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[Biology 9th] EASE 3 Prep

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What will be the genotypes of the offspring resulting from a genetic cross between two individuals, one of which is homozygous dominant, (TT), and the other heterozygous?

a)

all Tt

b)

50% TT, 50% tt

c)

50% TT, 50% Tt

d)

25%TT, 75% Tt

2.

A genetic cross between two organisms may be shown as Gg × Gg. What does g represent?

a)

a dominant allele

b)

a dominant chromosome

c)

a recessive chromosome

d)

a recessive allele

3.

Which statement about the human sex chromosomes is correct?

a)

Everybody has at least one X chromosome

b)

All boys have two Y chromosomes

c)

Girls have a Y chromosome and an X chromosome

d)

Nobody has two X chromosomes

4.

In pea plants the allele for tall, T, is dominant to the allele for dwarf, t. Which cross would produce plants in the proportion of 3 tall : 1 dwarf?

a)

TT × Tt

b)

Tt × Tt

c)

Tt × tt

d)

tt × tt

5.

Which name is given to the observable features of an organism?

a)

alleles

b)

genes

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

6.

A breeding plant with smooth stems (Hh) was crossed with a heterozygous plant with hairy stems (hh). What will be the ratio of hairy : smooth stems in the resulting plants?

a)

1 hairy : 1 smooth

b)

1 hairy : 3 smooth

c)

3 hairy : 1 smooth

d)

all hairy

7.

In fruit flies, the allele for grey body, G, is dominant over the allele for black body, g. The result of a mating between two flies is shown.

What were the genotypes of the parents?

a)

Gg × Gg

b)

GG × gg

c)

Gg × gg

d)

GG × Gg

8.

The diagram shows a maize (corn) cob with purple and yellow fruits. Purple (P) is dominant to yellow (p). What are the genotypes of the parent maize plants?

a)

PP × pp

b)

Pp × Pp

c)

PP × Pp

d)

pp × Pp

9.

What is not a feature of natural selection?

a)

competition for resources

b)

production of many offspring

c)

selection by humans

d)

variation within the population

10.

What is an example of a characteristic that shows discontinuous variation in humans?

a)

blood group

b)

body mass

c)

height

d)

width of hand

11.

What is the role of anaerobic respiration in bread-making?

a)

to produce alcohol to flavour the bread

b)

to release enough energy to bake the bread

c)

to release enough lactic acid to kill the yeast

d)

to produce gas to make the bread rise