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Genetics Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 9hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ is the passing of traits from parent to offspring.

a)

Heredity

b)

Genetics

c)

Hybrid

d)

Probability

2.

Who was the father of genetics?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Issac Newton

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Watson and Crick

3.

Which option is heterozygous ?

a)

Tt

b)

TT

4.

Which option is homozygous ?

a)

Zz

b)

SS

5.

The genetic makeup of an organism is its

a)

heterozygous

b)

punnett square

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

6.

A homozygous dominant dog with brown fur is crossed with a heterozygous dog with brown fur. What are the percentages of the possible genotypes?

a)

100% BB

b)

75% BB and 25%Bb

c)

50 % BB and 50% Bb

d)

50% Bb and 50% bb

7.

Genotype refers to the ...

a)

physical expression of the genes

b)

the possible combination of alleles in a gene

c)

whether an allele is dominant or recessive

d)

how an organism will appear

8.

Squidward has light blue skin, and his genotype for this trait is Bb. Would Squidward be considered a purebred or hybrid for light blue skin?

a)

Purebred

b)

Hybrid

9.

An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

five

10.

Which of the following is a phenotype?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

d)

Blue eyes

11.

G = green, g = yellow

The genotype for a yellow plant is...

a)

GG

b)

Gg

c)

gg

d)

all of the choices result in yellow

12.

An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present is called

a)

hidden allele

b)

dominant allele

c)

recessive allele

d)

present allele

13.

Two heterozygous (Tt) tall pea plants are crossed. Which describes their offspring?

a)

50% tall and 50% short

b)

75% tall and 25% short

c)

100% short

d)

25% tall and 75% short

14.

What does heterozygous mean?

a)

An organism that has the same genes for a trait (TT or tt)

b)

An organism that has different genes for a trait (Tt)

c)

When neither gene is fully dominant; offspring is a mixture of both

d)

the different forms of a trait (hair color--> brown, blonde, red

15.

Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?

a)

0 %

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

16.

A corn plant heterozygous for tall sprouts mates with a corn plant with short sprouts. If tall sprouts are dominant, how many different phenotypes are possible in the offspring?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

An organism's appearance is known as its

a)

heredity

b)

phenotype

c)

genotype

d)

pedigree

18.

Which of the following genotypes is a purebred?

a)

Bb

b)

Gg

c)

bb

d)

Dd

19.

One form of a gene is called_______________

a)

a DNA

b)

a Phenotype

c)

a trait

d)

an allele

20.

Which of the following alleles is homozygous recessive?

a)

Tt

b)

tt

c)

TT

d)

T

21.

What percentage does each square in a punnett square represent?

a)

25%

b)

15%

c)

20%

d)

50%

22.

Which of the following is an example of a phenotype?

a)

dimples

b)

TT

c)

Tt

23.

What is the difference between a dominant and a recessive trait?

a)

A dominant factor will cover up the recessive trait.

b)

A dominant factor is weaker than the recessive factor.

c)

Both have the same effect on the organism.

24.

Which of the following is an example of a homozygous dominant genotype?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

25.

Which of the following best describes the structure of a DNA molecule?

a)

double helix

b)

contains ribose

c)

made of amino acids

d)

contains Uracil

26.

In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of its pair _____________.

a)

cytosine

b)

guanine

c)

thymine

d)

uracil

27.

Which of the following is a base that is NOT contained in DNA?

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Uracil

d)

Guanine

28.

Guanine bonds with ______________.

a)

Adenine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Thymine

29.

What are the 4 nitrogen bases?

a)

adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine

b)

adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine

c)

adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol

d)

adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose

30.

Which of the following terms means the same as heterozygous?

a)

Purebred

b)

Hybrid

c)

Homozygous

d)

Heterozygous

31.

Yellow body color is dominant to blue. What letter would be used to represent the alleles?

a)

Y

b)

B

c)

R

d)

C

32.

Which of the following options would be the correct genotype(s) for having yellow body color, which is dominant over blue?

a)

YY

b)

Yy

c)

yy

d)

YY or Yy

33.

Where, in the eukaryotic cell, is DNA located?

a)

ribosomes

b)

nucleus

c)

E.R.

d)

cytoplasm

34.

What is the percentage of offspring that have green pods?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

35.

What percentage of the offspring in the punnett square are shown as a hybrid?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%