CBSE Class 10 Biology Heredity And Evolution Worksheet Set D

Read and download free pdf of CBSE Class 10 Biology Heredity And Evolution Worksheet Set D. Students and teachers of Class 10 Science can get free printable Worksheets for Class 10 Science Chapter 9 Heredity And Evolution in PDF format prepared as per the latest syllabus and examination pattern in your schools. Class 10 students should practice questions and answers given here for Science in Class 10 which will help them to improve your knowledge of all important chapters and its topics. Students should also download free pdf of Class 10 Science Worksheets prepared by teachers as per the latest Science books and syllabus issued this academic year and solve important problems with solutions on daily basis to get more score in school exams and tests

Worksheet for Class 10 Science Chapter 9 Heredity And Evolution

Class 10 Science students should refer to the following printable worksheet in Pdf for Chapter 9 Heredity And Evolution in Class 10. This test paper with questions and answers for Class 10 will be very useful for exams and help you to score good marks

Class 10 Science Worksheet for Chapter 9 Heredity And Evolution

Objective Questions

Question : Which of the following statement is incorrect?
a. For every hormone there is a gene.
b. For every protein there is a gene.
c. For production of every enzyme there is a gene.
d. For every molecule of fat there is a gene
Answer : D

Question : If a round, green seeded pea plant (RR yy) is crossed with wrinkled, yellow seeded pea plant (rr YY), the seeds produced in F1 generation are
a. round and yellow
b. round and green
c. wrinkled and green
d. wrinkled and yellow
Answer : A

Question : Independent inheritance of two separate traits, shape and colour of seeds in Mendel’s cross on pea plants resulted in a observable ratio of:
a. 3 : 1
b. 9 : 3 : 3 : 1
c. 1 : 1
d. 9 : 4 : 2 : 1
Answer : B

Question : A Mendialian experiment consisted of breeding of tall pea plants bearing violet flowers with short pea plants bearing white flowers. The progeny all bore violet flowers but almost half of it were short. This suggests that the genetic makeup of tall parent can be depicted as:
a. TTWW
b. TTww
c. TtWW
d. TtWw
Answer : C

Question : The number of sex chromosomes in zygote of human is_______.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer : B

Question : Which of the following is totally impossible outcome of Mendel’s Experiment?
a. 3 tall 1 short
b. 24 tall 8 short
c. 8 tall 0 short
d. 4 tall 1 medium height-
Answer : D

Question : Which section of DNA provides information for one protein?
a. Nucleus
b. Trait
c. chromosome
d. gene
Answer : D

Question : A character which is expressed in hybrid is ________.
A. Dominant
B. Recessive
C. Co-dominant
D. Epistatic
Answer : A

Question : Who proved the evidence of DNA as a genetic Material? 
a. Gregor Mendel
b. Frederick meisner
c. Weismann
d. Lamarck
Answer : B
Explanation: In 1869, Johann Friedrich Miesner, a young Swiss medical student, discovered an acidic substance that he isolated from pus cells obtained from bandages used to dress humans. He found it in the form of a mixture of compounds in the nucleus of the cell and named it “Nuclein”. The nature of Nuclein was unusual as it contained large amounts of both nitrogen and phosphorous and at that time these two elements were known to coexist only in certain types of fats.
Even though the discovery of Nuclein by Meischer took quite early but the discovery of DNA as genetic material took very long to be discovered and proven
 
Question : An example of homologous organs is
a. our arm and a dog’s fore-leg.
b. our teeth and an elephant’s tusks.
c. potato and runners of grass.
d. all of the above.
Answer : D
 
 
Question : A cross between hybrid and a parent is known as 
a. Back cross
b. Test cross
c. Monohybrid cross
d. Reciprocal cross
Answer : A 
Explanation: Backcrossing is a crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent, in order to achieve offspring with a genetic identity which is closer to that of the parent. It is used in horticulture, animal breeding and in production of gene knockout organisms. 
 
Question : Which plant was chosen by Mendel to work upon? 
a. pea
b. Gram
c. rose
d. All of these
Answer :  A
Explanation: Mendel selected pisum sativum (a pea plant )of his ground to observe the characterstics of progeny produced.
 
Question : Match the following with correct response. 
(1) Edible part in kale           (A) Terminal bud
(2) Edible part in kohlrabi     (B) Swollen stem
(3) Edible part in Broccoli     (C) Leaves
(4) Edible part in Cabbage    (D) Immature green flowers
a. 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C
b. 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A
c. 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B
d. 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D
Answer :  B
Explanation:
A. Part of kale which is eaten is it's leaf.
B. Part of kohlrabi which is eaten is it's swollen stem.
C. Part of broccoli which is eaten is it's immature flowers.
D. Part of cabbage which is eaten is terminal overlapped buds.
 
