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Ch. 5 Genetics Chapter Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for the passage of traits or characteristics from parents to offspring through the inheritance of genes called?

a)

Genetics

b)

Dominant

c)

Heredity

d)

Biology

2.

What is the field of Biology devoted to understanding how traits or characteristics are transmitted from parents to offspring?

a)

Ecology

b)

Biochemistry

c)

Biology

d)

Genetics

3.

What is the term for a form that a gene may take for a given trait called?

a)

Dominant

b)

Allele

c)

Gene

d)

Recessive

4.

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism for a trait called?

a)

Genome

b)

Phenotype

c)

Genotype

d)

Allele

5.

What is the term for the physical or visible characteristics that the genotype determines called?

a)

Phenotype

b)

Homozygous

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Polygenic

6.

What is the term for a tool that determines all the possible gene combinations among offspring called?

a)

Pedigree chart

b)

Food web

c)

Punnett square

d)

Karyotype

7.

What is the term for a trait that dominates or prevents the expression of another trait called?

a)

Codominant

b)

Dominant

c)

Recessive

d)

Sex linked

8.

What is the term for the form of a trait that is overpowered or dominated by another form called?

a)

Codominant

b)

Dominant

c)

Sex linked

d)

Recessive

9.

What is the term for an organism with two identical alleles for a trait called?

a)

Hemophilia

b)

Homozygous

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Polygenic

10.

What is the term for an organism with two different alleles for a trait called?

a)

Hemophilia

b)

Homozygous

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Polygenic

11.

What is the term for the condition where one allele is not dominant to the other; both alleles are trying to be expressed resulting in a third possible phenotype

a)

Sex linked

b)

Dominant ve Recessive

c)

Codominant

d)

Multiple Allele

12.

What is the term for the first mating of two organisms called?

a)

F1 generation

b)

F2 generation

c)

Parental cross

d)

Phenotype

13.

What is the term for the offspring that result from a parental cross called?

a)

F1 generation

b)

F2 generation

c)

Parental cross

d)

Phenotype

14.

What is the term for the offspring that result from a cross of the F1 generation called?

a)

F1 generation

b)

F2 generation

c)

Parental cross

d)

Phenotype

15.

What is the term for the condition where individuals can not clot blood properly; a sex-linked recessive disorder

a)

Sickle cell anemia

b)

Hemoglobin

c)

Turner's syndrome

d)

Hemophilia

e)

Down's syndrome

16.

What is the term for a tool for tracing the occurrence of a trait in a family called?

a)

Punnett square

b)

Pedigree chart

c)

Energy pyramid

d)

Karyotype

17.

What is the term for when multiple genes are responsible for a given trait called?

a)

Factor

b)

Allele

c)

Polygenic

d)

Phenotype

18.

What is the term for an allele that is inherited on the sex chromosome (X) called?

a)

Multiple allele

b)

Polygenic

c)

Genotype

d)

Sex linked

19.

What is the term for a segment of DNA on a chromosome that directs the making of a protein called?

a)

Chromosome

b)

DNA

c)

GENE

d)

ALLELE

20.

Identify a genotype that is homozygous recessive.

a)

AB Blood type

b)

AA

c)

Aa

d)

aa

21.

Identify a genotype that is homozygous dominant.

a)

AB Blood type

b)

AA

c)

Aa

d)

aa

22.

Identify a genotype that is heterozygous.

a)

AB Blood type

b)

AA

c)

Aa

d)

aa

23.

Identify a phenotype.

a)

AB Blood type

b)

AA

c)

Aa

d)

aa

24.

Identify 4 facts about genes.

a)

Genes are segments of DNA

b)

Genes are found on chromosomes

c)

Genes come in pairs (homologous)

d)

Genes come in different forms (alleles)

e)

Genes code for traits

25.

Based on the pattern of inheritance known as sex-linkage, if a male is a hemophiliac (XhY), how many genes for this trait are present on the sex chromosomes within his cells?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

26.

Based on the pattern of inheritance known as sex-linkage, if a female is a hemophiliac (XhXh), how many genes for this trait are present on the sex chromosomes within her cells?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

27.

Based on the pattern of inheritance known as sex-linkage, if a female is a carrier (XHXh), how many genes for this trait are present on the sex chromosomes within her cells?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

28.

