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Genetics Test Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Father of Genetics

Used pea plants for genetics studies

and to observe patterns of inheritance

a)

Mendel

b)

Darwin

c)

Watson

d)

Franklin

2.

Delivery of characteristics from parent to offspring.

a)

heredity

b)

meiosis

c)

independent assortment

d)

dominance

3.

Sequence of DNA that determines a trait.

a)

gene

b)

allele

c)

homozygous

d)

genotype

4.

Gregor Mendel used these plants for his genetic studies.

a)

peas

b)

roses

c)

lettuce

d)

rye grass

5.

The characteristic of an organism, what it looks like, color, texture, height etc.

a)

trait

b)

genotype

c)

heredity

d)

heterozygous

6.

Different form of a gene. Round or wrinkled or yellow or green. Like vanilla and chocolate ice cream different flavors but still ice cream.

a)

allele

b)

gene

c)

heredity

d)

dominant

7.

Genes are inherited in _______ of alleles.

a)

pairs

b)

trios

c)

quads

d)

singles

8.

Trait that masks or hides the recessive trait. Always represented by a capital letter.

a)

dominant

b)

incomplete dominant

c)

co-dominant

d)

x-linked dominance

9.

Always represented by a lower case letter. Doesn't show if a dominant allele is present. Need 2 of them for the trait to show.

a)

recessive

b)

incomplete

c)

not quite

d)

co-dominance

10.

Genetic make-up of an organism. What the paired alleles look like.

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

xenotype

d)

homozygous

11.

Physical characteristics of the organism.

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

heterozygous

d)

homozygous

12.

Paired alleles are the same. Like AA or aa.

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

13.

Paired alleles are different. Like Aa or Bb. One dominant and one recessive.

a)

heterozygous

b)

homozygous

14.

Organisms that have a heterozygous genotype are known as. Like Rr.

a)

hybrids

b)

pure breds

c)

homozygous

d)

genotype

15.

Organisms that have homozygous alleles are considered? Like AA or aa

a)

true-breeding pure bred

b)

heterozygous

c)

hybrid

d)

dihybrid

16.

Mendels Principle that states that if a dominant allele is present in the genotype then the dominant trait will show.

a)

Dominance

b)

Segregation

c)

Independent Assortment

d)

Evolution

17.

____________ dominance means the the dominant alleles completely masks recessive alleles. There is no in between.

a)

complete

b)

incomplete

c)

co-dominance

d)

x-linked

18.

Which genotype is homozygous dominant?

a)

AA

b)

aa

c)

Aa

d)

aA

19.

Which genotype is heterozygous?

a)

Aa

b)

aa

c)

AA

d)

AB

20.

Which genotype is homozygous recessive?

a)

aa

b)

AA

c)

Aa

d)

aA

21.

In pea plants round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r).

What would the genotype be for a wrinkled seed?

a)

rr

b)

RR

c)

Rr

22.

In pea plants round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r).

What would the possible genotypes be for a round seed?

a)

RR or Rr

b)

rr or Rr

c)

RR or rr

23.

Mendels principle that states pair of alleles are separated during meiosis the formation of gametes, offspring receive one gamete from each parent during fertilization

a)

segregation

b)

dominance

c)

independent assortment

d)

evolution

24.

If there is one trait, how many possible gametes will there be? For example if the genotype is Rr how many gametes?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

25.

In pea plants seeds are round (R) or wrinkled (r). Which is the dominant trait?

a)

round

b)

wrinkled

26.

In pea plants seeds are round (R) or wrinkled (r). Which is the recessive trait?

a)

round

b)

wrinkled

27.

In pea plants round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r).

What type of cross is shown in the Punnett square?

a)

monohybrid

b)

dihybrid

c)

true-breeding

28.

In pea plants round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r).

Use the Punnett square to identfiy how many offspring would have a round phenotype?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

29.

In pea plants round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r).

Use the Punnett square to identfiy how many offspring would have a wrinkled phenotype?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

30.

In pea plants round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r).

Use the Punnett square to identfiy how many offspring would have a homozygous dominant genotype?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

31.

In pea plants round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r).

Use the Punnett square to identfiy how many offspring would have a homozygous recessive genotype?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

32.

In pea plants round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r).

