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Inheritance

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are small stretches of DNA that code for traits
a)
Nucleus
b)
Chromosomes
c)
Gene
d)
Centromeres
2.
Where is all the genetic information in a cell?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Nucleotides
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Cytoplasm
3.
One form of a gene is called_______________
a)
a DNA
b)
a Phenotype
c)
a trait
d)
an allele
4.

What is the function of the X and Y chromosomes?

a)

Eye colour

b)

Hair colour

c)

Height

d)

Sex

5.
blood types consist of 4 different alleles.
a)
false
b)
true
6.
incomplete dominance means that there traits are,,,
a)
expressed equally
b)
dominant
c)
recessive
d)
blended
7.
polygenic means that _________ control a characteristic
a)
many genes
b)
single genes
c)
3 genes
d)
no genes
8.
an example of polygenic inheritance is...
a)
height
b)
hitch hikers thumb
c)
blood types
9.
What is NOT a possible genotype for someone with type B blood?
a)
BB
b)
AB
c)
BO
10.
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
11.
What are the blood types of the possible children that a woman (type O) and man (type AB) can have?
a)
O and AB
b)
O and A
c)
O and B
d)
A and B
12.
What is the phenotype of a person with the genotype AO?
a)
type A
b)
type O
c)
AA
d)
OO
13.
What do you call the non-Mendelian inheritance pattern where both traits are dominant and both appear in the organism with heterozygous genotype?
a)
Codominance
b)
Incomplete dominance
c)
Polygenic traits
14.
What pattern of inheritance is shown in this image?
a)
Codominance
b)
Incomplete dominance
c)
Polygenic traits
15.
What pattern of inheritance is shown in this image?
a)
Codominance
b)
Incomplete dominance
c)
Polygenic traits
16.
What pattern of inheritance is shown in this image?
a)
Codominance
b)
Incomplete dominance
c)
Polygenic traits
17.
A man with type O blood is accused of being the father of a type B baby. The mother is type A. Could this man be the father? 
a)
Yes 
b)
No
18.
The passing of characters from parents to offspring is called?
a)
Monohybrid cross
b)
Heredity
c)
True breeding
d)
Genetics
19.
An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
a)
hidden allele
b)
dominant allele
c)
recessive allele
d)
present allele
20.
How much of your DNA do you inherit from your mom?
a)
10%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
it varies
21.
Which of the following alleles is homozygous recessive?
a)
Tt
b)
tt
c)
TT
d)
T
22.
The Law of Independent Assortment states: 
a)
most genes are inherited together
b)
only dominant genes are inherited
c)
recessive genes can never be expressed
d)
genes that control different characteristics are inherited separately and are not related
23.
The Law of Segregation states: 
a)
alleles are inherited together
b)
alleles separate during gamete formation
c)
only dominant genes are inherited
24.

When there are more than 2 alleles for a specific trait.

a)

codominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

polygenetics

d)

multiple alleles

e)

sex linked

25.

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

26.

By looking at the pedigree, what type of inheritance does Huntington's Disease show?

a)

Autosomal dominant

b)

Autosomal recessive

c)

Sex-linked dominant

d)

Sex-linked recessive

e)

Autosomal co-dominant

27.
Wet earwax is a dominant trait (E), dry earwax is recessive trait (e).  What is the sex, phenotype, and genotype of individual III-1?
a)
female, wet earwax, Ee
b)
female, dry earwax, ee
c)
female, wet earwax EE
d)
female, wet earwax, cannot tell genotype
28.

What pattern of inheritance is shown, and what is the phenotype of individual II-3?

a)

Autosomal dominant: FF

b)

Autosomal recessive: Ff

c)

Sex-linked dominant XfY

d)

Sex-linked recessive XFY

29.

If hemophilia is a sex-linked recessive trait, what genotype would individual III-3 have?

a)

XhX

b)

XhXh

c)

XhYh

d)

XhY

e)

XHYh

30.
What is the mode of inheritance shown here?
a)
Autosomal Dominant
b)
Autosomal Recessive
c)
Sex Linked Recessive
d)
Co-dominant
31.

What is the expected value of a female who likes Pepsi?

a)

10.5

b)

11

c)

14.5

d)

6.3

32.

If we are testing at a 5% significance level and our p-value is 0.00453, what is the conclusion?

a)

Accept Ho

b)

Reject Ho

c)

We need to know chi-squared

d)

You cannot do this problem without a calculator

33.
Find the degrees of freedom.
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
34.
The table shows the number or babies born on each day of the week.  Is there evidence that births are more likely on specific days of the week?
a)
yes, the p value is greater than .05
b)
no, the p value is less than .05
c)
yes, the p value is less than .05
d)
no, the p value is greater than .05
35.
What gamete possibilities could come from this parent's genotype?
a)
AB, AB, aB, aB
b)
Ab, AB, Ab, ab
c)
Ab, Ab, Ab, Ab
d)
AB, aB, ab, aB
36.

What goes in box 3

a)

Aabb

b)

AABB

c)

AAbb

d)

aaBb

37.
What genotype is missing from this Punnett Square?
a)
RrYy
b)
RRYY
c)
rryy
d)
RrYY
38.

An image that displays homologous chromosomes within a nucleus is called a:

a)

Pedigree

b)

Karyotype

c)

Family Tree

d)

Cladogram

39.

What is this picture ?

a)

Fussy Math

b)

Chi-Square Formula

c)

Test Cross Formula

d)

Test of a Hybrid

40.

During what process does independent assortment and segregation of alleles occur?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Fertilization

41.
DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG
The mutated DNA segment is TTACGCAAC. This is an example of ___ mutation.
a)
Base Substitution
b)
Base Insertion
c)
Base Inversion
d)
Translocation
42.
A mutation that does NOT show up through protein function is called
a)
deletion mutation
b)
inversion mutation
c)
silent mutation
d)
transverse mutation
43.
The "on/off" switch for an operon is called the
a)
promoter
b)
repressor
c)
operator
d)
gene
44.
A protein that binds to the operator and blocks the RNA polymerase
a)
regulator
b)
repressor
c)
activator
d)
corepressor
45.
what is an operon?
a)
a part of a ribsome
b)
a part of a Rna
c)
a unit made up of linked genes that code for proteins needed to do a specific task
d)
needed for dna replication
46.
What is the name of the stretch of DNA where RNA polymerase binds?
a)
operator
b)
promoter
c)
enhancer
d)
origin
47.
The lac operon genes only become expressed if:
a)
lactose binds to the repressor
b)
glucose binds to the repressor
c)
lactose binds to the operator
d)
the repressor binds to the operator
48.
What type of operon is the trp (tryptophan) operon?
a)
inducible
b)
repressible
c)
positive control
d)
promoible
49.
Operons are found in the cells of which of the following types of organisms?
a)
prokaryotes (bacteria)
b)
eukaryotes (plant and animals)
c)
animals only
d)
viruses
50.

(a)   crosses are used to determine an individual's genotype by crossing it with an individual of a known genotype.

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