Biology EOC NGSS

An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?

• one

• two

• three

• five

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A heterozygous long-tusked elephant is crossed with a homozygous recessive short-tusked elephant. What is the probability of the offspring having short tusks?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

What is the genotypic ratio of the offspring?

• 3:1

• 1:3

• 1:2:1

• 2:2

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is the term used to describe the movement of alleles between populations?

• Genetic drift

• Gene flow

• Natural selection

• Mutation

What are the phenotype percentages of the offspring?

• 50 % Brown fur and 50% White fur

• 25 % Brown fur and 75% White fur

• 75 % Brown fur and 25% White fur

• 0% Brown fur and 100% White fur

What are the possible genotypes for this cross?
(Click the picture to see it without the text)

• TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%

• all tall

• TT= 75% tt = 25%

• Tt = 100%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In rabbits, black fur (B) is dominant over brown fur (b). If a rabbit has brown fur, what can you conclude about its genotype?

• It is BB.

• It is Bb

• It is brown

• It is bb.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Why are there no white rabbit babies?

• The white gene is not present in any of the babies.

• It takes two recessive genes to show the trait.

• Grey is a better color.

• Baby five will be white.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In the image above, what is the percentage of the offspring has the possibility of inheriting blood type O?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2