Sponge Bob Genetics

What is the phenotype of a creature with LL?

• Squarepants

• Roundpants

• Long Nose

• Stubby Nose

What is the phenotype of an individual with yy?

• Yellow Body

• Blue Body

• Round Eyes

• Oval Eyes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What is the phenotype of an individual with Ss?

• Yellow Body

• Blue Body

• Square pants

• Round pants

One of SpongeBob's cousins, SpongeBillyBoby, recently met a cute squarepants gal, SpongeGerdy, at a local dance and fell in love. 
If SpongeGerdy's father is a heterozygous squarepants and her mother is a roundpants, what is her genotype?

• SS

• Ss

• ss

• Ss or ss

One of SpongeBob's cousins, SpongeBillyBoby, recently met a cute squarepants gal, SpongeGerdy, at a local dance and fell in love. 
SpongeBillyBob is heterozygous for his squarepants shape. What is his genotype?

• SS

• Ss

• ss

• Ss or ss

SpongeBob's family, SpongeWilma and SpongeWilbur, have the biggest round eyes in the family. Wilma is believed to be heterozygous for her round eye shape (Rr), while Wilbur's family brags that they are a pure line for round eyes.

Complete a punnett square to show the possibilities that would result from Wilma and Wilbur having children?

• Round eyes

• Round-oval eyes

• Oval eyes

• Pointed oval eyes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

SpongeBob's aunt and uncle, SpongeBrooke and SpongeJason, have the biggest round eyes in the family. SpongeBrooke is believed to be heterozygous for her round eye shape, while SpongeJason's family brags that they are pure line.

• RR and Rr

• RR and RR

• RR and rr

• Rr and rr

SpongeBob's aunt and uncle, SpongeBrooke and SpongeJason, have the biggest round eyes in the family. SpongeBrooke is believed to be heterozygous for her round eye shape, while SpongeJason's family brags that they are pure line.

What is the probability that SpongeBrooke and SpongeJason's offspring would have round eyes?

• 0 %

• 50 %

• 100 %

• 75 %

SpongeBob's cousin, SpongeSam, has a square body shape, which is a dominant trait. If SpongeSam is heterozygous for his body shape, what is his genotype?

• SS

• Ss

• ss

• sS

SpongeBob's friend, Patrick, has a star-shaped body. If the star shape is a recessive trait, what must be Patrick's genotype?

• SS

• Ss

• ss

• sS