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Discovery Video: Inheritance Patterns

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If an organism receives an x chromosome from its mother and a y chromosome from its father, the organism be:

a)

Male

b)

Female

2.

A genotype is defined above. What is the correct definition of a phenotype?

a)

How long the organism is expected to live

b)

The alleles contained in the organism's DNA for a particular trait

c)

How an organism actually looks - what traits it is showing

3.

Which is the best definition for a recessive trait?

a)

only one form of the gene will be physically represented in the individual; will mask the other form of the gene; always expressed in offspring

b)

the unexpressed (masked by dominant) allele or trait; still part of the genetic makeup of the individual and can be passed on in successive generations if it becomes homozygous

4.

Select the correct GENOTYPE for this heterozygous, fire-breathing dragon monkey

a)

FF

b)

Ff

c)

ff

5.

If this mom and dad monkey had a baby, what are the chances that the baby will be homozygous recessive?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

0%

6.

What are the chances that these two dragon monkeys would produce a recessive, non-fire-breathing baby?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

0%

7.

When these heterozygous fire-breathing dragon monkeys have a baby, what are the chances that they will produce another heterozygote baby monkey?

a)

4 out of 4, or 100%

b)

2 out of 4, or 50%

c)

1 out of 4, or 25%

d)

0 out of 4, or 0%

8.

Are the purple-eyed monkeys they are going to cross in the video homozygous or heterozygous?

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

9.

What are the chances that these purple-eyed monkeys will produce a baby with the orange-eyed phenotype?

a)

3/4 or 75%

b)

2/4 or 50%

c)

1/4 or 25%

d)

0/4 or 0%

10.

How are you doing during the corona break?

a)

I am great! I love being home!

b)

I am getting by and finding ways to stay sane.

c)

Some days are better than others, but I am ok.

d)

Things are not going so well.