Genes and Heredity

​Genetics - Punnett Squares Review

Multiple Choice

Heredity is the passage of what from parent to offspring?

• genetic material

• oxygen

• digestive enzymes

• connective tissue

Multiple Choice

What is a chromosome?

• Thread-like structure within a cell's nucleus that contain DNA.

• A series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form daughter cells.

Fill in the Blanks

Small segments of DNA that carry the instructions for the traits organisms have is called

.

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

How many daughter cells are the result of Meiosis?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

What does DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
• Denatured Natural Acid
• Do Not Accept
• I Don't Know

Multiple Choice

If the DNA sequence of a gene is GAC CAA TAT GTA, what mRNA sequence will be produced in transcription?

• nucleus

• AUG GGG CCU CUC

• CUG GUU AUA CAU

• GAC CAA UAU GUA

• CUG CCG GCA CGG

Multiple Choice

An organism's genetic material

• genes

• DNA

• Alleles

• heredity

Multiple Choice

What amino acid would be added to the protein being formed during translation if the mRNA codon reads "CCU?"

• Isoleucine

• Stop

• Methionine

• Proline

Multiple Choice

What does DNA do?

• a.  It carries genetic codes from parents to offspring.
• a.  It carries oxygen from the lungs to the body.
• a.  It tells you who you are.
• a.  It defines the organism.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following tells the Ribosome to STOP?

• UAC

• UGG

• UGA

• UCA

Multiple Choice

How many daughter cells are the result of Mitosis?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

Which amino acid pairs with the codon AGA

• Thr
• Arg
• Ala
• Glu

Multiple Choice

Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine and Thymine are examples of

• DNA structure
• DNA bases
• DNA double helix
• Paired bases

Multiple Choice

The codon CCU codes for what amino acid?

• Isoleucine
• Stop
• Methionine
• Proline

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Which letter pairs with - A

• C

• G

• T

Multiple Choice

The rules of DNA pairing states that Adenine (A) always pairs up with

• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine
• Guanine

Multiple Choice

Which letter pairs with - C

• G

• A

• T

Multiple Choice

Which molecule carries instructions for growth, development and reproduction?

• tRNA
• DNA
• protein
• amino acid

Multiple Choice

Which letter pairs with - T

• C

• A

• G

Multiple Choice

The rules of DNA pairing states that Cytosine (C) always pairs up with

• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine
• Guanine

Multiple Choice

Which letter pairs with - G

• C

• A

• T

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Genes are located on

.

Multiple Choice

What strand of mRNA below would link up with the following codon?

GCA

• CGU

• GGU

• UCT

• ACU

Multiple Choice

Genetic material (DNA) can be found in the...

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• cell wall

Multiple Choice

If you have a disease caused by a mutated gene, which technique might help cure that disease?

• Cloning
• Artificial Selection
• Genetic Engineering
• Gene Therapy

Multiple Choice

What is the correct order (from biggest to smallest) of organization for genetic information?

• Gene, DNA, chromosomes, nucleus, cell

• Cell, nucleus, DNA, chromosome, gene

• Nucleus, cell, chromosome, gene, DNA

• Cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, gene

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

In a pedigree, which shape represents a male?

• circle

• square

Multiple Choice

Tall plants (T) are dominant to short plants (t). What percentage of the offspring will be tall if the parents are TT and Tt?

• 0.0
• 0.25
• 0.5
• 1

Multiple Choice

Which gender has an X and a Y chromosome?

• male

• female

Multiple Choice

What is the cell cycle?

• A series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form daughter cells.

• The form of something.

• The allele whose trait is always shown.

Multiple Choice

If this pedigree shows a recessive disorder, what MUST the genotype of individual 4 be?

• HH

• Hh

• hh

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a beneficial mutation?

• When an organism's lifespan becomes shorter.

• When an organism becomes unable to reproduce.

• When an organism's body becomes deformed.

• When an organism develops immunity to a disease.

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

A permanent change in the DNA sequence

which can affect a single gene or group of genes

• Homeostasis

• Somatic Cell

• Chromosomal Mutation

• Gene Mutation

Multiple Choice

What mutations can be passed on to future generations?

• All mutations
• Mutations in DNA of sex cells during meiosis.
• Mutations in body cells during mitosis.

Multiple Choice

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Insertion

• Frameshift

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Traits controlled by your genes and passed down from your parents are called

.

Multiple Choice

Original: ATC CAT

Mutation: ATC GCAT

What mutation occurred?

• deletion

• insertion

• silent

• transverse

Multiple Choice

What is the term used to select for desireable traits through breeding?

• Cloning
• Natural Selection
• Genetic Engineering
• Artificial Selection

Multiple Choice

Mutations are...

• Changes in the sequence of DNA

• Broken chromosomes

• Bad genes

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

What is a type of Mutation?

• Deletions

• Insertions

• Substitutions

• All of the Above

Multiple Choice

How do you figure out how many chromosomes are in the sex cells of different organisms?

