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Genetics Vocab & Intro to Punnett Squares

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a GENOTYPE?

a)

the genetic make-up of an organism

b)

the physical trait of an organism

c)

mitosis

d)

meiosis

2.

Which of the following are GENOTYPES? (select all correct answers)

a)

black hair

b)

homozygous dominant

c)

heterozygous

d)

blue eyes

e)

BB

3.

PHENOTYPE is

a)

the genetic make-up of an organism

b)

the physical trait of an organism

c)

nucleic acid

d)

Aa

4.

Which of the following are PHENOTYPES?

a)

green skin

b)

Aa

c)

homozygous recessive

d)

purple eyes

e)

black fur

5.

The prefix "hetero" means

a)

different

b)

ugly

c)

fancy

d)

same

6.

Which of the following represents alleles for the homozygous dominant genotype?

a)

Aa

b)

aa

c)

AA

7.

Which of the following represents alleles for the heterozygous genotype?

a)

Aa

b)

aa

c)

AA

8.

If A = red fur and a = white fur, what color fur would Aa be?

a)

red

b)

white

c)

purple

d)

blue

9.

If A = red fur and a = white fur, what are the PHENOTYPIC ratios of the offspring based on the Punnett Square?

a)

25% heterozygous

b)

50% purple

c)

75% red fur and 25% white fur

d)

25% homozygous recessive, 50% heterozygous, 25% homozygous dominant

10.

If A = green pods and a = yellow pods, what are the GENOTYPIC RATIOS of the offspring in the Punnett square?

a)

100% green pods

b)

100% yellow pods

c)

100% heterozygous

d)

100% homozygous dominant

11.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
12.
A ________________________ is used to predict the possible genotype from certain parents
a)
Mendel Grid
b)
Genetic Tic Tac Toe
c)
Punnett Square
d)
Pedigree Plot
13.
This type of allele masks the recessive allele and is capital ________________
a)
Dominant
b)
Homozygous
c)
Genotype
d)
Phenotype
14.
What is the dominant trait?
a)
yellow pea seeds
b)
green pea seeds
c)
there is no dominant seed
d)
Jolly green giant
15.
Genotype refers to the ...
a)
physical expression of the genes
b)
the possible combination of alleles in a gene
c)
whether an allele is dominant or recessive
d)
how an organism will appear
16.

If A = green pods and a = yellow pods, what are the PHENOTYPIC RATIOS of the offspring of a cross between two homozygous recessive parents? (Hint: Make a Punnet Square)

a)

100% green pods

b)

100% yellow pods

c)

100% heterozygous

d)

100% homozygous dominant

17.

If A = green pods and a = yellow pods, what are the PHENOTYPIC RATIOS of the offspring of a cross between a homozygous dominant parent and heterozygous parent? (Hint: Make a Punnet Square)

a)

100% green pods

b)

100% yellow pods

c)

100% heterozygous

d)

100% homozygous dominant

18.

A heterozygous tall pea plant (Tt) is crossed with a short pea plant (tt).


Perform a punnett square cross and determine the Genotype & %. (if this isn't familiar, re-watch this week's videos!)

a)

100% Tt

b)

50% Tt, 50% tt

c)

75%Tt, 25%tt

d)

25%TT, 50%Tt, 25%tt

19.

What are the possible genotypes for this cross? And what percentage of each is produced? (if this isn't familiar, re-watch this week's videos!)

a)

TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%

b)

all tall

c)

TT= 75% tt = 25%

d)

Tt = 100%

20.
How many total chromosomes do humans have?
a)
44
b)
23
c)
46
d)
50