Question : Which of these is an example of homologous organs? 
a. Potato and runners of grass
b. All of these
c. Our arm and a dog’s fore-leg.
d. Our teeth and an elephant’s tusks
Answer : B 
Explanation: All of these are the example of homologous organs. All of them corresponds in structure and in origin, but not necessarily in function.

Case Study Question

In some animals, the temperature at which fertilised eggs are kept determines whether the animal developing in the egg will be male or female. In other animals, such as snails, individuals can change sex, that is sex is not genetically determined. In human beings, sex of individuals is largely genetically determined. All chromosomes in human beings are not paired. We have 22 pairs and one pair of sex chromosomes which is odd and not always a perfect pair.

""CBSE-Class-10-Biology-Heredity-And-Evolution-Worksheet-Set-D

Question : Which pair of chromosomes are present in Male
(a) XX
(b) YY
(c) XY
(d) XXY
Answer : C

Question : How many pairs of chromosomes are called autosomes?
(a) 23
(b) 22
(c) 21
(d) 20
Answer : B

Question : Who is responsible for birth of male child?
(a) Father
(b) Mother
(c) Father only in first pregnancy.
(d) Mother only in first pregnancy
Answer : A

Question : Which pair of chromosomes are present in female?
(a) XX
(b) YY
(c) XY
(d) XXY
Answer : A

Question : Which of the following statement is true?
(a) Men have short sized X chromosome
(b) Men have one long sized Y chromosome
(c) Men have normal sized Y chromosome
(d) Men have one short sized Y chromosome
Answer : D

Very Short Answer Questions

Question : Define speciation.
Answer :
 Speciation means origin of new species from the existing one.

Question : How are characters or traits controlled?
Answer : Characters or traits of an organism are controlled by the genes /DNA.

Question : In a beetle population, the number of green beetles is more than blue and red beetles. Give a reason behind this situation.
Answer :  Variation/Natural selection.

Question :  Write the expanded form of DNA. 
Answer :  Deoxyribonucleic acid.

Question : What is genetic drift?
Answer :  The change in the frequency of certain genes in a population over generations.

Question : What is heredity?
Answer : Transmission of characters and traits from one generation to the next.

Question : How many pairs of chromosomes are present in human beings?
Answer :  23 pairs.

Question : Give any one character of gene. 
Answer : Gene has a fixed position on a chromosome.

Question : Name the term used for the traits that are exhibited externally.
Answer : Phenotype.

Question : An organism which is a worm, has very simple ‘eyes’, that are really eye spots which detect light. Name that organism.
Answer :  Planaria.

Question : Why is the progeny always tall when a tall pea plant is crossed with a short pea plant?
Answer : The trait which represents the tallness in a pea plant is dominant over the another trait, shortness (dwarf).

Question : Human have evolved from chimpanzee. Is it true? 
Answer :  No, the two species have evolved in separate ways from a common ancestor.

Question : Why is it that asexual reproduction produces exact copies but sometimes minor variations are also seen in next progeny?
Answer :  Since no biochemical reaction is reliable, therefore, in copying of DNA, it may cause slight difference which causes these variations.

Question : How can the chromosomes be identified?
Answer :  In human beings, the individual chromosomes are identified by their lengths, position of centromere and banding pattern on staining.

Question : No two individuals are absolutely alike in a population. Why?
Answer :  All individuals have different kind of DNA. So all individuals are not alike to each other.

Question : What is a gene?
Answer :  It is a functional piece of DNA that is responsible for expression of a trait in the organisms.

Question : What indication do we get by reappearance of dwarf plant in F2 generation?
Answer :  After obtaining progeny in F2 generation in a dihybrid cross, Mendel concluded that when two pairs of traits are combined in a hybrid, one pair of character segregates independently of the other pair of character.

Question : Mendel observed a contrasting trait in relation to position of flowers. Mention the trait.
Answer : Axial flower position (dominant), terminal flower position (recessive).

Question : Write the sex of the baby that inherits Y-chromosomes from the father.
Answer :   Male.

Question : What is the phenotypic ratio of a dihybrid cross in F2 generation?
Answer :  9 : 3 : 3 : 1.

Question : What is the effect of DNA copying which is not perfectly accurate on the reproduction process?
Answer :  It will result in less variations which may further lead to less adaptation to changing environment, thus, giving less chances of survival.

Question : What are the basic events in evolution?
Answer :  The changes in DNA during reproduction are the basic events in evolution.

