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Genetics Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes is ___________
a)
Trait
b)
Gene
c)
Allele
d)
Dominant
2.
An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present. The "weaker" gene. 
a)
Dominant Allele
b)
Recessive Allele
3.
An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present. The "stronger" gene. 
a)
Dominant Allele
b)
Recessive Allele
4.
An organism’s genetic makeup or allele combination.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Beanotype
d)
Notype
5.
An organism’s physical appearance, or visible traits. 
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Beanotype
d)
Notype
6.
What is called when a organism has  two different alleles for a trait. Tt or Rr
a)
Heterozygous
b)
Homozygous
c)
Domozygous
d)
Thermozygous
7.
What is called when a organism has two identical alleles for a trait. TT or tt. RR or rr
a)
Heterozygous
b)
Homozygous
c)
Domozygous
d)
Thermozygous
8.
Punnett squares can be used to predict the probability of:
a)
being exposed to a contagious disease and contracting it
b)
having an inherited disease or a genetically determined physical trait
c)
Both
9.
In a certain species of plant, the color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p).
According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being purple?
a)
25%
b)
0%
c)
100%
d)
50%
10.
In a certain species of plant, the color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p).
According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being white?
a)
25%
b)
0%
c)
100%
d)
50%
11.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
12.

Which of the following is an example of natural selection?

a)

To produce a more desirable fruit, a farmer crosses a tree that produces sweet oranges with a tree that produces large oranges.

b)

Cricket frogs prefer to sleep during the day, while red-eyed tree frogs prefer to sleep during the night.

c)

Pesticides are sprayed in a field, resulting in an increase in crop growth and a decrease in insect population.

d)

Rabbits with a mutation for longer, thicker fur survive an unusually cold winter, while many normal rabbits do not survive.

13.

Which of the following is true about natural selection?

a)

Natural selection is the only cause of changes in a species.

b)

Natural selection usually causes a species to change suddenly.

c)

Natural selection does not cause a species to change.

d)

Natural selection usually causes a species to change gradually.

14.

Which of the following is a medical application of genetic engineering?

a)

examining a person's pedigree to determine whether they carry a gene for a genetic disease

b)

giving crop plants recombinant DNA so that they will be resistant to herbicides

c)

inserting genes into bacteria so that they will produce a needed medicine

d)

analyzing a person's DNA to see how closely they are related to another person

15.

Which of the following would be an argument in favor of the genetic engineering of corn?

a)

improved nutritional content

b)

reduction of pesticide use

c)

increased crop yields

d)

all of these

16.

Which of these is a trait that has probably been selectively bred for by human beings?

a)

speed in horses

b)

eating bamboo in panda bears

c)

flying in bats

d)

breathing air in dolphins

17.

Which of these is a result of artificial selection?

a)

fish being able to breathe through their gills

b)

gorillas having black fur

c)

kangaroos having a pouch

d)

apples coming in many different varieties

18.

Which of the following cows would a dairy farmer most likely choose to reproduce?

a)

a cow with large, strong hooves

b)

a cow with thick, soft fur

c)

a cow that can run quickly

d)

a cow that makes a lot of milk

19.

Selective breeding has only been in practice for the past decade.

a)

True

b)

False

20.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
21.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
22.

Genetic engineering is often used in agriculture and medicine.

a)

True

b)

False