• it's always 23
• it's always half as many as the body cells.
• It's the same as the body cells.
• It's always twice as many as the body cells.

Multiple Choice

Mutations are SOMETIMES helpful to the organism.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Genes is described as...

• the release of energy

• unit of heredity

• waste produced by cells

• collection of adaptation

Open Ended

What questions do you have concerning genes, DNA, heredity, pedigrees or mutations

Multiple Choice

Produces half the chromosomes as the parent cells.

• Meiosis
• Mitosis

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Produces two identical daughter cells.

• Meiosis
• Mitosis

Fill in the Blanks

Traits that are learned are called

(use the word traits in your answer)

Multiple Choice

Skin cells dividing

• Meiosis
• Mitosis

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

A cell goes through 2 rounds of division to make 4 different daughter cells.

• Meiosis
• Mitosis

Multiple Choice

This is the combination of genes from your mom and dad.

• Phenotype

• Allele

• Genotype

• Dominant

Multiple Choice

Cross a Gg parent with a gg parent. What is the probability of gg offspring?

• 0/4
• 1/4
• 2/4
• 3/4
• 4/4

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Each of your traits has two genes called d_____ and r____.

(Type "and" in the answer)

What is Genetics?

Genetics is the study of heredity, which is the passing of traits from one generation to another.

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Two of the same gene is called

.

Multiple Choice

These are the traits we see because of the genotype

• Recessive

• Dominant

• Allele

• Phenotype

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Two different genes is called

.

Multiple Choice

Heredity defines the passage of genetic material from...

• parent to child

• sibling to sibling

• mate to mate

• predator to prey

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Passing of traits from parent to offspring is refered to as

.

Multiple Choice

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey
• water to rain
• parents to offspring
• fungi to protists

Fill in the Blanks

Humans have

pairs of chromosomes

Multiple Choice

________ are not the only factors that can affect phenotypes

• the environment

• genes

• hybrids

• mutations

Multiple Choice

If an individual has the genotype Bb, they are _____.

• heterozygous

• homozygous dominant

• heterozygous recessive

• homozygous recessive

Multiple Choice

___________________________ is the study of how traits are passed on, or inherited.

• dominant traits
• ratio
• phenotype
• genetics

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An organism’s genetic makeup (alleles) is known as its

.

Multiple Choice

Heredity is...

• passage of genetic material from one generation to the next

• movement of nutrients

• new blood cells

• removes waste

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An organism’s physical appearance is known as its

.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following pairs is homozygous dominant?

• Hh
• pp
• HH
• aa

Multiple Choice

Fill in the missing parts

of the Punnet Square.

• BB and BB

• BB and Bb

• BB and bb

• bb and bb

Are a sequence in DNA that code for a protein, thus for a specific traits

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Genes

Multiple Choice

Fill in the missing parts

of the Punnet Square.

• BB

• bb

• Bb

• Dd

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is heterozygous?

• Hh
• gg
• HH
• GG

Multiple Choice

In a certain pepper plant, hot flavor is dominant (H) to

mild (h) flavor. If you cross two heterozygous plants, what

percentage of the offspring will have hot flavor?

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%

• 75%

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explains the genetic material in the offspring?

• the offspring has genetic material 50% mom and 50% dad

• the offspring has genetic material 100% mom and 100% dad

• the offspring has genetic material 0% mom and 100% dad

• the offspring has genetic material 100% mom and 0% dad

Multiple Choice

Brown fur (B) is dominant over white fur (b) in rabbits.

What is the probability of brown fur in offspring between

a heterozygous brown rabbit and a homozygous recessive

white rabbit?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Multiple Choice

A ________________________ is used to predict the possible genotype from certain parents

• Mendel Grid
• Genetic Tic Tac Toe
• Punnett Square
• Pedigree Plot

Multiple Choice

Variations in people's height and eye color are due to

• codominance

• multiple alleles

• polygenic inheritance

• incomplete dominance

Multiple Choice

Gregor Mendel is often called ....

• The father of heredity.
• The father of genetics.
• The king of peas
• The father of punnett squares.

Multiple Choice

Bianca has blue eyes like her father. Where is the trait found?

• genes within chromosomes in nucleus

• chromosomes within genes in cytoplasm

• nucleus within a gene in the chromosome

• cytoplasm within a chromosome

Multiple Choice

Two parents have a heterozygous genotype for eye color. What is the chance of having a blue eye baby?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Alleles are different possibilities for a given trait!

• Every trait has two alleles. One from mother and one from father.

• Ex: blue/black eyes, brown/blonde hair, tall/short

​Alleles?

Traits are specific characteristics that varies from one individual to another.

• Blue eyes

• Brown hair

• Tall

Traits?

What is the difference between Traits and alleles?

Multiple Choice

Where are chromosomes found?

• vacuole

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• mitochondria

Multiple Choice

The hereditary information in animal and plants cells is located on the chromosomes, which the cells store in the --

• vacuoles

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• ribosomes

Multiple Choice

The different forms of a gene.

