with the study of inheritance?

A.

Mendel

B.

Linnaeus

C.

Larmarck

D.

Darwin

8.

If the genotype of the parents are Aa and Aa, the offsprint most probably will be

A.

1 2 AA and 1 2 aa.

B.

all Aa.

C.

1 4 AA, 1 2 Aa and 1 4 aa.

D.

3 4 AA and 1 4 aa.

9.

Examples of continuous variation include:

I. weight,
II. rhesus factor,
III. sickle cell.

A.

I only

B.

I and II only

C.

I and III only

D.

II and III only

10.

Which of the following traits in humans is an example of continuous variation?

A.

Body mass

B.

Colour blindness

C.

Gender

D.

Blood group

11.

An example of discontinuous variation is

A.

baldness.

B.

skin colour.

C.

hair colour.

D.

intelligence.

12.

A man heterozygous for sickle cell trait marries a woman of the same genotype. What percentage of their children would have sickle cell?

A.

25%

B.

50%

C.

75%

D.

100%

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