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Chap. 11 Test Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the Genetic Disorder: A dominant genetic disorder; affects the nervous system; first symptoms do not appear until between the ages of 30 - 50 years old, some symptoms include paranoia, hallucinations, and uncontrollable movements.

a)

Achondroplasia

b)

Albinism

c)

Huntington's Disease

d)

Tay-Sachs Disease

2.

Name the Genetic Disorder: Autosomal dominant genetic condition; affects height and body size; adult height is about 4 ft.

a)

Huntington's Disease

b)

Tay-Sach's Disease

c)

Turner Syndrome

d)

Achondroplasia

3.

Name the Genetic Disorder: recessive genetic disorder; gene found on chromosome 15; characterized by lack of enzyme that breaks down fatty acids; predominant among Jews of eastern European descent

a)

Huntington's Disease

b)

Tay-Sach's Disease

c)

Sickle Cell Anemia

d)

Parkinson's Disease

4.

Which describes the 23 pairs of human chromosomes?

a)

1 autosome pair; 22 sex chromosome pairs

b)

2 sex chromosome pairs; 21 autosome pairs

c)

2 autosome pairs; 21 sex chromosome pairs

d)

1 sex chromosome pair; 22 autosome pairs

5.

TRUE or FALSE: There are four alleles for blood type, making blood type a good example of multiple alleles.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Name the Genetic Disorder: caused by altered genes; results in lack of skin pigment

a)

Albinism

b)

Cystic Fibrosis

c)

Hemophilia

d)

Achondrolasia

7.

When both alleles are expressed in the heterozygous condition

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Complete dominance

d)

Intolerance

8.

The following picture represents what pattern of inheritance?

a)

Complete dominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

c)

Co-dominance

d)

Sex-linked inheritance

9.

Name the Genetic Disorder: recessive genetic disorder; characterized by the body's inability to tolerate galactose

a)

Sickle Cell Anemia

b)

Parkinson's Disease

c)

Cystic Fibrosis

d)

Galactosemia

10.

Name the Genetic Disorder: recessive genetic disorder; affects mucus-producing glands, digestive enzymes, sweat glands, and is most common among Caucasians

a)

Cystic Fibrosis

b)

Parkinson's Disease

c)

Achondroplasia

d)

Huntington's Disease

11.

Blood type and Coat Color of Rabbits are examples of:

a)

Incomplete Dominance

b)

Multiple Alleles

c)

Codominance

d)

Mendel's Laws

12.

Name the Genetic Disorder: affects the red blood cell and their ability to transport oxygen; red blood cell is crescent shaped; symptoms can include abdominal pain, ulcers, fatigue, fever, and stroke

a)

Tay-Sachs Disease

b)

Sickle Cell Anemia

c)

Achondroplasia

d)

Huntington's Disease

13.

If a gene is found only on the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome, it is said to be what?

a)

sex-linked trait

b)

polygenic trait

c)

codominant trait

d)

incomplete dominance trait

14.

What is NOT a possible genotype for someone with type B blood?

a)

BB

b)

AB

c)

BO

15.

What pattern of inheritance is shown in this image?

a)

Codominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

c)

Polygenic traits

16.

How many kids did the mother and father from the first generation have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

17.

In the second generation-how many people have the disease or display the physical trait?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

18.

What do half colored symbols represent?

a)

The individual is a carrier (heterozygous).

b)

The individual expresses the trait.

c)

The individual has both recessive alleles.

d)

The individual has both dominant alleles.

19.

Which of the following is homozygous dominant?

a)

Yy

b)

Y

c)

yy

d)

YY

20.

Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?

a)

Bb

b)

BB

c)

bb

d)

B

21.

How are individuals I-2 and III-5 related?

a)

Grandpa and grandson

b)

Mom and son

c)

Uncle and nephew

d)

Grandma and grandson

22.

Looking at this pedigree, how many female family members are carriers?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

10

d)

7

23.

Looking at this pedigree, how many family members have the disease?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

All

d)

None

24.

