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Genetic Inheritance

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Red is dominant to white for flower color in a particular plant. If a red flowered plant (RR) is crossed with a white flowered plant (rr), what color will the offspring be?

a)

100% pink

b)

100% red

c)

50% white, 50% red

d)

100% white

2.

In a certain species of rabbits, black coat color is dominant over brown coat color. What is the probability of producing a rabbit with brown coat color from two rabbits that are both heterozygous with black coat color?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

0%

3.

Scott was looking at the results of a cross between red and white flowers. Which is the most likely result of a cross that demonstrates incomplete dominance?

a)

0% pink flowers

b)

25% white flowers

c)

25% white flowers

d)

100% pink flowers

4.

Which of the following is influenced by both genetics and behavior?

a)

eye color

b)

hair texture

c)

blood type

d)

body weight

5.

The flower petals of a hydrangea plant change color as the acidity of the soil changes. The color changes are directly related to which factor?

a)

gravitropism

b)

photosynthesis

c)

geographic location

d)

environmental conditions

6.

Which of the following is caused by nondisjunction?

a)

baldness

b)

sickle cell

c)

trisomy 21

d)

blue eyes

7.

Which characteristic is least likely to be affected by an individual’s environment?

a)

height

b)

weight

c)

skin color

d)

eye color

8.

Colorblindness is a recessive X-linked disorder.

Which genotype represents a male with normal vision?

a)

XN YN

b)

Xn Yn

c)

XN Y

d)

Xn Y

9.
What is the genotype of a person with type A blood, who had a father with type O blood?
a)
AB
b)
AO
c)
AA
d)
OO
10.

Examples include skin color and height (the individual's phenotype exists somewhere along a spectrum)

a)

polygenic inheritance

b)

multiple alleles

c)

linked genes

d)

incomplete dominance