Quiz about Punnett Squares

Question 1

Who is known as the father of genetics?

Accepted Answer

Gregor Mendel

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Charles Darwin

Answer

James Watson

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Spongebob

Question 2

When were the 1st genetics experiments conducted?

Accepted Answer

1850s

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1900s

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1950s

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1750s

Question 3

Pollination is a form of asexual reproduction.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 4

What were some of the traits studied in pea plants?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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Pod color

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Stem size

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Flower color

Question 5

The P/P1 generation is the _______________.

Accepted Answer

Parental generation

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1st generation of offspring

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2nd generation of offspring

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3rd generation of offspring

Question 6

The F1 generation is the _______________.

Accepted Answer

1st generation of offspring

Answer

Parental generation

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2nd generation of offspring

Answer

3rd generation of offspring

Question 7

The F2 generation is the ______________.

Accepted Answer

2nd generation of offspring

Answer

Parental generation

Answer

1st generation of offspring

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3rd generation of offspring

Question 8

Organisms have 2 hereditary factors for each trait. Where do they come from? (select 2)

Accepted Answer

1 comes from the mother

Accepted Answer

1 comes from the father

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both come from the mother

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both come from the father

Question 9

When this allele is present it will always be expressed.

Accepted Answer

Dominant Allele

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Recessive Allele

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Heterozygous

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Homozygous

Question 10

This allele will only be expressed if there are 2 copies present.

Accepted Answer

Recessive Allele

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Dominant Allele

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Heterozygous

Answer

Homozygous

Question 11

This allele is represented by a capital letter.

Accepted Answer

Dominant allele

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Recessive allele

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Heterozygous

Answer

Homozygous

Question 12

This allele is represented by a lower case letter

Accepted Answer

Recessive allele

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Dominant allele

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Heterozygous

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Homozygous

Question 13

The physical traits or the physical expression of the genes is known as?

Accepted Answer

Phenotype

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Genotype

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Heterozygous

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Homozygous

Question 14

The actual genes are known as?

Accepted Answer

Genotype

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Phenotype

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Heterozygous

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Homozygous

Question 15

When the two alleles are the same.

Accepted Answer

Homozygous

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Heterozygous

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Phenotype

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Gametes

Question 16

When the two alleles are different.

Accepted Answer

Heterozygous

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Homozygous

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Phenotype

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Gametes

Question 17

Reproductive cells (sperm and egg cells) are known as?

Accepted Answer

Gametes

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Genotype

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Phenotype

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Body cells

Question 18

Reproductive cells have _____________ the number of chromosomes as the body cells.

Accepted Answer

1/2

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1/4

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the same

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3/4

Question 19

If you cross two heterozygous parents (Bb x Bb), what percent of the offspring will also be heterozygous (Bb)?

Accepted Answer

50%

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25%

Answer

75%

Answer

100%

Question 20

If you cross a heterozygous purple flower (Pp) with a homozygous recessive white flower (pp), what percent of the offspring will also be heterozygous (Pp)?

Accepted Answer

50%

Answer

25%

Answer

75%

Answer

100%

Question 21

If you cross a heterozygous purple flower (Pp) with a homozygous recessive white flower (pp), what percent of the offspring will be homozygous recessive (pp)?

Accepted Answer

50%

Answer

25%

Answer

75%

Answer

100%

Question 22

If you cross a homozygous dominant purple flower (PP) with a homozygous recessive white flower (pp), what percent of the offspring will be heterozygous (Pp)?

Accepted Answer

100%

Answer

25%

Answer

50%

Answer

75%

Question 23

Each box within the Punnett square represents:

Accepted Answer

Individual offspring

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Individual parents

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Different generations

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Individuals from different families

Question 24

If an organism has the dominant phenotype, you know the exact genotype.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 25

If an organism has the recessive phenotype, you know the exact genotype.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 26

If you cross two heterozygous parents (Bb x Bb), what percent of the offspring will have the dominant phenotype?

Accepted Answer

75%

Answer

25%

Answer

50%

Answer

100%

Question 27

If you cross two heterozygous parents (Bb x Bb), what percent of the offspring will have the recessive phenotype?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

50%

Answer

75%

Answer

100%

Question 28

Phenotype is an organism's actual observed properties such as:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

Physical characteristics

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Development

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Behavior

Question 29

Which genotype is heterozygous?

Accepted Answer

Hh

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HH

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hh

Answer

HH and hh

Question 30

Which genotype is homozygous?

Accepted Answer

HH and hh

Answer

HH

Answer

Hh

Answer

hh

Question 31

Which genotype is homozygous recessive?

Accepted Answer

hh

Answer

HH

Answer

Hh

Answer

HH and hh

Question 32

Which genotype is homozygous dominant?

Accepted Answer

HH

Answer

Hh

Answer

hh

Answer

HH and hh

Question 33

Which genotype will express the recessive phenotype?

Accepted Answer

hh

Answer

HH

Answer

Hh

Answer

HH and Hh

Question 34

Which genotype will express the dominant phenotype?

Accepted Answer

HH and Hh

Answer

HH

Answer

Hh

Answer

hh

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