WorksheetsGenetics Quiz - Mr. Whiteaker
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 35mins
Gregor Mendel is known for his work with
pea plants
rabbits
fruit flies
flowers
A seed can be round or wrinkled. Seed shape is
a trait
a gene
a factor
an allele
The letters B (brown) and b (blue) are _________ for eye color.
factors
genes
alleles
traits
In humans there are ____ chromosomes given from each parent.
23
92
46
2
The use of a Punnett Square is to show a/an ________________ of offspring.
probability
actual outcome
characteristic
planned
A sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring is
a gene
a trait
genetics
heredity
A trait a person carries that is LESS common than other traits a
gene
recessive trait
dominant trait
heredity
A trait a person carries that is MORE common than other traits is known as a
dominant trait
recessive trait
trait
gene
The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called
traits
heredity
genetics
biology
The scientific study of heredity (how genes are passed down from generation to generation) is known as
genetics
heredity
biology
science
An organism's genetic makeup (which makes up a trait)
genotype
phenotype
schmenotype
alleles
The process during sexual reproduction in which an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new cell is called
Fertilization
Genetics
Heredity
Mitosis
The different forms of genes are called
genes
alleles
traits
genetics
An organism's physical appearance or visible traits is known as
a phenotype
a genotype
a phegenotype
an allele
An offspring of many generations that has the same form of a trait
purebred
wheat bread
dominant allele
recessive allele
An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present is
a dominant allele
a recessive allele
an allele
a phenotype
A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
Punnett Square
Pythagorean Triangle
Times Square
Probability
The genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring.
DNA
RNA
FNA
genes
An allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present.
recessive allele
dominant allele
gene
trait
A number that describes how likely it is that a particular event will occur.
probability
possibility
hybrid
42
An offspring of crosses that has two different alleles for a trait.
Hybrid
Purebred
Hydra
DNA
Having two identical alleles for a particular gene.
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Halloweenzygous
Codominance
Having two different alleles for a particular gene.
Heterozygous
Homozygous
Codominance
Hawaiizygous
A situation in which both alleles for a gene are expressed equally.
Codominance
Incomplete Dominance
Some other kind of Dominance
FORTNITE Dominance
A situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another allele.
Incomplete Dominance
Codominance
Golden State Warrior Dominance
Chicago Cubs Dominance
What is this a picture of?
A Punnett Square
Confusing Squares
Genetics
Heredity
Which one is a picture of a Punnett Square?
The capital letter 'A' represents
Dominant
Recessive
Codominance
Incomplete Dominance
The lower case 'a' represents
Dominant
Recessive
Codominance
Incomplete dominance
Eye Color: B = Brown Eyes; b = Blue Eyes
Mr. Bloop has the phenotype blue eyes. His genotype is:
BB
BOB
Bb
bb
Eye Color: B = Brown Eyes; b = Blue Eyes
Mrs. Bloop has the phenotype brown eyes (homozygous). Her genotype is
BB
BOO HOO
Bb
bb
Make a Punnett Square for Mr. and Mrs. Bloop using the genotypes for eye color (Mr. Bloop = bb and Mrs. Bloop = BB).
What is the probability that their offspring (children) will have blue eyes (recessive)?
50%
75%
25%
0%
Make a Punnett Square for Mr. and Mrs. Bloop using the genotypes for eye color (Mr. Bloop = bb and Mrs. Bloop = BB).
From the Punnett Square, what is the probability of the offspring (children) having a genotype of Bb?
0%
25%
50%
100%
Antennae Color: G (green); g (yellow)
Mr. Bloop has the phenotype green antennae. His genotype is _____ or _____.
GG or gg
Gg or gg
GG or Gg
Antennae Color: G (green); g (yellow)
Mrs. Bloop has the phenotype green antennae. If Mr. and Mrs. Bloop both have the genotype GG, what is the probability that all of their offspring will have green antennae? __________%
100%
0%
75%
50%
Antennae Color: G (green); g (yellow)
Make a Punnett square for antennae color with a homozygous dominant father and a heterozygous dominant mother.
What is the probability of a child having a genotype of GG?
0%
100%
50%
75%
25%
Antennae Color: G (green); g (yellow)
Make a Punnett Square using both heterozygous dominant alleles.
What is the probability of their children having a recessive genotype (gg)?
25%
100%
0%
50%
Tail Shape : T (straight); t (curly)
Mr. Bloop has the phenotype curly tail. His genotype is _____.
TT
Tt
tt
Tail Shape : T (straight); t (curly)
Complete a Punnett Square using Mr. and Mrs. Bloop’s curly tail genotypes.
What is the chance of their offspring having straight tails?
25%
50%
0%
110%
Wings: F (present); f (absent)
Mr. Bloop has the phenotype wings present. His genotype is
Ff or ff
FF or ff
FF or Ff
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!
Wings: F (present); f (absent)
Mrs. Bloop has the phenotype wings absent. Her genotype is
Fa la la la la
FF
Ff
ff
Wings: F (present); f (absent)
What is the probability that Mr. and Mrs. Bloop’s offspring will have wings present if Mr. Bloop is heterozygous dominant and Mrs. Bloop has the phenotype wings absent ?
1 million percent!
50%
0%
25%