• Genes

• Allele

• Phenotype

• Pedigree

Multiple Choice

Threadlike structures in cells are

• hybrids

• nucleus

• chromosomes

• mutations

Multiple Select

Check ALL of the examples of PHENOTYPE.

• green color peas

• CC

• Tall

• Tt

• Curly Hair

Multiple Choice

On what structures are genes located?

• chromosomes

• lysosomes

• ribosomes

• golgi bodies

Multiple Select

Check all of the examples of a Dominant Allele

• Aa

• cc

• DD

• Ee

• ff

Multiple Choice

In pea plants, the tall allele is dominant to the short allele. What key would demonstrate this?

• Tall = T

  Short = S

• Tall = t

  Short = T

• Tall = T

  Short = t

• Tall = TT

  Short = tt

Multiple Select

Check all of the examples of a Recessive Allele

• Aa

• cc

• DD

• Ee

• ff

Multiple Choice

The inherited traits of an organism are governed by---

• leukocytes

• genes

• cytoplasm

• enzymes

Multiple Choice

Chromosomes are found in the ______of the cell

• vacuoles

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

• nucleus

Multiple Choice

Genetic material is primarily responsible for-

• removing waste

• governing inherited traits

• create new enzymes

• digestion

An organism with a recessive allele combination will only exhibit that trait when the dominant allele isn't present.

• Represented by a lowercase letter "r"

Recessive

Is stronger so it masks the other trait if present.

• Represented by a capital letter "R"

Dominant

Dominant vs recessive

Multiple Choice

3 cousins have similar appearance but different face shapes. Which of these cell components are most involved in determining the basic shape of each girls face?

• genes, chromosomes, and nucleus

• cytoplasm, chloroplast, and genes

• vacuoles, nucleus, and chromosomes

• chromosomes, chloroplasts and vacuoles

Multiple Choice

The passing of traits from parents to offspring

• hybrids

• pedigree

• DNA

• heredity

Multiple Choice

Identify the homozygous dominant genotype:

• FF

• Ff

• ff

Multiple Choice

Occurs when multiple genes determine the phenotype of a trait

• polygenic inheritance

• heterzygous

• DNA

• Alleles

Multiple Choice

What are genes?

• Something you wear

• The powerhouse of cells.

• Segments of DNA that carry traits for offspring.

• None of the answers are right

Multiple Choice

Offspring of parents with different forms of the same trait

• alleles

• hybrids

• heredity

• pedigree

​Genotypes vs Phenotypes

Genotype: The genetic makeup of an organism. The gene (or allele) combination an organism has.

• Examples: Tt, SS, Bb, aa

Phenotype: The physical characteristics of an organism

• Examples: Tall or short, Straight hair or wavy hair...

Multiple Choice

Section of a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait

• DNA

• gene

• allele

• hybrid

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of phenotype?

• bb

• blue eyes

Multiple Choice

Phenotypes of genetically related family members

• Pedigree

• polygenic inheritance

• mutation

• hybrids

Homozygous vs Heterozygous

Homozygous - Term used to refer to an organism that has two IDENTICAL alleles for a particular trait. Considered as purebred! EXAMPLE: TT or tt

Heterozygous - Term used to refer to an organism that has two DIFFERENT alleles for a particular trait. Considered as hybrids.

EXAMPLE: Tt

Multiple Choice

Differenct forms of a gene

• genes

• alleles

• hybrids

• heredity

Multiple Choice

Which of the following genotypes are purebred?

• Pf

• Bb

• BB

• pF

Multiple Choice

Having two different forms of an allele

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• mutations

• DNA

Multiple Choice

Which of these is homozygous recessive?

• Rr

• RR

• Ba

• bb

Multiple Choice

A white chicken and a black chicken have spotted offspring

• codominance

• incomplete dominance

• mutation

• Alien chicken

Multiple Choice

An organism's physical appearance or visible traits. (what it looks like)

• phenotype

• genotype

Multiple Choice

A parent with straight hair and a parent with curly hair have an offspring with wavy hair

• codominance

• incomplete dominance

• mutation

• Alien baby

Multiple Choice

What allele combination should go in the missing box?

• aa

• AA

• Aa

• None

Multiple Choice

What is the phenotype of the offspring? (A-Brown hair; a-blond hair) 

• 50 % Brown Hair and 50% Blond Hair 

• 75 % Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair 

• 25 % Brown Hair and 75% Blond Hair 

• 0% Brown Hair and 100% Blond Hair 

Multiple Choice

Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?

• GG

• hh

• T

• Aa

Match

Match the following.

• genes are the same

• genes are different

• T - tall

• t - short

• the study of heredity

homozygous

heterozygous

dominant allele

recessive allele

genetics

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• dominant allele

• recessive allele

• genetics

Match

Match the following

• homozygous dominant genes

• heterozygous dominant genes

• homozygous recessive genes

• genetic material of an orgnism (DNA)

• physical characteristics of an organism

AA

Hh

bb

genotype

phenotype

• AA

• Hh

• bb

• genotype

• phenotype