Heredity & Traits Quiz

Which of the following is heterozygous?

• MM

• Mm

• mm

Which of the following is homozygous dominant?

• RR

• Rr

• rr

Which of the following is homozygous recessive?

• QQ

• Qq

• qq

What term denotes the physical expression of a gene?

• genotype

• phenotype

• appearance

• homologous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which of the following would produce a recessive phenotype?

• hh

• Rr

• Ww

• BB

What organism did Mendel study?

• pea plants

• onions

• mice

• cats

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square

• tt
• Tt
• Bb
• TT

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Dominant alleles are represented by a:

• Male gene
• lowercase letter
• recessive trait
• capital letter

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

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

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2