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Sect 8.11 - 8.13 Quiz for CK12

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first set of organisms crossed in Mendel's experiments were the _____ generation. (1)

a)

F1

b)

Parent

c)

F2

d)

Hybrid

2.

The best way to determine the genotype of an unknown parent in the parent generation is to do a _____ where the parent is crossed with a homozygous recessive. (1)

a)

Pedigree

b)

Dihybrid cross

c)

Test cross

d)

Heterozygous cross

3.

When two different alleles are present in one genotype, the genotype is said to be _____. (1)

a)

Homozygous

b)

Pure breeding

c)

Recessive

d)

Heterozygous

4.

_____ is/are the process of combining male and female gametes that result in a diploid zygote. (1)

a)

Fertilization

b)

Gamete production

c)

Punnett Squares

d)

Pedigrees

5.

_____ is the physical appearance of an organism. (1)

a)

Phenotype

b)

Genotype

c)

Dominant trait

d)

Recessive trait

6.

When there are two identical alleles present in a genotype it is said to be _____. (1)

a)

Recessive

b)

Dominant

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Homozygous

7.

_____ are the Alternative forms of a gene for each variation of a trait for an organism. (1)

a)

Phenotypes

b)

Traits

c)

Alleles

d)

Genotypes

8.

_____ is/are the combination of genes in an organism represented by at least two alleles. (1)

a)

Traits

b)

Phenotype

c)

Genotype

d)

True breeding

9.

A characteristic that is inherited that can be either dominant or recessive is called a _____. (1)

a)

Trait

b)

Genotype

c)

Phenotype

d)

Gene

10.

_____ is the branch of biology that studies heredity. (1)

a)

Biology

b)

Genetics

c)

Epigenetics

d)

Meiosis

11.

The haploid male and female sex cells are called _____. (1)

a)

Genes

b)

Traits

c)

Gametes

d)

Somatic cells

12.

Haploid gametes or sex cells are produced by _____. (1)

a)

Fertilization

b)

Mitosis

c)

Meiosis

d)

Monohybrid crosses

13.

A cell with one half of the original number of chromosomes that is labeled with "n" for the number of chromosomes is said to be _____. (1)

a)

True breeding

b)

Somatic

c)

Diploid

d)

Haploid

14.

_____ is/are the genetic representation of a family tree tracking the inheritance of a trait across multiple Generations. (1)

a)

Homologous crosses

b)

Dihybrid crosses

c)

Monohybrid crosses

d)

Pedigrees

15.

_____ are The Offspring of the first cross in Mendel's experiments where the recessive trait disappeared. (1)

a)

P generation

b)

F1 generation

c)

F2 generation

d)

F3 generation

16.

_____ describes a cell with a full set of DNA or two homologous chromosomes for each characteristic and is labeled as 2n. (1)

a)

Diploid

b)

Haploid

c)

Gamete

d)

Homologous

17.

Paired chromosomes represented with two alleles that are the same is/are said to be _____. (1)

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

c)

Diploid

d)

Haploid

18.

A segment of a chromosome that codes for a particular trait or protein and has a specific loci is called a _____. (1)

a)

Gamete

b)

Allele

c)

Gene

d)

Dominant trait

19.

The last generation of Mendel's experiments where the recessive trait reappeared is called the _____ generation. (1)

a)

P generation

b)

F1 generation

c)

F2 generation

d)

F3 generation

20.

_____ is/are the trait that when present will mask the other trait 75% of the time. (1)

a)

Alleles

b)

Recessive

c)

Dominant

d)

Hybrid

21.

In a pedigree, a square represents a _____. (1)

a)

Male

b)

Female

c)

Parent

d)

Offspring

22.

A circle or Square on a pedigree that are half shaded in represents a _____. (1)

a)

Carrier for a trait

b)

Person affected with the condition

c)

An unaffected normal person

d)

Twins

23.

On a pedigree, a circle represents a _____. (1)

a)

Male

b)

Female

c)

Offspring

d)

A person who has the condition

24.

All the people listed in one horizontal line of a pedigree represent one _____. (1)

a)

Affected person

b)

Normal person

c)

Generation

d)

Individual

25.

_____ occurs when both traits appear in a heterozygous offspring like a red flower with white spots. (1)

a)

Multiple alleles

b)

Incomplete dominance

c)

Codominance

d)

Dominance

26.

_____ occurs when the phenotype of The Offspring is somewhere between the parents like a red and white flower make a pink flower. (1)

a)

Mendelian genetics

b)

Multiple alleles

c)

Codominance

d)

Incomplete dominance

27.

When a trait is controlled by three or more alleles like blood types are, it is said to have _____. (1)

a)

Multiple alleles

b)

Codominance

c)

Incomplete dominance

d)

Gene transfer

28.

_____ is the influence of the environment on the phenotype expressed by an organism. (1)

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Genotype

d)

Epigenetics

29.

Stress, physical and mental abuse, diet, exposure to toxins, pathogens, and radiation are examples of _____. (1)

a)

Environmental triggers

b)

Phenotypes

c)

Carcinogens

d)

Traits

30.

_____ help us understand the relative importance of environmental and genetic influences on individual traits and behaviors. (1)

a)

Environmental triggers

b)

Twin studies

c)

Monozygotics

d)

Dizygotics