WorksheetsPre Assessment: Genetics
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
_________ is the passing of traits from parents to offspring.
taxonomy
heredity
genetics
metabolism
Who discovered the rules of inheritance by studying pea plants? He is known as the Father of Genetics.
Charles Darwin
James Watson
Erwin Chargaff
Gregor Mendel
Phenotype refers to the...
physical observable trait
underlying genetic makeup
Genotype refers to the...
physical observable trait
underlying genetic makeup
What is the term for alternate forms of a gene.
alleles
traits
phenotypes
chromosomes
An individual who has two different alleles for a gene is _____________ for that trait.
homozygous
heterozygous
An individual who has two identical alleles for a gene is _____________ for that trait.
homozygous
heterozygous
Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?
BB
Bb
bb
all of these are heterozygous
Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?
A
Aa
AA
aa
Tallness (T) is dominant to shortness (t) in pea plants. Which of the following shows the genotype of a short plant?
TT
Tt
tt
t
Purple (P) is dominant to white (p) in particular variety of flower. Which of the following shows the genotype of a purple flower?
PP
Pp
pp
PP and Pp
__________ alleles only show their effect if the individual has two copies of the allele.
dominant
present
recessive
hidden
An allele whose trait shows up in the organism whenever the allele is present is said to be __________.
dominant
present
recessive
hidden
Look at the punnett square. What belongs in the missing box?
SS
Ss
ss
need more information
Look at the image. What type of mutation occurred?
insertion
deletion
substitution
Look at the image. What type of mutation occurred?
insertion
deletion
substitution
