Genetics and Mendel's Discoveries Quiz

What is the study of heredity and the process by which traits are passed from one generation to the next?

• Genetics

• Biology

• Ecology

• Botany

What is the primary function of the nucleus in a cell?

• To protect the cell

• To contain genetic material

• To store nutrients

• To produce energy

Which organism is mentioned as having the largest genome of any four-legged animal?

• Elephant

• Noose River Water Dog salamander

• Giraffe

• Blue whale

What did Mendel use to manually fertilize his pea plants?

• A dropper

• A spoon

• A needle

• A brush

What did Mendel observe about the traits of pea plants?

• Traits were completely random

• Traits favored one parent over the other

• Traits blended evenly from both parents

• Traits were identical to one parent

What is the difference between genotype and phenotype?

• Both are visible traits

• Genotype is genetic, phenotype is visible

• Both are genetic codes

• Genotype is visible, phenotype is genetic

According to Mendel's principle of segregation, how many alleles does each parent pass to their offspring?

• Three

• Two

• None

• One

What does the principle of independent assortment state?

• Traits are always recessive

• Traits segregate independently

• Traits are inherited together

• Traits are always dominant

What is the dominant trait in Mendel's pea plant experiments?

• Purple flowers

• White flowers

• Green pea pods

• Yellow pea pods

What can result from mistakes in the copying of DNA molecules?

• Dominant traits

• Recessive traits

• Mutations

• Independent assortment