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Meiosis + Mendel

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Homozygous is when...
a)
the alleles are the same
b)
the alleles are different
c)
the alleles are absent
d)
the alleles are present
2.
In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
lower case letter
d)
both 
3.
G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
all of the choices result in yellow
4.

How many pairs of chromosomes are in your cells?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

13

d)

42

5.

Which of the following is homozygous dominant?

a)

A

b)

Aa

c)

AA

d)

aa

6.

Which of the following is homozygous recessive?

a)

Tt

b)

tt

c)

TT

d)

T

7.

What is the genotype for a male human (boy)?

a)

XX

b)

XY

8.

_____________________ is the appearance of an organism, or how it looks

a)

phenotype

b)

mutation

c)

genotype

d)

heredity

9.

What are alleles?

a)

different versions of a gene

b)

different genes

c)

different chromosomes

d)

different cells

10.

What is a genotype?

a)

The combination of alleles in an organism

b)

What you look like

c)

The combination of alleles in a whole species

d)

What your parents look like

11.

One of Mendel's Laws states that genes for different traits can segregate without affecting each other. This is known as the

a)

Law of Independent Assortment

b)

Law of Probability

c)

Law of Segregation

d)

Law of Crossing Over and Recombination

12.

What type of plant did Mendel study?

a)

pea plant

b)

cork plant

c)

tulip flower

d)

dandelion flower

13.
What phase is  shown in the picture?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
anaphase 2
c)
metaphase 1
d)
telophase 1
14.
The process of crossing over occurs in what phase of meiosis?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
prophase 1
c)
prophase 2
d)
telophase 1
15.

This image shows chromosomes during Prophase 1. Which of the following correctly describes the process shown?

a)

segregation of alleles

b)

independent assortment

c)

mutation in which the DNA content of the gene is altered

d)

crossing over and recombination in which alleles are exchanged

16.
The nuclear membrane dissolves during
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
17.
What phase is shown here?
a)
Prophase II
b)
Metaphase I
c)
Metaphase II
d)
Anaphase I
18.
What phase is shown here?
a)
Metaphase II
b)
Telophase I
c)
Telophase II
d)
Metaphase I
19.
What phase is shown here?
a)
Anaphase I
b)
Prophase I
c)
Metaphase II
d)
 Metaphase I
20.
What phase is shown here?
a)
Telophase II
b)
Anaphase II
c)
Metaphase I
d)
Interphase I
21.
What phase is shown here?
a)
Telophase I
b)
Metaphase II
c)
Telophase II
d)
Anaphase I
22.
What phase is this?
a)
Interphase II
b)
Prophase I
c)
Metaphase I
d)
Anaphase II
23.

The offspring of a cross between parents that have different traits:

a)

purebred

b)

hybrid

c)

dominant

d)

homozygous

24.

The allele that is not expressed when the dominant corresponding allele is present:

a)

dominant

b)

heterozygous

c)

recessive

d)

homozygous

25.

Known as the father of modern genetics:

a)

Watson

b)

Crick

c)

Darwin

d)

Mendel

26.
Meiosis results in the production of
a)
2 diploid cells
b)
2 haploid cells
c)
4 haploid cells
d)
4 diploid cells
27.

Which of the following is NOT a part of meiosis?

a)

prophase

b)

anaphase

c)

metaphase

d)

interphase

28.
The end of meiosis results in  ____ to each other.
a)
2 cells that are identical
b)
4 cells that are identical
c)
2 cells that are not identical
d)
4 cells that are not identical
29.

If a somatic cell (body cell) has 26 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would each daughter cell contain at the end of meiosis?

a)

42

b)

13

c)

26

d)

34

30.

A Goat has 60 chromosomes in its somatic cells. What is the haploid number?

a)

60

b)

30

c)

34

d)

120

31.

A dog has 78 chromosomes in its body cells. What is the diploid number?

a)

78

b)

39

c)

156

d)

34

32.
Gametes have haploid or diploid number of chromosomes?
a)
Haploid
b)
Diploid
33.

One of Mendel's Laws states that alleles separate during meiosis. This is known as the

a)

Law of Independent Assortment

b)

Law of Probability

c)

Law of Segregation

d)

Law of Crossing Over and Recombination

34.

Which is NOT something that happens during prophase?

a)

nuclear membrane dissolves

b)

centrioles move to opposite ends of the cell

c)

chromatin condenses into chromosomes

d)

spindle fibers go away

35.

Which is NOT something that happens during telophase?

a)

nuclear membrane goes away

b)

centrioles go away

c)

chromatin condenses into chromosomes

d)

spindle fibers go away

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