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- 1. Multiple Choice
The study of heredity
Genetics
Genome
Allele
Punnett Square
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Italian monk/scientist who first showed
the principles of genetics
Watson and Crick
Linnaeus
Darwin
Mendel
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe observable traits of an organism are known as itsalleledominancephenotypegenotype
- 4. Multiple ChoiceEach parent contributes one of the genes for a particular trait. The genes of the pair are called:variablesgameteshybridsalleles
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIf green is dominant over purple, then what is the genotype for this individual?PurpleGreenGGgg
- 6. Multiple ChoiceTt is-homozygous dominanthomozygous recessiveheterozygousnone of these
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIf a pea plant were homozygous recessive for height, how would its alleles be represented?TTTttttT
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA __________ is a segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein, which leads to a particular trait.GeneAlleleCodonNucleotide
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe letters on the TOP AND SIDE of a punnett square represent ______________.The combination of alleles in offspring.The possible alleles given by the parents following meiosis.The genotype and phenotype of offspring.The results of genetic mutations in offspring.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the predicted percentage of homozygous recessive offspring in this cross?
0%
25%
50%
75%
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe dominant trait in this punnett square isyellow pea seedsgreen pea seedsthere is no dominant seed
- 12. Multiple ChoiceTwo brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?0 %25%50%75%
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which term refers to an organism's physical appearance
recessive allele
dominant
genotype
phenotype
- 14. Multiple Choice
If one parent is heterozygous, what does that mean? Choose all that apply.
One dominant allele, one recessive allele
It means they are a hybrid
They have one capital letter and one lowercase letter as symbols
They can pass on either allele
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the genotype for a homozygous recessive trait?ggGgGG
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the phenotype in the bottom right square? (Yellow is dominant and green is recessive)yyYyyellowgreen
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the genotype for a homozygous recessive trait?ggGgGG
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat % of the offspring in the Punnet square are heterozygous?25%50%75%100%
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of letters are used to show a trait is dominant?capitallowercase
- 20. Multiple Choicepp is an example of why type of genotype?homozygous recessiveheterozygous recessivehomozygous dominantheterozygous dominant
- 21. Multiple ChoicePP is what type of genotype?homozygous recessiveheterozygous recessivehomozygous dominanthomozygous recessive
- 22. Multiple ChoicePp is an example what type of genotype?homozygous recessivehomozygous dominantheterozygous dominant
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one or more alternative forms of a gene?chromosomegenotypephenotypeallele
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of letter show s a recessive trait?capitallowercase
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a trait that can be hidden?dominantrecessivesneakyrecess time
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the transmission of traits from parent to offspring?hereditygeneticscell biochem
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a trait that will always show itself?recessivedominantone from the dadone from the mom
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThis is the term for genes a person has for a trait?genotypephenotype
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThis is the physical appearance of a trait.genotypephenotype
- 30. Multiple Choice
a percent, ratio, or fraction that describes how likely it is that an event will occur
ethics
biotechnology
probability
hybrid
- 31. Multiple Choice
diagram predicting the possible gene combinations that might result from a genetic cross
recessive
pedigree
Punnett square
F1 generation
- 32. Multiple Choice
A _______ is an alternative form a gene.
chromosome
sister chromatid
allele
telomere
- 33. Multiple ChoiceY for yellow body is dominant over y for blue body. What alleles would produce yellow bodies?YY,yyYy,yyYY onlyYY,Yy
- 34. Multiple Choice"The Great White Shark was 20 feet in length. Phenotype or Genotype?phenotypegenotype
- 35. Multiple ChoiceIf "T" is the allele for tall and "t" is the allele for short, then Tt would produce?tallshortmediumnot enough info
- 36. Multiple ChoiceA physical characteristic that can be passed from parent to offspring.behaviortraitstrong musclesability to fly a plane.
- 37. Multiple Choice
Red (R) is dominant over white (r). How can a flower be white?
It can have RR and be white.
It has to have rr.
It has to have rR
There is no way it can be white until the third generation.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceTwo brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?0 %25%50%75%
- 39. Multiple ChoiceIf green is dominant over purple, then what is the genotype for this individual?PurpleGreenGGgg
- 40. Multiple ChoiceBrown fur color is dominant over black fur color. Which of the following is the actual genotype of ALL of the offspring in the next generation of this cross for fur color?
AA x aaAAAaaabrown fur - 41. Multiple Choice
3.If two white rabbit produce a black offspring, the parent’s genotypes for color must be:
heterozygous
homozygous black
homozygous white
not enough information was given
- 42. Multiple ChoiceIn Mendel's pea plants, the homozygous recessive phenotype was white flowers. If Mendel crossed two homozygous recessive pea plants, what color flowers would be seen in the offspring?white and purplewhitepurplelavendar
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhat percentage of the offspring will be purebred dominant?0%25%50%75%
- 44. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False:
A heterozygous dominant trait can be written as BB.TrueFalse - 45. Multiple ChoiceD = dimples d = no dimples
What is the genotype for a homozygous recessive offspring?DDDddd - 46. Multiple ChoiceRound (R) seeds are dominant to wrinkled (r) seeds.
What is the genotype for a homozygous dominant offspring?RRRrrr - 47. Multiple ChoiceIf two purebred species (BB) are crossed, what percentage of their offspring would be BB?25%50%75%100%
- 48. Multiple ChoiceShort hair (S) is dominant to long hair (s).
What is the genotype for an offspring with long hair?SSSsss - 49. Multiple ChoiceWhat percentage of the offspring will be heterozygous dominant?100%75%50%25%
- 50. Multiple ChoiceThe "Father of Genetics"Isaac NewtonGregor MendelAlbert EinsteinRobert Hooke
- 51. Multiple ChoiceIf a trait is homozygous the letters are theSameDifferent
- 52. Multiple ChoiceIf you are homozygous recessive, the genotype would beAAaaAa
- 53. Multiple ChoiceIf you are homozygous dominant, the genotype would beAAaaAa
- 54. Multiple Choice
If a trait is heterozygous, the letters (alleles) are
The sameDifferent - 55. Multiple ChoiceIf you are heterozygous, your genotype would beAAaaAa
- 56. Multiple ChoiceAnother term for homozygous isHybridPurebredRecessiveDominant
- 57. Multiple ChoiceAnother term for heterozygous isHybridPurebredDominantRecessive
- 58. Multiple ChoiceA __________ is a segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein, which leads to a particular trait.GeneAlleleCodonNucleotide
- 59. Multiple ChoiceThe dominant trait in this punnett square isyellow pea seedsgreen pea seedsthere is no dominant seed
- 60. Multiple ChoiceTt is-homozygous dominanthomozygous recessiveheterozygousnone of these
- 61. Multiple ChoiceThe letters on the TOP AND SIDE of a punnett square represent ______________.The combination of alleles in offspring.The possible alleles given by the parents following meiosis.The genotype and phenotype of offspring.The results of genetic mutations in offspring.
- 62. Multiple ChoiceWhy do we see only tall plants in the second generation?The gene for tall height is dominantThe gene for short height is dominantThe gene for tall height is recessiveThe parents did not have the tall gene
- 63. Multiple Choice
Select all that would be considered phenotypes:
Blonde
Rr
Short
rr
- 64. Multiple Choice
Select all that would be considered genotypes:
Blonde
Rr
Short
rr
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