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Genetics 101

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is known as the Father Of Genetics?

a)

Gregor Mendell

b)

Watson, Crick & Wilkins

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Gregory Mendell

2.

What species of autotrophs did the Father of Genetics study?

a)

Sunflowers

b)

Pea Plants

c)

Daisies

d)

Snow Peas

3.

If a mom has the dominant homozygous trait of brown eyes, and the dad has the recessive homozygous trait of brown eyes, what is the probability that their kid will have brown eyes?

a)

No chance

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

4.

Is the combination "Aa" heterozygous or homozygous?

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

5.

If a dad has heterozygous trait for green eyes, and the mom has a recessive homozygous trait for blue eyes, what color eye does their kid have a higher probability of getting?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Brown

d)

Equal Chance

6.

Is this an allele? : Green

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

What is the phenotype of a mom with dominant homozygous green eyes, and a dad with heterozygous brown eyes?

a)

100%- Green eyes

b)

50%- Green eyes

c)

50%- Brown eyes

d)

75%- Brown eyes

8.

What would be the results from a cross between a woman with a genotype of Cc and a man with a genotype of cc?

a)

c= 40%

C= 60%

b)

c= 25%

C= 75%

c)

c= 50%

C= 50%

d)

c= 0%'

C= 100%

9.

Which is a genotype?

a)

Blue eyes

b)

EE

c)

heterozygous

d)

probability

10.

Do cells have anything to do with your genes?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Choose one of two types of peas that the Father Of Genetics experimented on

a)

Green Peas

b)

Pod shaped Peas

c)

Yellow Peas

d)

Snow Peas

12.

What is the name of the chart scientists use to figure out the genes of newborns?

a)

Dot Chart

b)

Bar Graph

c)

Data Graph

d)

Punnett Square

13.

How are dominant traits symbolized in letters?

a)

Capitalized

b)

Lowercased

14.

What are the phenotypes based on this chart?

a)

50%- R

50%- r

b)

100%- R

0%- r

c)

75%- R

25%- r

d)

25%- R

75%- r

15.

What is selective breeding?

a)

Taking traits from babies that you want, and then combining them.

b)

Taking traits from animals that you want, and then combining them.

c)

Taking an animal and another animal, and smushing them together

d)

Choosing which dog breed you want to adopt.

16.

Is it possible for your great, great grandma's homozygous dominant red hair gene to be passed down to your kid?

a)

No

b)

Yes

17.

If a mom has heterozygous green eyes, and so does the dad, what is the probability of their kid NOT having green eyes?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

100%

d)

75%

18.

What traits do both a mom and dad need for their child to have a 100% probability of having blue eyes?

a)

Heterozygous Blue Eyes

b)

Homozygous Dominant Blue Eyes

c)

Homozygous Recessive Blue Eyes

d)

They both need blue eyes

19.

What dog do you get if you selectively breed a maltese and a poodle?

a)

Maltipoo

b)

Just a poodle with some maltese traits

c)

Just a maltese with some poodle traits

d)

Golden Retriever

20.

Why is it important that we know about genetics?

a)

To know what kind of dog you want by selectively breeding.

b)

To see how you got the eye color and the skin color that you have.

c)

To know why you have the learned habits that you know.

d)

To know about your traits and why you have them; genetics is the building block of life.