An inherited metabolic disorder known as phenylketonuria (PKU) results from the inability to break down an amino acid due to a missing ____.

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Protein

c)

Enzyme

d)

Gene sequence

29.

What genetic disorder has abnormal hemoglobin with fragile red blood cells?

a)

Turner's syndrome

b)

Down's syndrome

c)

Sickle cell anemia

d)

PKU

e)

Klinefelter's syndrome

30.

A male is represented by what 2 sex chromosomes?

a)

XX

b)

XXY

c)

XYY

d)

XY

31.

A female is represented by what 2 sex chromosomes?

a)

XX

b)

XXY

c)

XYY

d)

XY

32.

What are all the possible gametes for a parent with GGBb for two designated traits?

a)

GG, Bb

b)

GB, Gb

c)

GG

d)

Bb

33.

What are all the possible gametes for a parent with AaBb for two designated traits?

a)

Aa, Bb

b)

AB, Ab

c)

AB, Ab, aB

d)

AB, Ab, aB, ab

34.

What is the genotype for the following punnett square?

a)

1/4 RR, 1/2 rr, 1/4 Rr

b)

1/4 RR, 1/2 Rr, 1/4 rr

c)

1/2 RR, 1/4 Rr, 1/4 rr

d)

What is a genotype?

35.

What is the phenotype for the following punnett square? Note: Red (R) is dominant over white (r)?

a)

1/4 Red, 1/2 Pink, 1/4 White

b)

3/4 Red, 1/4 White

c)

4/4 Red

d)

4/4 White

36.

What is the probability that Mary and Steve will have a baby with hemophilia?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

37.

What is the probability that Mary and Steve will have a normal baby boy?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

38.

What is the probability that Mary and Steve will have a girl with hemophilia?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

39.

What is the probability that Mary and Steve will have a normal girl?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

40.

What must happen for a boy to have hemophilia?

a)

Dad must have hemophilia

b)

Mom must have hemophilia

c)

Mom must be a carrier at least

d)

Mom and Dad must have hemophilia

41.

If a black fur guinea pig (BB) is crossed with a white fur guinea pig (bb), What is the probability that the offspring have black fur?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

42.

If a black fur guinea pig (BB) is crossed with a white fur guinea pig (bb), What is the probability that the offspring have grey fur?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

43.

What is the term that Mendel used to refer to genes?

a)

Chromosomes

b)

DNA

c)

Factors

d)

Chromatin

44.

What organism did Mendel use to understand how traits are passed from generation to generation?

a)

Rats

b)

Flies

c)

Monkeys

d)

Pea plants

45.

What condition is it when there is an extra 21st chromosome?

a)

Turner's syndrome

b)

Klinefelter's syndrome

c)

Down syndrome

d)

PKU

46.

What condition is it when there is only 1 sex chromosome?

a)

Turner's syndrome

b)

Klinefelter's syndrome

c)

Down syndrome

d)

PKU

47.

What is the symbol in a pedigree chart for a man with a disorder?

a)

Square that is empty

b)

Square that is filled in

c)

Circle that is empty

d)

Circle with a dot in the middle

e)

Circle that is filled in

48.

What is the symbol in a pedigree chart for a woman who is a carrier?

a)

Square that is empty

b)

Square that is filled in

c)

Circle that is empty

d)

Circle with a dot in the middle

e)

Circle that is filled in

49.

What is the symbol in a pedigree chart for a woman who has hemophilia?

a)

Square that is empty

b)

Square that is filled in

c)

Circle that is empty

d)

Circle with a dot in the middle

e)

Circle that is filled in

50.

What is the symbol in a pedigree chart for a man who is normal for blood clotting?

a)

Square that is empty

b)

Square that is filled in

c)

Circle that is empty

d)

There is no such thing as a normal male

51.

What does a line connecting a circle to a square indicate in a pedigree chart?

a)

Nothing

b)

They are siblings

c)

They are married

d)

They are grandchildren

52.

What is the chemical inside the nucleus that controls all the cell's activities called?

a)

ATP

b)

Enzymes

c)

RNA

d)

DNA

53.

In the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy" what is the name of the character played by a racoon?

a)

Star-lord

b)

Groot

c)

Thanos

d)

Rocket

e)

Gamora