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Mendelian Genetics Intro

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We can predict the probability that a trait will be passed on using

a)

a calculator

b)

math

c)

punnett squares

d)

genetics

2.

Mendel discovered the field of genetics by studying which kind of plant?

a)

potato plants

b)

pea plants

c)

carrot plants

d)

rose bushes

3.

This is the term for a hybrid organism.

a)

heterogeneous

b)

homogeneous

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

4.

Homozygous means the same thing as

a)

purebred

b)

hybrid

c)

genetic cross

d)

same

5.

Different forms of a gene are called

a)

traits

b)

alleles

c)

phenotypes

d)

heterozygous

6.

An allele that may be covered up by another trait

a)

dominant

b)

genotype

c)

recessive

d)

phenotype

7.

Mendel's law of segregation states

a)

alleles are separated during meiosis

b)

some alleles are dominant over others

c)

genes for different traits are inherited without influencing each other

d)

genes are physically expressed

8.

How confident do you feel about genetics as of right now?

a)

I know genetics! I could teach this unit.

b)

I think I remember a little bit from middle school.

c)

I remember some things but most of this makes no sense.

d)

I have no idea what we're talking about.

9.

If you crossed a BB bunny with a bb bunny, how many offspring would be Bb?

a)

100%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

0%

10.

The father of Genetics is

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Charles Darwin