Use the Punnett square to identfiy how many offspring would have a heterozygous genotype?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

33.

In pea plants round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r).

What type of cross is shown in the Punnett square?

a)

true-breeding pure bred

b)

monohybrid

c)

dihybrid

d)

triohybrid

34.

In pea plants round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r).

Use the Punnett square to identfiy how many offspring would have a homozygous genotype?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

e)

4

35.

In pea plants round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r).

Use the Punnett square to identfiy how many offspring would have a round phenotype?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

36.

In pea plants round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r).

Use the Punnett square to identfiy how many offspring would have a heterozygous genotype?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

e)

4

37.

In mice black fur (B) is dominant to white fur (b) and black eyes (E) are dominant to red eyes (e).

Identify the following genotype BbEe.

a)

heterozygous black fur, heterozygous black eyes

b)

homozygous black fur, heterozygous black eyes

c)

homozygous white fur, homozygous black eyes

d)

homozygous black fur, homozygous red eyes

38.

In mice black fur (B) is dominant to white fur (b) and black eyes (E) are dominant to red eyes (e).

Identify the following genotype homozygous black fur, heterozygous black eyes.

a)

BBEe

b)

BbEE

c)

Bbee

d)

BbEe

39.

In mice black fur (B) is dominant to white fur (b) and black eyes (E) are dominant to red eyes (e).

What would be the phenotype of a mouse with a genotype of bbEe ?

a)

black fur with red eyes

b)

white fur with black eyes

c)

black fur with black eyes

d)

white fur with red eyes

40.

Mendels principle that states, the alleles of two different genes get sorted into gametes independently of one another. In other words, the allele a gamete receives for one gene does not influence the allele received for another gene.

a)

independent assortment

b)

dominance

c)

segregation

d)

evolution

41.

In mice black fur (B) is dominant to white fur (b) and black eyes (E) are dominant to red eyes (e).

What are the possible gametes for a parent mouse with the genotype BBee

a)

BB, BE, bE, be

b)

Be, Be, Be, Be

c)

ee, bb, EE, BB

d)

Be, BE, bE, Be

42.

In mice black fur (B) is dominant to white fur (b) and black eyes (E) are dominant to red eyes (e).

What are the possible gametes for a parent mouse with a genotype of BbEe?

a)

BE, Be, bE, be

b)

Be, ee, bb, EB

c)

BE, BE, BE, BE

d)

be, be, bE, be

43.

In mice black fur (B) is dominant to white fur (b) and black eyes (E) are dominant to red eyes (e).

What type of cross is shown in the Punnett square?

a)

dihbrid

b)

monohybrid

c)

true-breeding

d)

non-breeding

44.

In mice black fur (B) is dominant to white fur (b) and black eyes (E) are dominant to red eyes (e).

Use the Punnett square. How many offspring will have black fur with black eyes?

a)

9

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

45.

In mice black fur (B) is dominant to white fur (b) and black eyes (E) are dominant to red eyes (e).

Use the Punnett square. How many offspring will have black fur with red eyes?

a)

9

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

46.

In mice black fur (B) is dominant to white fur (b) and black eyes (E) are dominant to red eyes (e).

Use the Punnett square. How many offspring will have white fur with black eyes?

a)

9

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

47.

In mice black fur (B) is dominant to white fur (b) and black eyes (E) are dominant to red eyes (e).

Use the Punnett square. How many offspring will have white fur with red eyes?

a)

9

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

48.

In mice black fur (B) is dominant to white fur (b) and black eyes (E) are dominant to red eyes (e).

Use the Punnett square to identify phenotypic ratio of black fur with black eyes: black fur with red eyes: white fur with black eyes, white fur with red eyes in the possible offspring?

a)

9:3:3:1

b)

3:1:1:9

c)

1:9:3:3

d)

9:3:1:1

49.

In peas round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled (r) seeds.

Use the Punnet square to identify the genotypic ratio of RR: Rr: rr in the four possible offspring.

a)

1:2:1

b)

0:4:0

c)

2:1:1

d)

4:0:0

50.

In pea plants round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r).

Use the Punnett square to identify the phenotypic ratio of round: wrinkled possible offspring.

a)

3:1

b)

1:3

c)

1:2:1

d)

4:0