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Year 10 Science Weeks 5 and 6 Revision

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A genotype is defined as:

a)

symbolic representation of a pair of alleles

b)

the expressed traits (physical characteristics)

c)

the variant form of a gene

d)

the type of gene most likely to be expressed

2.

A rats hair colour is an example of a

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

3.

Tt, TT and tt are examples of

a)

Phenotypes

b)

Genotypes

4.

The genotype Gg is

a)

heterozygous

b)

homozygous dominant

c)

homozygous recessive

5.

The genotype aa is

a)

heterozygous

b)

homozygous dominant

c)

homozygous recessive

6.

Hair colour is an example of an

a)

allele

b)

dominant

c)

recessive

d)

punnet square

7.

B = brown hair, b = white hair. A homozygous recessive male mouse is crossed with a heterozygous female brown mouse. Determine the ratio of offspring with brown hair to white hair

a)

1 brown to 3 white

b)

2 brown to 2 white

c)

3 brown to 1 white

d)

4 brown to no white

8.

The P1 generation is the

a)

first generation

b)

second generation

c)

third generation

d)

parental generation

9.

B = brown eyes, b = blue eyes. If a brown eyed man whose mother had blue eyes marries a brown-eyed woman whose mother also had blue eyes, what ratio of their children would have brown eyes to blue eyes?

a)

1 brown to 3 blue

b)

2 brown to 2 blue

c)

3 brown to 1 blue

d)

4 brown to no blue

10.
The genotypic ratio here is
a)
25% blue eye 75 % brown eye 
b)
BB = 25% Bb = 50% bb = 25%
c)
BB= 50 % bb = 50%
d)
All brown eye
11.

Brown is dominant to green. What is the probability of these parents having green offspring?

a)

1/4

b)

2/4

c)

3/4

d)

4/4

12.
What is the genotypic ratio here
a)
TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%
b)
all tall
c)
TT= 75% tt = 25%
d)
Tt = 100%
13.

A red bull is crossed with a white cow, and produces a calf that has both white hair and red hair expressed at the same time. This is an example of:

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

14.

A red flower is crossed with a white flower and produces a pink flower. This is an example of:

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

15.

In some chickens, the gene for feather color is controlled by codiminance. The allele for black is B and the allele for white is W. The heterozygous phenotype is known as erminette. If two erminette chickens were crossed, what percentage of the chicks would be black?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

16.

In humans, hemophilia is a sex-linked trait. Females can be normal, have the disease, or be carriers. Males will either have the disease or not (never carriers). A man who has hemophilia marries a woman who is a carrier. What percentage of their children will have the disease?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

17.

In a pedigree, the square represents a:

a)

male

b)

female

c)

twin

d)

non-disclosed

18.

A horizontal line between a male and a female on a pedigree chart represents:

a)

siblings

b)

marriage

c)

twins

19.

This is an example of:

a)

autosomal recessive

b)

autosomal sex-linked

c)

sex-linked dominant

d)

sex-linked recessive

20.
What does a filled in square represent?
a)
Not affected Female
b)
Not affected Male
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
21.
How many generations are shown in this pedigree?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
This pedigree represents the inheritance of hemophilia in this family. How many of the females have the hemophilia trait?
a)
8
b)
5
c)
2
d)
3
23.
What does an open circle represent?
a)
Not Affected Male
b)
Not Affected Female
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
24.
Is this trait (the shaded individuals) dominant or recessive?
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
25.
How many females are in this pedigree?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
6
d)
7