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Interactive Life Science: 4.2 Quiz Probability and Heredity

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The physical appearance of an organism is its

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

offspring

2.

A number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur is the _________ of the event.

a)

probability

b)

possibility

c)

certainty

3.

An organism that is ____ has two identical alleles for a trait.

a)

multi-zygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

homozygous

4.

A Punnett square shows the combination of_____ that parents can pass on to offspring.

a)

alleles

b)

genes

c)

DNA

5.

The genetic makeup of an organism is its

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

offspring

6.

An organism that is ______ has two different alleles for a trait.

a)

dual zygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

homozygous

7.

Which of these genotypes is heterozygous?


A.AA B.Bb C.Cd D.ee

a)

ee

b)

Cd

c)

Bb

d)

AA

8.

Which of these is NOT a phenotype?

a)

tall

b)

short

c)

homozygous

d)

round

9.

In a cross between individuals that are Aa × Aa, how many boxes of the Punnett square will show an offspring that is AA?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

Which of these is NOT a way to express probability?

a)

1 in 4

b)

25

c)

50 percent

d)

3/4