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GENETICS - Midterm Exam

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The scientific study of heredity and variation.

(a)  

2.

The process wherein the homologous chromosomes loosely pair up, aligned gene by gene in Meiosis I - Prophase I.

a)

Law of Independent Assortment

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Crossing over

d)

Synapsis

3.

The physical process of cell division which divides the cytoplasm of a parental cell into two daughter cells.

a)

Prophase

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Telophase

d)

Anaphase

4.

The process wherein non-sister chromatids exchange DNA segments during Meiosis I - Prophase I.

a)

Law of Independent Asssortment

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Synapsis

d)

Crossing over

5.

In plant cells, a ____________ forms while animal cells ___________ forms.

a)

telophase; cytokinesis

b)

cytokinesis; telophase

c)

cleavage furrow; cell plate

d)

cell plate; cleavage furrow

6.

It describes how alleles of different genes independently segregate from each other during the formation of the gametes.

a)

Law of Independent Assortment

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Law of Variation

d)

Law of Heredity

7.

What do you call the trait that is being hidden and has no noticeable effect on the appearance of an organism?

a)

aggressive trait

b)

recessive trait

c)

dominant trait

d)

absent trait

8.

Identify the following alleles:

a)

1. Homozygous recessive

2. Heterozygous

3. Homozygous dominant

b)

1. Heterozygous

2. Homozygous recessive

3. Homozygous dominant

c)

1. Heterozygous

2. Homozygous dominant

3. Homozygous recessive

d)

1. Homozygous dominant

2. Homozygous recessive

3. Heterozygous

9.

Gray (G) is dominant over black (b). Which genotype is a purebred for gray fur?

a)

GG

b)

Gb

c)

gB

d)

bb

10.

If white is dominant over brown, then what is the genotype of this organism?

a)

bW

b)

wB

c)

WW

d)

bb

11.

Gregor Mendel crossed two tall pea plants (Tt), both of which are heterozygous. What is the possible phenotypes for the offspring?

a)

4:0

b)

2:2

c)

1:3

d)

3:1

12.

In a certain butterfly, blue wings (A) are dominant over brown wings (b).

Cross a "Ab" moth with a "bb" butterfly. What is the probability that the offspring will have brown wings?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

13.

Gregor Mendel crossed a true-breeding Yellow pea pod plant (YY) with a true-breeding Green pea pod plant (gg). What are the possible phenotypes for the offspring?

a)

All Yellow

b)

All Green

c)

50% Yellow: 50% Green

d)

75% Yellow: 25% Green

14.

Which of the following combinations give the alleles of the parents?

a)

RR and RR

b)

Rr and Rr

c)

RR and Rr

d)

RR and rr

15.

A heterozygous purple flower(Pp) is crossed with a homozygous white flower (pp). What is the ratio of the phenotype in the offspring?

a)

50% Pp and 50% pp

b)

50% PP and 50% pp

c)

50% purple and 50% white

d)

25% purple and 75% white

16.

What type of dominance is depicted in this image?

a)

Complete dominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

c)

Codominance

d)

No dominance

17.

A recessive condition characterized by a lack of pigmentation in skin and hair.

a)

Albinism

b)

Achondroplasia

c)

Tay-Sachs disease

d)

Vitiligo

18.

Traits alternative to the wild type is also known as

a)

natural

b)

alternative

c)

alien

d)

mutant

19.

He was an embryologist who studied Drosophila melanogaster and provided the first solid evidence linking a specific gene to a specific chromosome.

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Alfred Sturtevant

c)

Thomas Hunt Morgan

d)

James Watsons and Francis Crick

20.

A type of chromosome structure alteration which moves a segment from 1 chromosome to another.

a)

Deletion

b)

Inversion

c)

Translocation

d)

Duplication

21.

The result of an extra chromosome in a male, producing XXY individuals.

a)

Turner Syndrome

b)

Klinefilter Syndrome

c)

Down Syndrome

d)

Patau Syndrome

22.

Caused when a person has three copies of chromosome #21 instead of the usual two, for a total of 47 chromosomes.

a)

Down Syndrome

b)

Turner Syndrome

c)

Patau Syndrome

d)

Klinefilter Syndrome

23.

The central dogma states that the genetic information flows from

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Why is DNA important?

a)

It is very small and complicated

b)

It serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

c)

It is common in all plants and animals

25.

What are the proper complementary base-pairs?

a)

A--T and G--C

b)

A--G and C--T

c)

G--T and A--C

d)

A--C and T--G

26.

A series of non-overlapping, three-nucleotide letters.

a)

single codon

b)

binomial code

c)

triplet code

d)

quad code

27.

The process by which DNA directs protein synthesis and includes 2 stages: transcription and translation.

a)

DNA expression

b)

Gene expression

c)

Protein expression

d)

RNA expression

28.

This rule states that in any organism the amount of A = T, and the amount of G = C.

a)

Chargaff's Rule

b)

Mendel's Rule

c)

Watson's Rule

d)

Franklin's Rule

29.

If a strand of DNA has 39% Cytosine, it has...

a)

39% Adenine

b)

39% Guanine

c)

39% Thymine

d)

39% combined Cytosine and Guanine

30.

T A G G A C T


The complementary strand is...

a)

T A G G A C T

b)

A T G G T G A

c)

A T C C T G A

d)

T T C C A G T