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Quiz: Pedigrees

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this?
a)
Pedigree
b)
Karyotype
c)
Venn diagram
d)
Punnett Square
2.
What do we use pedigrees for?
a)
To look at families
b)
To make determinations about the offspring
c)
To track traits in families
d)
Nothing
3.
In a pedigree, what shape represents a male?
a)
circle
b)
square
c)
triangle
d)
diamond
4.
How many generations are shown in this pedigree?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
What does an open circle represent?
a)
Not Affected Male
b)
Not Affected Female
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
6.
What does a filled in square represent?
a)
Not affected Female
b)
Not affected Male
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
7.
What does a horizontal line between a square and a circle mean?
a)
They are siblings
b)
They are cousins
c)
They are married ("together")
d)
They are the children
8.
What does a vertical line coming down from a square and circle that are connected by horizontal line indicate?
a)
They are cousins
b)
The children
c)
Aunts and Uncles
9.
AA and Aa always show up as
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
10.
In the second generation-how many people are carriers of the trait?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
6