Question : All the variations in a species do not have equal chances of survival. Why?
Answer : Some variations are caused by environmental changes and they do not bring out any change in DNA.Therefore, all the variations do not have equal chances of survival.

Question : What are fossils?
Answer :  Preserved traces of living organisms.

Question : How can the chromosomes be identified?
Answer : In human beings, the individual chromosomes are identified by their lengths, position of centromere and banding pattern on staining.

Question : What are analogous organs?
Answer :  The organs which have similar functions but different structures are called analogous organs.

Question : How is the age of fossil determined?
Answer :  The age of fossil fuels is determined through carbondating or time dating method.

Question :  A Mendelian experiment consisted of breeding pea plants bearing violet flowers with pea plants bearing white flowers. What will be the result in Fj progeny?
Answer :  All will bear violet flowers.

Question : What is evolution?
Answer : Gradual unfolding of organisms from pre-existing organisms through change is called evolution

Question : Name the plant on which Mendel performed his experiments.
Answer :  Garden pea (Pisum sativum).

Question : Give an example where sex determination is regulated by environmental factors.
Answer : In snail, sex is determined by environmental factors (temperature).

Question : When does the process of gene flow take place?
Answer : Gene flow or gene migration takes place in between the populations that are partly but not completely separated.

Question : What is speciation?
Answer : Speciation is the process of formation of a new species from the already existing species by accumulation of variations, natural selection, gene flow, genetic drift, etc.

Question : What is artificial selection?
Answer : It is the process of modification of a species by selective breeding. Animals and plants with desirable characters are selected and propagated. Artificial selection by farmers has resulted in the formation of cauliflowers, cabbage, broccoli and kohlrabi from the wild cabbage.

Question : What is a gene?
Answer : Gene is the unit of inheritance. It is a part of the chromosome which controls the appearance of a set of hereditary characteristics.

Question : Name two human traits that show variations.
Answer : Colours of eyes and shape of external ears.

Question : What is evolution?
Answer : Evolution is the sequence of gradual changes which take place in living organisms over millions of years to give rise to new species.

Question : What are fossils?
Answer : Fossils are preserved traces or remains of living organisms of geological past.

Question : Who is known as the ‘‘father of Genetics’’?
Answer : G.J. Mendel is called the ‘‘father of Genetics’’.

Question : Name the scientist who put forth the theory of natural selection.
Answer : Charles Darwin.

 

Short Answer Questions

Question : The chromosome number of the sexually reproducing parents and their
offspring is same."" Justify the statement.
Answer : In sexually reproducing organisms, male and female gametes /reproductive cells with only half the number of chromosomes (as in the parent cell) are produced. during fertilization, when male and female gametes fuse to give to a zygote, original number of chromosomes are restored.

Question : Genes controls traits ' . Explain this statement with an example.
Answer :  Genes controls traits by synthesizing the specific enzyme. Plant height depends on the amount of a particular plant hormone. The amount of plant hormone made will depends on enzyme. If enzyme work efficiently the plant will be tall. if the gene for that enzyme has an alteration that makes enzyme less efficient, the amount of hormone will be less and plant will be short.

Question : What is DNA copying? State its importance.
Answer : DNA copying is the process of producing two identical replicas from one original DNA molecule during cell division.
DNA is necessary to make all the RNA and proteins needed for cells to carry out necessary reactions and cellular processes in order to survive.

Question : Differentiate between phenotype and genotype?
Answer : Genotype – It is the complete heritable genetic identity of an organism. It is the set of alleles that are carried by the organism. It also includes non- expressed alleles.
Phenotype – It is the description of the actual physical characteristics of an organism or the expressed form of the genotype.

Question : A study found that children with light-coloured eyes are likely to have parents with light-coloured eyes. On this basis, can we say anything about whether the light eye colour
trait is dominant or recessive? Why or why not?
Answer : 
 No, we cannot say that the traits is recessive or dominant unless we know the nature of the two variants of a trait.

Question : Explain the terms analogous and homologous organs with examples.
Answer :
 Analogous organs—Organs with different structure and same function e.g., wings of bird, insects.
Homologous organs—Organs which have same structure but different functions are called homologous organ e.g., forearm of lizard, bird and human.

Question : Explain the importance of fossils in deciding evolutionary relationships.
Answer : 
 Fossils help us to know the following:
(a) Fossils help to trace the racial history of organisms.
(b) They help to measure the geological time.
(c) Older fossils lie at the depth and young fossils are at the upper surface of the  earth. Complex organisms are present at top and simple organisms are present at the bottom.
(d) Fossil like—Archaeopteryx-show the link between two different types of species.

