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Ch11.1 Basics of Genetics

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

In genetics problems, if you cross two P generation plants, the resulting offspring will be the...

a)

P2 Generation

b)

F1 Generation

c)

F2 Generation

d)

Offspring Generation

2.

The scientific study of heredity

(a)  

3.

The passing of traits from parents to offspring

(a)  

4.

Blue eyes (b) and Brown eyes (B) would be variations of the eye color gene. These variations are called...

(a)  

5.

The pollen-producing part of the flower

a)

Stigma

b)

Pistil

c)

Stamen

d)

Style

6.

Capital letters ("E") represent ​ ​ (a)   alleles.

Choose from the below words
dominant
recessive
anything you want
7.

Purebreeding is the same as ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
homozygous
dominant
recessive
heterozygous
8.

The most common form of a trait present in a natural population.

a)

Wild type

b)

Dominant

c)

Recessive

d)

Purebreeding

9.

Which of the following would be homozygous dominant?

a)

Aa

b)

AA

c)

aa

10.

Which of the following would be homozygous recessive?

a)

Aa

b)

AA

c)

aa

11.

Which of the following would be heterozygous recessive?

a)

Aa

b)

AA

c)

aa

d)

Not possible to be heterozygous and recessive

12.

Which of the following would be heterozygous dominant?

a)

Aa

b)

AA

c)

aa

d)

Not possible to be heterozygous and dominant

13.

Which of the following would be a hybrid?

a)

Aa

b)

AA

c)

aa

d)

Not enough information to determine

14.

Yellow seeds (A) are dominant to green seeds (a). Tall (T) is dominant to short (t).

A homozygous tall plant ​ (a)  

A heterozygous yellow plant ​ (b)  

A short plant ​ (c)  

A green plant ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
TT
Aa
tt
aa
Tt
AA
AT
at
15.

Mendel discovered that some alleles are always expressed when present, whereas others can hide or not be expressed. This is known as the law of ...

a)

Independent Assortment

b)

Dominance

c)

Segregation

d)

Hide and go seek

16.

Mendel discovered that when an individual is heterozygous for a trait, both the dominant and the recessive allele have an equal chance of being passed to their offspring. This is known as the law of...

a)

Segregation

b)

Independent Assortment

c)

Dominance

17.

Mendel discovered that the inheritance of an allele for one gene does not always impact the inheritance of the allele for another gene. In other words, hair color alleles do not influence eye color alleles. This is known as the law of...

a)

Segregation

b)

Independent Assortment

c)

Dominance

18.

Considered the "Father of genetics" due to his discoveries of the basic rules of inheritance.

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

James Watson

d)

Francis Crick

19.

The allele combination for an individual is known as the​ (a)   whereas the physical expression of the trait is known as the ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
genotype
phenotype