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Genetics Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mendel observed all of the following traits of pea plants to come up with his theory on genetics, EXCEPT... 
a)
Color
b)
Height
c)
Taste
d)
Pod shape
2.
Gregor Mendel was a monk who studied pea plants to make discoveries about genetics. What country did he study pea plants in?
a)
Australia
b)
Ireland
c)
Poland
d)
Austria
3.
Most traits come from __________________.
a)
one gene
b)
Atlanta
c)
a team of genes working together
d)
the father
4.
Gregor Mendel has become known as "_____________________."
a)
The Father of Genetics
b)
Mr. Pea Plants
c)
a pretty weird guy
d)
The King of Heredity
5.
The theory that parent traits are mixed together to form an offspring with traits somewhere in between.
(Mendel worked to disprove this theory.)
a)
Paint Spill Heredity Theory
b)
Blending Theory of Inheritance
c)
Theory of Blended Families
d)
Theory of Genetics
6.
What is a genome?
a)

One of those little guys that lives in the forest.

b)

The entire collection of an organism's genetic material.

c)

The specific genetic part that expresses physical traits.

d)

The part of a gene that accounts for human emotions.

7.

Which of these is an example of a phenotype?

a)

Bb

b)

blue eyes

c)

Alleles inherited by an individual

d)

Chromosomes

8.

What are Punnett Squares used for?

a)

To tell us exactly what offspring will look like.

b)

To give us a percentage that an offspring will express a certain trait.

c)

To map an entire human genome.

d)

To create hilarious puns that make us all laugh, laugh, laugh.

9.
A homozygous dominant combination of alleles looks like this:
a)
BB
b)
bb
c)
Bb
d)
rr
10.

Mendel chose to use pea plants in his experiments for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

a)

Pea plants were expensive so no one else could get them.

b)

Pea plants were common.

c)

Pea plants had easily observable traits.

d)

Pea plants reproduced and grew quickly.

11.
What are alleles?
a)

One of the nucleotide bases that forms DNA: A- Allelles

b)
Physical description of an organism.
c)

Different variations of the same gene.

d)
Any organism with a tail.
12.

What is heredity?

a)

The passing of traits from parents to offspring.

b)

The traits shown by recessive alleles.

c)

The gene for lots of hair.

d)

Factors that control traits.

13.
Dominant traits are always more common.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Dominant traits can be less common than recessive traits.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
An allele whose trait is masked in the presence of a dominant allele. 
a)
Recessive
b)
Regressive
c)
Aggressive
d)
Hybrid
16.
Phenotype refers to an organism's...
a)
Physical trait
b)
Genetic code
c)
Specific gene combination 
d)
Entire genetic composition
17.
This is an inheritance pattern in which alleles are neither dominant nor recessive.
a)
Codominance
b)
Boring alleles
c)
Homozygous alleles
d)
Heterozygous alleles
18.

The human genome can be super interesting and really cool to learn about. However, it is also...

a)

Intensely complex

b)

Lame-o

c)

Only important to frogs

d)

Irrelevant. We don't even have genes anymore.

19.
Where was CRISPR first observed?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Mice
d)
Oranges
20.

It is always essential to think about ____________ ___________ when genetic material could be changed forever.

a)

moral implications

b)

monetary gain

c)

personal glory

d)

embarrassing moments