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Biology- Ch 8 Genetics

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the study of heredity

a)

heredity

b)

genetics

c)

hybrid

d)

alleles

2.

the offspring of two different purebreds

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

homozygous

c)

dominant

d)

hybrid

3.

a cross between organisms involving only one trait

a)

polygenic inheritance

b)

monohybrid cross

c)

punnett square

d)

genetics

4.

the alternative form of genes

a)

hybrid

b)

dominant

c)

alleles

d)

heredity

5.

an individual with two alleles the same for a trait

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

dominant

d)

alleles

6.

when two or more genes affect a trait-- example of the genotype would be TtHhGg

a)

dominant

b)

heredity

c)

monohybrid cross

d)

polygenic inheritance

7.

an individual with 2 alleles for a trait being different

a)

homozygous

b)

hybrid

c)

heterozygous

d)

dominant

8.

the allele of the pair that seems to affect the trait; shows up

a)

monohybrid cross

b)

genetics

c)

homozygous

d)

dominant

9.

a cross in which the phenotype is a blend or is in between the two alleles

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

genetics

c)

homozygous

d)

monohybrid cross

10.

a diagram that shows possible outcomes of a genetic cross

a)

monohybrid cross

b)

homozygous

c)

genetics

d)

punnet square

11.

the passing of traits from parents to offspring

a)

genetics

b)

heredity

c)

alleles

d)

homozygous

12.

_____ ______ are responsible for traits such as hair color, eye color, height, and weight.

a)

parents' alleles

b)

x chromosomes

c)

many genes

13.

________ are heterozygous for a disorder, but do not exhibit the disorder.

a)

x chromosomes

b)

homozygous

c)

males

d)

carriers

14.

sex-linked disorders occur more commonly in ________

a)

carriers

b)

females

c)

males

d)

homozygous

15.

in order for a recessive trait to be expressed, the genotype must be ____________ recessive

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

x chromosomes

d)

parents' alleles

16.

the letters outside the boxes in a Punnet square represent the _____________

a)

male

b)

x chromosome

c)

parents' alleles

17.

the sex linked allele is located on the __ _____________

a)

parents' alleles

b)

Y chromosome

c)

homozygous chromosome

d)

x chromosome

18.

how did people think traits were inherited BEFORE Mendel's studies?

a)

only from the mom

b)

only from the dad

c)

completely random

d)

combination of both parents

19.

who is the father of modern genetics?

a)

Will Smith

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Ms. Wegner

d)

George Beadle

20.

What did Mendel call the offspring of the P generation?

a)

F2

b)

F1

c)

F

d)

F5

21.

in a heterozygous individual, what allele is expressed?

a)

recessive

b)

dominant

c)

both

22.

which example is heterozygous?

a)

Aa

b)

aa

c)

AA

23.

which example is homozygous?

a)

Aa

b)

AA

24.

what you can see, like fur color or leaf length, refers to an organism's:

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

25.

the type of genes, or combination of alleles an organism has refer to it's:

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

26.

the genetic makeup or combination of alleles

a)

probability

b)

dihybrid cross

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

27.

any gene located on the sex chromosomes

a)

F1

b)

recessive

c)

codominance

d)

sex-linked trait

28.

traits determined by two or more alleles

a)

probability

b)

multiple alleles

c)

"P"

d)

phenotype

29.

the offspring exhibits both traits

a)

codominance

b)

dihybrid cross

c)

multiple alleles

d)

law of segregation

30.

the allele in a pair that does not affect the trait

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

genotype

d)

F1

31.

an observable trait--what you see

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

codominance

d)

recessive

32.

a cross involving two traits rather than one

a)

codominance

b)

dihybrid cross

c)

genotype

d)

law of independent assortment

33.

the fraction or percentage that describes the likelihood of an event occurring

a)

recessive

b)

probability

c)

genotype

d)

"P"

34.

parental generation

a)

probability

b)

F1

c)

"P"

d)

TT

35.

the results of a cross of the parental generation

a)

F1

b)

"P"

c)

codominance

d)

probability

36.

alleles of different genes separate independently of one another during gamete formation

a)

law of segregation

b)

phenotype

c)

law of independent assortment

d)

sex-linked traits

37.

two alleles for a trait segregate during gamete formation

a)

"P"

b)

law of independent assortment

c)

genotype

d)

law of segregation