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Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two parents have a heterozygous genotype for eye color. What is the chance of having a blue eye baby?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

2.

A heterozygous woman marries a man who is homozygous recessive. What are the chances of a curly hair baby?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

3.

A homozygous dominant woman marries a man with freckles. What are the chances of a freckled baby?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

4.

A heterozygous woman marries a man who is heterozygous. What are the chances of a straight hair baby?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

5.
What are genes?
a)
Something you wear.
b)
Segments of DNA that carry traits for offspring.
c)
The powerhouse of cells.
d)
None of the above.
6.
Which of the following genotypes are purebred?
a)
Pf
b)
Pp
c)
PP
d)
pP
7.
If you are purebred dominant for a trait, your genotype would be...
a)
Tt
b)
TT
c)
tt
d)
tall
8.
Which of these is homozygous recessive?
a)
Rr
b)
rR
c)
RR
d)
rr
9.

The different forms of a gene

a)

alleles

b)

atoms

c)

proteins

d)

wheels

10.

This trait always shows up in an organism when the allele is present

a)

dominant allele

b)

codominance

c)

probability

d)

recessive allele

11.

This trait is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present

a)

dominant allele

b)

codominance

c)

recessive allele

d)

Punnett Square

12.

A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross

a)

dominant allele

b)

codominance

c)

probability

d)

Punnett Square

13.

B = brown fur b = white fur

In the Punnett square, what is the probability for white fur?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

14.

What is one similarity and one difference between mitosis and meiosis?

a)

both go through divisions, but only mitosis makes 4 cells

b)

both have the same number of chromosomes, but differ in number of cycles

c)

both cells contain DNA, but only mitosis has crossing over

d)

both cells replicate the DNA, but meiosis has 1/2 the # of chromosomes as mitosis

15.

If I were to cross a heterozygous with another heterozygous, regardless of the trait, what is the chance of the offspring expressing the recessive trait?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

16.

Which of the following would represent homozygous?

a)

AA, BB, rr

b)

AA, Bb, Rr

c)

Aa, Bb, Rr

d)

aa, bb, Rr

17.
Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________
a)
predators to prey
b)
water to rain
c)
parents to offspring
d)
fungi to protists
18.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
19.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
20.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
21.
What are the 4 nitrogen bases?
a)
adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
b)
adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
c)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
d)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose
22.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
23.
DNA is a polymer made of:
a)
Nucleotides
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Purines
d)
Pyrimidines
24.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
ribosome
d)
nucleus
25.
What will the matching sequence be on a strand that reads AAGCTAT?
a)
AACGATA
b)
TTCGTTA
c)
CCTGATA
d)
TTCGATA
26.
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
a)
sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
b)
sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
c)
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
d)
sugar, phosphate, protein
27.
DNA codes for...
a)
bases
b)
proteins
c)
amino acids
d)
phosphates
28.
Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?
a)
C-A, T-G
b)
A-G, C-T
c)
C-G, U-A
d)
T-A, G-C
29.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
30.
G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
all of the choices result in yellow
31.
B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur? 
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
32.
What is a phenotype?
a)
The expression of a trait; physical appearance.
b)
refers to the genetic makeup of an individual
c)
An organism that has the same genes for a trait (ex. TT or tt)
d)
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
33.
Bob the abominable snowman lives in the snowy Andes mountains. He has white fur, which blends in nicely. He is therefore dismayed when his mate keeps having red-furred babies. What is Bob's likely genotype?
a)
Homozygous Dominant
b)
Heterozygous
c)
Homozygous Recessive
34.

How many chromosomes are present in a human cell nucleus?

a)

23 chromosomes or 46 pairs

b)

46 pairs or 92 chromosomes

c)

46 chromosomes or 23 pairs

d)

32 chromosomes or 16 pairs

35.

In what type of cells does meiosis take place?

a)

body cells

b)

sex cells

c)

brain cells

d)

skin cells

36.

The daughter cells produced during meiosis are different than daughter cells produced in mitosis because

a)

they each contain genetically diverse information

b)

they contain the same information as the parent cell

c)

they are diploid

d)

they contain no DNA

37.

Sperm and egg are referred to as

a)

recessive

b)

dominant

c)

gametes

d)

babies

38.

What type of reproduction is meiosis associated with?

a)

asexual

b)

sexual

c)

monocrossing

d)

hybridization

39.

How many daughter cells are produced during meiosis

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

40.

if a human cell going through meiosis begins with 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will each daughter cell contain?

a)

60

b)

39

c)

23

d)

46

41.

How many cell division processes occur during meiosis

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

42.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
43.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
44.
Each one of the boxes on the Punnett Square represents what probability of an offsprings' genotype?
a)
25%
b)
1%
c)
10%
d)
0%
45.

When sex cells combine to produce offspring, each sex cell will contribute

a)

twice the number of chromosomes in body cells.

b)

the normal number of chromosomes in body cells.

c)

half the number of chromosomes in body cells.

d)

one fourth the number of chromosomes in body cells.

46.

Where is DNA found in a human cell?

a)

ribosome

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

cytoplasm

47.

If the nucleotides in a strand of DNA are rearranged, what will happen?

a)

The information it codes for will change

b)

the mass of the strand will change

c)

The organism will die

d)

The organism will be more successful

48.
What did Gregor Mendel use to discover the principles that rule heredity?
a)
Pea Plant
b)
Pigeons
c)
Pear trees
d)
Photosynthesis
49.
What happened to the green trait in Mendel's pea plants?
a)
It disappeared, further proving Darwin's theory of evolution
b)
The pea plants produced 50% less green seeds
c)
It was hidden by the dominant yellow gene
d)
Nothing happened to the green gene
50.

The different forms of a gene are called

a)

factors

b)

alleles

c)

masks

d)

traits

51.

Eye color, hair color, having freckles, etc. are examples of:

a)

DNA

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Genes

d)

Traits

52.

A female has what two sex chromosomes?

(a)  

53.

A male has what two sex chromosomes?

(a)  

54.

What makes up the SIDES of a DNA ladder?

a)

nitrogen bases

b)

sugars & phosphates

c)

genes & chromosomes

d)

RNA

55.

What makes up the rungs (steps) of a DNA ladder?

a)

sugars & phosphates

b)

nitrogen bases

c)

sugars

d)

genes & chromosomes