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Intro to Genetics--Monohybrids

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If tall is dominant over short, which of the following is a homozygous recessive genotype?

a)

tall

b)

short

c)

TT

d)

Tt

e)

tt

2.

If tall is dominant over short, which of the following is a heterozygous genotype?

a)

tall

b)

short

c)

TT

d)

Tt

e)

tt

3.

If tall is dominant over short, which of the following is a homozygous dominant genotype?

a)

tall

b)

short

c)

TT

d)

Tt

e)

tt

4.

Which of the following terms means the same thing as "heterozygous"?

a)

hybrid

b)

pure

c)

homozygous

d)

monohybrid

5.

Which of the following terms means the same thing as "homozygous"?

a)

hybrid

b)

pure

c)

homozygous

d)

monohybrid

6.

What is the cross that produced the Punnett square below?

a)

TT x tt

b)

TT x Tt

c)

Tt x Tt

d)

Tt x tt

7.

What is the phenotypic ratio of the Punnett square pictured?

a)

0:4:0

b)

0:2:2

c)

2:2

d)

3:1

e)

2:2:0

8.

What is the genotypic ratio of the Punnett square pictured?

a)

0:4:0

b)

0:2:2

c)

2:2

d)

3:1

e)

2:2:0

9.

When Mendel crossed a pure tall with a pure short plant (for the P1 generation), what would this cross look like?

a)

Tt x Tt

b)

TT x tt

c)

TT x Tt

d)

Tt x tt

10.

A cross involving only one trait (like plant height) is called a ____ cross.

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

monohybrid

d)

Punnett

e)

heredity

11.

Which of Mendel's laws states that each parent only contributes one gene to his/her offspring for a given trait?

a)

Law of Segregation

b)

Law of Separation

c)

Law of Dominance

d)

Law of Independent Assortment

12.

Which of Mendel's laws states that one gene (allele) can mask the effect of another?

a)

Law of Segregation

b)

Law of Separation

c)

Law of Dominance

d)

Law of Heredity