Genetics Quiz

The expression of a trait that can be hidden or masked and shown using lower case letters (b,t,r, etc) is _____________.

• Recessive

• Dominant

How many chromosomes does a human cell have?

• 42

• 46

• 64

• trillions

How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?

• 1
• 2
• 4
• 6

Sexual reproduction requires _____ parents and asexual reproduction requires ___ parents

• 1,1
• 2,2
• 2,1
• 1,2 

What percentage of chromosomes are handed down by a sperm cell during sexual reproduction?

• 75%

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%

What phase of mitosis is occuring in the picture?

• Prophase
• Metaphase
• Cytokinesis
• Telophase

In which phase does the cell spend most of it's life (90%)?

• Interphase

• Cytokinesis

• Telophase

• Anaphase

The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ pairs/chromosomes.

• twins

• asexual

• homologous

What do we call the table used to calculate the probability of an offspring's genotype?

• Punnett square
• Venn diagram
• Golden ratio
• Fibonacci sequence

Who is considered the Father of Genetics based on his study of the pea plant?

• Gregor Mendel

• Albert Einstein

• Robert Frost

• Charles Darwin