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Genetics Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define traits

a)

Two alleles that are passed from parent to offspring

b)

Physical characteristics controlled by genes

c)

An organism that is a hybrid

d)

Recessive genes

2.

Genes are...

a)

Physical characteristics

b)

A hybrid organism

c)

A homozygous dominant cross

d)

Factors that control traits

3.

What is a hybrid?

a)

An organism that has two different alleles

b)

An organism that has 2 X chromosomes

c)

An organism that has 2 dominant alleles

d)

An organism that has 2 recessive alleles

4.

What is a purebred dominant?

a)

An organism that has two different alleles

b)

An organism that has 2 X chromosomes

c)

An organism that has 2 dominant alleles

d)

An organism that has 2 recessive alleles

5.

What is a purebred recessive?

a)

An organism that has two different alleles

b)

An organism that has 2 X chromosomes

c)

An organism that has 2 dominant alleles

d)

An organism that has 2 recessive alleles

6.

What do two capital letters designate?

a)

Two recessive genes

b)

One dominant and one recessive gene

c)

Two dominant genes

d)

One single recessive gene

7.

What do two lowercase letters designate?

a)

Two recessive genes

b)

One dominant and one recessive gene

c)

Two dominant genes

d)

One single recessive gene

8.

What does 1 lowercase and 1 capital letter designate?

a)

Two recessive genes

b)

One dominant and one recessive gene

c)

Two dominant genes

d)

One single recessive gene

9.

What is the term that is defined as the likelihood that a particular event will occur?

a)

Punnett square

b)

Codominance

c)

Phenotype

d)

Probability

10.

What does a Punnett Square show?

a)

All possible outcomes of a genetic cross

b)

Only recessive genes in a genetic cross

c)

Only the dominant genes in genetic cross

d)

Neither the recessive genes or dominant genes in a genetic cross

11.

An organism's phenotype is its...

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Codominance

c)

Genetic makeup

d)

Physical appearance

12.

An organism's genetic makeup is...

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Codominance

d)

Heterozygous

13.

Homozygous refers to...

a)

An organism that has two different genes for a trait

b)

An organism that has two identical genes for a trait

c)

A snapdragon flower that is pink

d)

Only one gene for a trait

14.

Heterozygous refers to...

a)

An organism that has two different genes for a trait

b)

An organism that has two identical genes for a trait

c)

A snapdragon flower that is pink

d)

Only one gene for a trait

15.

Each sex cell (sperm and egg) contribute how many chromosomes to the combined cell?

a)

A quarter of the normal number (11.5)

b)

The normal number (46)

c)

Double the normal number (92)

d)

Half half the normal number (23)

16.

XY chromosomes indicate a...

a)

Female

b)

Male

17.

XX chromosomes indicate a...

a)

Female

b)

Male

18.

Inheritance that is tied to the X and Y chromosomes is called...

a)

Dominant/Recessive

b)

Co-dominant

c)

Sex-linked

d)

Incomplete Dominant

19.

A carrier is a person that has...

a)

One recessive and one dominant gene for a trait

b)

Two dominant genes for a trait

c)

Two recessive genes for a trait

d)

More than two genes for a trait

20.

What is used to trace the inheritance of a trait over generations?

a)

A genetic cross

b)

A carrier

c)

A karyotype chart

d)

A pedigree chart

21.

Define pedigree chart.

a)

A chart that tracks which family members have a particular trait

b)

A picture of all of the chromosomes in a cell

c)

A geneticist who studies the inheritance of a traits in humans

d)

A gene passed from parent to child on a sex chromosome

22.

What is a benefit of having abnormally shaped blood cells, known as sickle-cell anemia?

a)

You can see all the colors

b)

You are resistant to malaria

c)

You can fly

d)

You can smell with your fingertips

23.

What is a picture of chromosomes in a cell called?

a)

Karyotype

b)

Pedigree

c)

Punnett Square

d)

Family history

24.

What do karyotypes and pedigree charts help to predict?

a)

If you'll like Mountain Dew

b)

What grade you'll get in 7th Grade Science

c)

What car you'll drive

d)

Genetic disorders

25.

Who is considered the Father of Genetics?

a)

Anton von Leeuwenhoek

b)

Elon Musk

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Jeff Bezos

26.

A circle that is half-shaded in a pedigree chart would represent...

a)

A male that HAS the genetic disorder

b)

A female that is NOT a carrier of the disorder

c)

A male that is NOT a carrier for the disorder

d)

A female that IS a carrier for the disorder

27.

An abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes is called...

a)

Genetic disorder

b)

An accident

c)

Homozygous recessive

d)

Phenotype

28.

Two tall pea plants...

a)

have different phenotypes and genotypes

b)

must have the same phenotypes and genotypes

c)

have the same phenotypes but could have different genotypes

d)

have the same genotypes but could have different phenotypes

29.

Skin pigment (P) is dominant over the, lack of pigment (p). A person with albinism lacks brown skin pigment and has the genotype...

a)

PP

b)

Pp

c)

pp

d)

PpPp