Question : Explain how sexual reproduction gives rise to more viable variations than asexual reproduction. How does this affect the evolution of those organisms that reproduce sexually?
Answer : 
Variations are seen more in sexual reproduction than asexual reproduction because variations occur due to change in DNA coding and due to sexual reproduction in which two genes from two different sexes i.e., male and female genes crossing over takes place and hence cause the variation.


Question : Only variations that confer an advantage to an individual organism will survive in a population. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?
Answer :
 No, depending on the nature of variations different individuals have different kinds of advantages. However, when a drastic change occurs in environment only those organism in the population will survive which have an advantageous variation in that population to survive in changed environment.

Question : Give the respective scientific terms used for studying:
a. the mechanism by which variations are created and inherited, and
b. the development of new type of organisms from the existing ones.
Answer : 
a. Heredity
b. Species

Question : Give the respective scientific terms used for studying
i. The mechanism by which variations are created and inherited.
ii. the development of new types of organisms from the existing ones.
Answer : i. Genetics is the study of mechanism by which variations are created and inherited.
These variations are far more in sexual reproduction due to crossing over in meiosis and also new diploid recombination.
ii. Evolution is used for studying the development of new species of organisms from the existing ones through accumalation of variation.

Question : The human hand, cat paw and the horse foot, when studied in detail show the same structure of bones and point towards a common origin.
a. What do you conclude from this?
b. What is the term given to such structures?
Answer : 
a. They have common origin/ancestory.
b. Homologous organs.   

Question :  How many contrasting characters did Mendel see in garden pea? Give any two of them. 
Answer :   
Mendel observed seven contrasting characters is pea plant. For Ex- flower positionaxial and terminal. seed shape- round and wrinkled. 
 

Long Answer Questions

Question : Does genetic combination of mothers play a significant role in determining the sex of a newborn? 
Answer :  No, mother have no role in determining the sex of a new born. As female have only a pair of X chromosome all children wiil inherit only one X chromosome from the mother. As males have X and Y chromosome its the father, who determines the sex of a new born.
Q-1

 

Question : What are fossils? What is their significance in the study of evolution?
Answer :  Fossils are impressions of the body/ body parts or the remains of organisms living in the past, which got preserved in sediments of earth.
a. Study of fossils helps in working out evolutionary relationships.
b. Fossils provide one of the most acceptable evidences in support of evolution, because we can study the evolutionary past of individuals in the form of their fossils.
c. Age of fossils can also be found by time dating using isotopes of carbon! carbon dating.
d. By studying fossils occurring in different strata of rocks, geologists are able to reconstruct the time course of evolutionary events.


Question : When a tall and dwarf pea plant were crossed, Fx showed only tall plants but in F2 generation, some plants were dwarf. What does it mean?
Answer : It means reappearance of the dwarf character, a recessive trait in B’2 generation shows that the dwarf trait/ character was present in individuals of F* but it did not express (due to the present of tallness, a dominant trait / character)

 
Question :  Enumerate the functions of chromosomes. 
Answer : Functions of chromosomes are,
1. Chromosomes are thread-like organized structures located inside the nucleus of both animal and plant cells. Each chromosome is made of the combination of proteins and DNA.
2. Chromosomes basically control all the activities of a living cell. DNA present on the chromosome not only carries most of the genetic information but also controls the hereditary transference. 
3. Chromosomes are essential for the process of cell division, are responsible for replication, division, and creation of daughter cells which contain correct sequences of DNA and proteins.
4. Chromosomes are often called as the 'packaging material', because it tightly holds the DNA and proteins together in the eukaryotic cells.

Question :  (a) On what rules inheritance is based?

(b) Is each trait influenced by both paternal and maternal DNA?
Answer : 
a. The rules of inheritance is based on the fact that the traits in the progeny are carried out by DNA’s of both the parents (mother and father). These rules are known s ‘Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance’.
The rules are:
(i) Law of dominance,
(ii) Law of segregation, and
(iii) Law of independent assortment.
b. Yes, it is true that each trait is influenced by both paternal and maternal DNA.

 
 
Question : i. In humans, if gene B gives brown eyes and gene b gives blue eyes, what will be the colour of eyes of the persons having the following combination of genes? (a) Bb (b) bb (c) BB ii. What do you class this trait of eye colour in human? Explain. 
Answer : 
 i. Bb will have brown eyes.
bb will have blue eyes.
BB will have brown eyes.
ii. Eye colour in humans is an inherited trait. These are traits that are present in the DNA of an organism and are passed on to their progeny.
 