Based on the data on human height, it is reasonable to conclude that height is an example of a(n) ________ trait.

a)

polygenic

b)

codominant

c)

x-linked

d)

multallelic

25.

One form of a gene is called_______________

a)

a DNA

b)

a Phenotype

c)

a trait

d)

an allele

26.

How many PAIRS of sex chromosomes do humans have?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

1

d)

2

27.

Based on the Karyotype shown, at which chromosome pair can we identify a genetic disorder? 

a)

Chromosome pair 5

b)

sex chromosomes

c)

Chromosome pair 21

d)

There are no chromosomal disorders

28.

Testing the amniotic fluid for birth defects.

a)

Chorionic Villi Sampling 

b)

Ultrasound

c)

Amniocentesis

d)

Embryo Test

29.

Cell division during which sister chromatids fail to separate properly

a)

Epistasis

b)

Incomplete Dominance

c)

Nondisjunction

d)

Telomere

e)

Codominance

30.

For the following Karyotype, please answer the following question...


What is the sex of the person in the Karyotype?

a)

Male

b)

Female

31.

For the following Karyotype, please answer the following question...


As far as you can tell, according to the karyotype graph, does the person have a "normal" karyotype (meaning no deletions or additions of chromosomes) or does the person show an abnormality, such a deletion or addition of a chromosome?

a)

The karyotype appears normal. There are no visible deletions or additions of chromosomes.

b)

The karyotype appears to have abnormalities. There are visible deletions or additions of chromosomes.

32.

Alleles that are on an X or Y chromosome

a)

sex-linked trait

b)

heredity

c)

genes

d)

alleles

e)

chromosome

33.

inheritance pattern in which an offspring's phenotype is a combination of its parents' phenotypes

a)

dominance

b)

sex-linked traits

c)

incomplete dominance

d)

mutation

34.

The visual representation of an individual's chromosomes is a 

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

karyotype

d)

stereotype

35.

Someone who has one recessive allele for a trait but doesn’t show it.

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

c)

Mutant

d)

Carrier

36.

The passing of traits from parent to offspring

a)

Genetics

b)

Heredity

c)

Biology

d)

Zoology

37.

Human chromosomes that determine gender

a)

C and D

b)

O and P

c)

X and Y

d)

A and B

38.

When you cross two parents, each parent is responsible for passing _______ of their two alleles for each individual trait.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

39.

A rare genetic disorder where in the blood does not clot in a typical way that it should due to insufficient blood-clotting factors.

a)

Sickle Cell Anemia

b)

Hemophilia

c)

Phenylketonuria

d)

Rett Syndrome

40.

In autosomal dominant inheritance, only one copy of a defective gene (from either parent) is necessary to cause the condition.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

41.

The karyotype diagram below represents a human female with the genetic disorder known as Turner syndrome. Chromosomal analysis of this karyotype reveals the mutation is a result of

a)

a missing X chromosome

b)

a missing Y chromosome

c)

an extra 21 chromosome

d)

missing chromosome #9

42.

The karyotype diagram below represents a human male. Chromosomal analysis of this karyotype reveals the abnormality in this karyotype is:

a)

a missing X chromosome

b)

a missing Y chromosome

c)

an extra 21 chromosome

d)

missing chromosome #9

43.

True or False.  Pictured above is a karyotype of a male human being.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

What process occurs during meiosis that can result in chromosomal disorders?

a)

crossing over

b)

non-disjunction

c)

anaphase I

d)

prophase II

45.

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

46.

What are the possible genotypes for this cross?
(Click the picture to see it without the text)

a)

TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%

b)

all tall

c)

TT= 75% tt = 25%

d)

Tt = 100%

47.

Why are there no white rabbit babies?

a)

The white gene is not present in any of the babies.

b)

It takes two recessive genes to show the trait.

c)

Grey is a better color.

d)

Baby five will be white.

48.

Incomplete dominance means that the traits are

a)

expressed equally

b)

dominant

c)

recessive

d)

blended