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3.4 IB Inheritance

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The genotype of this flower is....

a)

homozygous recessive

b)

heterozygous

c)

homozygous dominant

d)

white

2.

To express a recessive trait you must be....

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

heterozygous

c)

heterozygous recessive

d)

homozygous recessive

3.

The physical appearance of a trait is called.....

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Homozygous

d)

Heterozygous

4.

Mendel's law of segregation states that during meiosis, the alleles that control each trait separate, and only _________________ from each pair is/are passed to the offspring

a)

one allele

b)

the dominant trait

c)

two alleles

d)

the recessive trait

5.

A roan cow shows co-dominance in fur color (red & white are both expressed). What is the phenotypic ratio expected if a roan cow and a roan steer mate together?

a)

100% Roan

b)

1:1 Red:White

c)

1:1 Red:Roan

d)

1:2:1 White:Roan:Red

e)

1:1 White:Roan

6.

Ken is blood type B and Sally is blood type A. How can they have children who are types A, B, AB, and O?

a)

Ken: IBi

Sally: IAi

b)

Ken: IBIB

Sally IAi

c)

Ken: IBi

Sally: IAIA

d)

Ken: IBIB

Sally: IAIA

7.

Orange or black fur is a single, X-linked co-dominant trait in cats. Calico cats have white fur with patches of orange and black. Is it true that calico cats can only be female?

a)

Yes, because they have 2 'X' chromosomes, and therefore can have both the orange and black alleles (XOXB)

b)

No, males can be calico because they can have both the alleles for orange and black (XOYB)

c)

Yes because the trait is found on the X chromosome (XOBX)

d)

No, males can be calico because the trait is found on the X chromosome (XOBY)

8.

Colorblindness is a recessive X-linked disorder.

Which genotype represents a male with normal vision?

a)

XNYN

b)

XnYn

c)

XNY

d)

XnY

9.

Jim has type AB blood. His dad could be type O.

a)
b)
c)
10.

Colorblindness is more common in males than in females because......

a)

fathers pass the allele for colorblindness to their sons only

b)

the allele for colorblindness is located on the Y chromosome

c)

the allele for colorblindness is recessive and located on the X chromosome

d)

males who are colorblind have two copies of the allele for colorblindness

11.

Bob is blood Type B and Hilda is Type A, their son Barry is Type O. What are the only possible genotypes of Bob and Hilda?

a)

Bob: IBi

Hilda: IAi

b)

Bob: IBi

Hilda: IAIA

c)

Bob: IBIB

Hilda: IAi

d)

Bob: IBIA

Hilda: IAi

12.

Males are more likely to suffer from a sex-linked disease or disorder because...

a)

males are the weaker sex

b)

males have less DNA

c)

males have 1 X chromosome, so the disorder is more likely to be expressed

d)

females are the stronger sex

13.

If a trait is more likely to appear in one sex over the other......

a)

the trait is probably sex-linked.

b)

the trait is probably autosomal.

c)

the trait is probably co-dominant

d)

the trait if probably incompletely dominant

14.

If something is heterozygous, it is also...

a)

purebred

b)

hybrid

c)

dominant

d)

recessive

15.

Which of Mendel's laws explains why a sibling will look different than another sibling but both will have a combination of the parents' various traits?

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Law of Independent Assortment

d)

Theory of Evolution

16.

Why did Mendel study pea plants? (3)

a)

Because he could control the mating between plants

b)

Because they have easily identifiable traits

c)

Because both self-pollination and cross-pollination is possible

d)

Because they were the only plants to display Mendelian genetics

e)

Because he was allergic to asparagus

17.

A female was a carrier for sex-linked color blindness and her partner had normal vision. If they had 4 boys, what percentage of these male children would statistically also be color blind?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

18.

Which disease or disorder is caused by the inheritance of two mutated alleles?

a)

Down Syndrome

b)

Colorblindness

c)

Cystic Fibrosis

d)

Hemophilia

19.

Which of the following statements is true regarding blood types?

a)

A and O are codominant, B is recessive.

b)

B and O are codominant, A is recessive.

c)

A and B are codominant, O is recessive.

d)

A , B and O are all codominant with each other.

20.

In humans, hemophilia is an X-linked recessive trait. If a man and a woman have a son who is affected with hemophilia, which of the following is definitely true?

a)

The mother carries an allele for hemophilia

b)

The father carries an allele for hemophilia

c)

The father is afflicted with hemophilia

d)

both parents carry an allele for hemophilia

21.

A man who has a sex-linked allele will pass it on to...

a)

all his daughters

b)

all his sons

c)

1/2 of his daughters

d)

1/2 of his sons

22.

The observable outward manifestation of the genes of an individual is referred to as its....

a)

genome

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

proteome

23.

Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disorder.

Which genotype represents a female who is a carrier for hemophilia?

a)

XHXh

b)

XhXh

c)

XHXH

d)

XhY

24.

Which of the following crosses could NOT produce a child with blood type A?

a)

IAi x IBi

b)

IA i x IAIB

c)

IAIA x IBi

d)

IAIA x IBIB

e)

IAi x ii

25.

The red and blue pair of chromosomes in the bottom row are....

a)

genetically identical

b)

carrying the same genes, but different alleles

c)

carrying completely different genes

d)

carrying the same genes and the same alleles