Question : Explain the original idea of tracing evolutionary relationships. 
Answer :   
The idea of tracing the evolutionary relationships is presently known as molecular phylogeny, which focus on identifying the changes occuring in DNA during reproduction. Evolution does not occur because of a single change in DNA or mutation. Organs are complex both structurally and functionally; and are genetically regulated by many genes working together. Evolution occurs in many stages by slow changes in DNA or mutation that accumalate over time. The stages occurring during evolution can thus be identified by different structures formed from common ancestors.
Comparing the DNA of different species helps to give a direct account of changes that occurred in DNA during the formation of specific species. These changes occur during cell divisions and modify the proteins that forms thereafter. These changes/variations accumulate and pass on to the following next generation. They can be used to trace back and identify the time of their initial occurrence. This approach is based on the idea that organism distantly related will accumulate greater number of differences in their DNA.
 
Question :  How is the sex of child determined in human beings. 
Answer : Determination of the sex of child. Sex chromosomes determine sex in human beings.
In males, there are 44 + XY chromosomes, whereas, in female there are 44 + XX chromosomes. Here X and Y chromosomes determine sex in human beings.
Two types of gametes are formed in male, one type is having 50%, X-chromosome, whereas, other type is having Y-chromosome. In female, gametes are of one type and contain X-chromosome.
The females are homogametic. If male gamete having Y-chromosome (endosperm) undergoes fusion with female gamete having X-chromosome the zygote will have X Y chromosomes and this gives rise to male child.
Q-2
If male gamete having X-chromosome undergoes fusion with female gamete having Xchromosome, the zygote will be having XX-chromosome and this gives rise to female child.

 

More Question

Q1)Who is known as father of genetics?

Q2)Write the scientific name of the plant on which Mendel carried out his experiment.

Q3)How many chromosomes are present inhuman beings?

Q4)What is the genetic material?what is its importance?

Q5)What are recessive genes?

Q6)What are dominant genes?

Q7)Name the cells which possess half the number of chromosomes in human beings? (hint-germ or reproductive cells)

Q8)State the advantages of sexual reproduction?

Q9)Name any two contrasting characters noticed by Mendel in the garden pea plants.

Q10)State the ratio of plants produced in the monohybrid cross in the F1 and F2 generation?

Q11)Where are genes located? What is the chemicals nature of genes?

Q12)How is the sex of a newborn child determined inhumans?

Q13)Why did Mendel choose pea plant for his experiment?

14) Give reasons why acquired characters are not inherited.

Q15) What are the functions played by DNA?

Q16) What observations did Mendel make during his experiments?

Chapter 16 Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
CBSE Class 10 Science Sustainable Management of Natural Resources Worksheet

Worksheet for CBSE Science Class 10 Chapter 9 Heredity And Evolution

We hope students liked the above worksheet for Chapter 9 Heredity And Evolution designed as per the latest syllabus for Class 10 Science released by CBSE. Students of Class 10 should download in Pdf format and practice the questions and solutions given in the above worksheet for Class 10 Science on a daily basis. All the latest worksheets with answers have been developed for Science by referring to the most important and regularly asked topics that the students should learn and practice to get better scores in their class tests and examinations. Expert teachers of studiestoday have referred to the NCERT book for Class 10 Science to develop the Science Class 10 worksheet. After solving the questions given in the worksheet which have been developed as per the latest course books also refer to the NCERT solutions for Class 10 Science designed by our teachers. We have also provided a lot of MCQ questions for Class 10 Science in the worksheet so that you can solve questions relating to all topics given in each chapter.

Where can I download latest CBSE Printable worksheets for Class 10 Science Chapter 9 Heredity And Evolution

You can download the CBSE Printable worksheets for Class 10 Science Chapter 9 Heredity And Evolution for latest session from StudiesToday.com

Is there any charge for the Printable worksheets for Class 10 Science Chapter 9 Heredity And Evolution

There is no charge for the Printable worksheets for Class 10 CBSE Science Chapter 9 Heredity And Evolution you can download everything free

Are there any websites that offer free test sheets for Class 10 Science Chapter 9 Heredity And Evolution

Yes, studiestoday.com provides all latest NCERT Chapter 9 Heredity And Evolution Class 10 Science test sheets with answers based on the latest books for the current academic session

What topics are covered in CBSE Class 10 Science Chapter 9 Heredity And Evolution worksheets?

CBSE Class 10 Science Chapter 9 Heredity And Evolution worksheets cover all topics as per the latest syllabus for current academic year.

How can I use worksheets to improve my Class 10 Science scores?

Regular practice with Class 10 Science worksheets can help you understand all concepts better, you can identify weak areas, and improve your speed and accuracy.