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Worksheet: Heredity - Class 10 Science
A. Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)
1. The term genetics was first used by: (a) Charles Darwin (b) Gregor Mendel (c) Hugo de Vries (d)
Watson and Crick
2. The physical appearance of an organism is known as: (a) Genotype (b) Phenotype (c)
Chromotype (d) Character
3. A cross between tall (TT) and dwarf (tt) pea plants results in: (a) All tall (b) All dwarf (c) Half tall,
half dwarf (d) None
4. Which of the following is an example of acquired traits? (a) Eye colour (b) Hair texture (c)
Knowledge of playing guitar (d) Blood group
5. The number of pairs of chromosomes in humans is: (a) 23 (b) 22 (c) 46 (d) 44
6. The sex of a child in humans is determined by: (a) Mothers cell (b) Fathers sperm (c) Both equally
(d) Random process
7. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease? (a) Malaria (b) Anaemia (c) Colour blindness (d)
Diabetes
8. Variation is important for: (a) Uniformity (b) Survival of species (c) Death of species (d) None of
If
these
9. The ratio obtained in F2 generation of monohybrid cross is: (a) 3:1 (b) 1:1 (c) [Link] (d) [Link]
10. In pea plants, tallness (T) is dominant over dwarfness (t). The genotype of a dwarf plant will be:
(a) TT (b) Tt (c) tt (d) Both Tt and tt
B. Very Short Answer Questions (2 marks each)
1. Define heredity.
2. What are chromosomes?
3. What is the difference between acquired and inherited traits?
4. What do you mean by variation in a species?
5. Why did Mendel choose pea plants for his experiments?
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C. Short Answer Questions (3 marks each)
1. What do the terms genotype and phenotype mean? Give examples.
2. Explain Mendels law of segregation with an example.
3. What are sex chromosomes? How do they determine the sex of a child?
4. Explain the difference between dominant and recessive traits with examples.
5. What is a monohybrid cross? Show it with a Punnett square diagram.
D. Long Answer Questions (5 marks each)
1. Explain Mendels experiments with pea plants in detail.
2. What is dihybrid cross? Show it with an example and state the ratio obtained.
3. How is the sex of a child determined in humans? Explain with the help of a diagram.
4. What are the causes and importance of variation in organisms?
E. Diagram-Based Question (4 marks)
1. Draw a well-labelled diagram showing the determination of sex in humans.
2. Draw and label the structure of a chromosome.
F. Assertion-Reason Questions (2 marks each)
1. Assertion (A): Variation is important for evolution.
Reason (R): Variation helps species to adapt to changes in the environment.
2. Assertion (A): Traits acquired during lifetime can be inherited.
Reason (R): Acquired traits bring permanent change in DNA.
G. Case-Based Question (5 marks)
In pea plants, the gene for round seeds (R) is dominant over wrinkled seeds (r).
A cross was made between a heterozygous round (Rr) and a wrinkled (rr) plant.
a. What are the possible gametes produced by each parent?
b. Write the Punnett square for this cross.
c. Give the genotype and phenotype ratio.
d. What percentage of offspring will have wrinkled seeds?
