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Mendelian Genetics and Punnet Squares

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the homozygous recessive genotype?

a)

rr

b)

AA

c)

TT

d)

Ff

2.

Which of the following is the homozygous dominant genotype?

a)

Jj

b)

Rr

c)

MM

d)

ee

3.

The physical appearance of a trait is known as the:

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

Homozygous

d)

intelligence

4.

Mary's genotype is heterozygous for head shape. If (R) is for Round head, and (r) is for Egg head, what is Mary's genotype?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

d)

rR

5.

What is the probability of heterozygous offspring in this cross?

a)

1/4 or 25%

b)

2/4 or 50%

c)

0/4 or 0%

d)

4/4 or 100%

6.

In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t).


Draw a punnett square and perform the following cross: Tt x Tt


What is the probability of producing a short plant?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

7.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
8.

Phenotype determines genotype

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What genotype would go in box 2? And is it Homozygous or Heterozygous?

a)

BB Heterozygous

b)

Bb Heterozygous

c)

bb Homozygous

d)

Bb Homozygous

10.

Both parents in this Punnet square

a)

are homozygous dominant

b)

are homozygous recessive

c)

are heterozygous

d)

have blue eyes

11.
The dominant trait is
a)
yellow pea seeds
b)
green pea seeds
c)
there is no dominant seed
d)
Jolly green giant
12.

To be a yellow the seed's genotype must be

a)

aa

b)

Aa

c)

AA

d)

AA or Aa

13.

How do two plants with purple flowers produce offspring with white flowers?

a)

They cant have white flowered offspring

b)

Both parental flowers are heterozygous and can pass on the white allele

c)

They are both homozygous dominant

d)

They do not have the recessive allele in their genotype

14.

To express the recessive trait you must be

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

heterozygous

c)

homozygous recessive

15.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
Aa
b)
red hair
c)
heterozygous
d)
DNA
16.

Heterozygous means

a)

having two identical alleles for a particular trait

b)

having two different alleles for the same trait

c)

the physical characteristics of an organism; shows the dominate trait

d)

the set of genes in our DNA which is responsible for a particular trait

17.

Homozygous means

a)

having two identical alleles for a particular trait

b)

having two different alleles for the same trait

c)

the physical characteristics of an organism; shows the dominate trait

d)

the set of genes in our DNA which is responsible for a particular trait

18.

Genotype means

a)

having two identical alleles for a particular trait

b)

having two different alleles for the same trait

c)

the physical characteristics of an organism; shows the dominate trait

d)

the set of alleles which is responsible for a particular trait

19.

Gregor Mendel is known as the ______________________.

a)

Father of Modern Medicine

b)

Father of the Green Revolution

c)

Father of Genetics

d)

Pea Plant Man

20.

What organism did Gregor Mendel use to discover the principles that rule heredity?

a)

Pea Plant

b)

Pigeons

c)

Pear trees

d)

Photosynthesis

21.

Mendel was able to infer how genes were passed down from parents to offspring. He did it by:

a)

using mathematics

b)

using microscopes

c)

guessing

d)

praying at the monastery

22.
What do we call the table used to calculate the probability of an offspring's genotype?
a)
Punnett square
b)
Venn diagram
c)
Golden ratio
d)
Fibonacci sequence
23.
Which is the correct phenotype for this organism?
a)
BB
b)
blue
c)
green
d)
bb
24.

Phenotype means

a)

having two identical alleles for a particular trait

b)

having two different alleles for the same trait

c)

the physical characteristics of an organism; shows the dominate trait

d)

the set of alleles which is responsible for a particular trait