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Mendel, Monohybrids, and Meiosis, Oh My

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
One reason for Mendel's success with genetic studies of peas was that he
a)
used only hybrid pea plants
b)
used peas with large chromosomes
c)
studied large numbers of offspring
d)
discovered the sources of variation in peas
2.
Pairs of genes that control the same trait are known as
a)
allelles
b)
gametes
c)
hybrids
d)
loci
3.
If green is dominant over purple, then what is the genotype for this individual?
a)
Purple
b)
Green
c)
GG
d)
gg
4.
Which is the correct phenotype for this organism?
a)
BB
b)
blue
c)
green
d)
bb
5.
Brown fur color is dominant over black fur color. Which of the following is the actual genotype of ALL of the offspring in the next generation of this cross for fur color?
AA x aa
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
brown fur
6.
B - black, b - brown.  Two black mice mate and have some black and some brown mice.  What is the genotype of the parents?
a)
BB x Bb
b)
BB x bb
c)
Bb x Bb
d)
Bb x bb
7.
If something is heterozygous, it is also...
a)
purebred
b)
hybrid
c)
dominant
d)
recessive
8.
Tt is-
a)
homozygous dominant
b)
homozygous recessive
c)
heterozygous
d)
none of these
9.
This image shows a...
a)
Punnett Square
b)
Phenotype
c)
Genotype
d)
Dominant allele
10.
A phenotype is the...
a)
letter combination
b)
dominant gene
c)
recessive gene
d)
physical appearance
11.
 Recessive alleles are-
a)
capital
b)
lowercase
c)
both
d)
neither
12.
Purple is dominant to white. A heterozygous purple flower is crossed with a white flower. What are the genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring?
a)
100% Pp (purple)
b)
50% Pp (purple); 50% pp (white)
c)
75% Pp (purple); 25% pp (white)
d)
25% PP, 50% Pp, 25% pp
75% purple, 25% white
13.
A cross between two tall garden pea plants produced 314 tall plants and 98 short plants. What genotypes are the parents?
a)
TT and tt
b)
TT and Tt
c)
Tt and Tt
d)
TT and TT
14.

Law of segregation states that what would be in a gamete of a parent who was heterozygous for tall? (Each answer is a gamete)

a)

T

b)

t

c)

TT

d)

Tt

e)

tt

15.

The law of independent assortment states that a heterozygous TtPp plant would make which of the following gametes?

a)

Tt

b)

TP

c)

Pp

d)

Tp

e)

tp

16.

Which of Mendel's laws explains why a sibling will look different than another sibling but both will have a combination of the parents' various traits?

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Law of Independent Assortmen

d)

Theory of Evolution

17.

Purple is dominant to white. A heterozygous purple flower is crossed with another heterozygous purple flower. What are the genotypes of the offspring?

a)

100% Pp

b)

50% purple : 50% white

c)

75% Purple; 25% white

d)

25% PP, 50% Pp, 25% pp

18.

A Red Cow is mated with a White Bull, the baby cows are all Roan (Red and White hairs). Which type of inheritance pattern is this demonstrating?

a)

Dominance

b)

Co-Dominance

c)

Incomplete Dominance

d)

Multiple Alleles

e)

Polygenics

19.

Two pink flowers are incompletely dominant in terms of color inheritance. When mated, how many offspring will also be pink?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

20.

A pink flower and a white flower are incompletely dominant in terms of color inheritance (red, white and pink). If 100 baby flowers grow, are the possible offspring from this cross?

a)
b)
c)
d)