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Punnett Squares & Meiosis

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do scientist use Punnett Squares?

a)

A tool scientist use to to see alleles

b)

A tool scientist use to see which alleles are dominant

c)

A tool scientist use to determine possible genotypes for offspring

2.

Which of the following is a homozygous recessive genotype?

a)

HH

b)

dd

c)

Aa

3.

Which of the following is a heterozygous genotype?

a)

Gg

b)

UU

c)

pp

4.

Fill in the Yellow Box

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

5.

Fill in the Yellow Box

a)

Bb

b)

BB

c)

bb

6.

What is the chance the offspring born from this cross will have a homozygous dominant genotype?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

7.

The Punnett square is used to tell the color of a frog's skin. "G" means green skin and "g" means brown skin. What is the chance the baby frogs will have brown skin?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

8.

In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.

a)

recessive

b)

dominant

c)

both

9.

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

10.

In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Perform the following cross: Tt x Tt. What is the probability of producing a short plant?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

11.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
12.

What is the probability of a hybrid offspring?

a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
0%
d)
100%
13.
Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?
a)
A
b)
Aa
c)
AA
d)
aa
14.

B = brown eyes

b = blue eyes

One boy has genotype BB and his brother is Bb. Which statement is true?

a)

they have same phenotype and genotype

b)

they have different genotypes and phenotypes

c)

they have same phenotype but different genotypes

d)

they have same genotype but different phenotypes

15.

B = brown fur b = white fur

In the Punnett square, what is the missing genotype for the male parent?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

d)

brown fur

16.

B - black, b - brown. Two black mice mate and have some black and some brown mice. What are the genotypes of the parents?

a)

BB x Bb

b)

BB x bb

c)

Bb x Bb

d)

Bb x bb

17.
What genotype would go in box 3?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
18.
What genotype would go in box 1?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
19.

Which of the following is purebred recessive?

a)
Tt
b)
tt
c)
TT
d)
T
20.

Which of the following is purebred dominant?

a)
Jj
b)
Rr
c)
MM
d)
ee
21.
An organism with two different alleles for a trait is said to be...
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
hybrid
d)
purebred
22.

Meiosis produces ... (select 2)

a)

gametes

b)

haploid cells

c)

diploid cells

d)

zygotes

23.

Crossing over usually occurs between:

a)

Sister Chromatids

b)

Homologous Chromosomes

c)

Alleles

d)

Non-Homologous Chromosomes

24.
This image shows chromosomes during Prophase 1. Which of the following correctly describes the process shown?
a)

separation of sister chromatids

b)

condensation and separation of alleles

c)

independent assortment of homologous chromosomes

d)
crossing - over in which alleles are exchanged
25.

Name this phase of Meiosis

a)

Anaphase II

b)

Anaphase I

c)

Metaphase I

d)

Metaphase II

26.

In which stage of MEIOSIS does crossing over occur? (The exchange of genetic material between chromosomes in a tetrad.)

a)

Anaphase I

b)

Metaphase I

c)

Prophase I

d)

Telophase I

27.

Which terms apply to this karyotype?

a)

diploid

b)

somatic cell

c)

gamete

d)

haplpoid

28.

At the end of meiosis, the gametes produced are all genetic identical.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

Which of the following terms apply to this karyotype?

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

c)

gamete

d)

somatic (body) cell

30.

What is the scientific term that refers to sex cells?

a)

autosome

b)

gamete

c)

karyotype

d)

chromosome

31.

What process is being represented in this diagram?

a)

asexual reproduction

b)

mitosis

c)

meiosis

d)

DNA replication

32.

What process is being represented in this diagram?

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

mitosis

c)

meiosis

d)

DNA replication

33.

If an egg cell of an organism contains 12 chromosomes, how many chromosomes should be present in a heart cell of the same organism?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

6

d)

48

34.

How many chromosomes does a sex cell have compared to a body cell?

a)

twice as many

b)

the same amount

c)

the same, but replicated

d)

half as many

35.

The matching pair of chromosomes you inherit from your genetic parents are called

a)

sister chromatids

b)

autosomes

c)

homologous chromosomes

d)

sex chromosomes

36.

Which letter(s) in the diagram correspond to cells that are haploid?

a)

A and B

b)

A and C

c)

B and C

d)

A only

37.

What is the purpose of meiosis?

a)

growth

b)

repair

c)

reproduction

d)

to create identical cells

38.

What is the purpose of mitosis?

a)

growth and repair

b)

reproduction

c)

genetic diversity

d)

to create unique cells

39.

Is the following karyotype from a male or female?

a)

male

b)

female

40.

What caused the differences in gametes between the 2 scenarios? (Select more than 1)

a)

crossing over

b)

independent assortment

c)

how the chromosomes pairs lined up in metaphase I

d)

fertilization - combines DNA from 2 parents

41.

What is the genotype ratio for the cross shown?

a)

0:2:2

b)

2:2

c)

2:2:0

d)

2:0:2

42.

What is the genotype ratio?

a)

1:2:1

b)

3:1

c)

1:3

d)

2:1:1