Heredity — Class 10 Science

Mock test for heredity chapter.

Chapter Mock Test

Total Marks:43
Duration:45 min
Total Questions:20
Difficulty:Mixed

Test Structure

  • Section A: 10 MCQs (1 mark)
  • Section B: 6 Short Answer (3 marks)
  • Section C: 2 Long Answer (5 marks)

Preparation Tips

  • • Know Mendel's two laws and how they explain inheritance patterns
  • • Practice Punnett squares for monohybrid and dihybrid crosses
  • • Know 3:1 ratio for monohybrid, 9:3:3:1 for dihybrid crosses
  • • Understand dominant vs recessive, homozygous vs heterozygous
  • • DNA structure: Double helix, sugar-phosphate backbone, complementary bases
  • • Base pairing rules: A-T and G-C
  • • Compare autosomal and X-linked (sex-linked) inheritance patterns
  • • Analyze pedigrees to identify inheritance patterns and predict offspring

Key Topics Checklist

Mendel's laws of inheritance
Monohybrid cross (3:1 ratio)
Dihybrid cross (9:3:3:1 ratio)
DNA structure and base pairing
Semi-conservative replication
Genotype vs phenotype
Dominant and recessive traits
Autosomal inheritance patterns
Sex-linked (X-linked) inheritance
Pedigree analysis