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Biology: Meiosis and Mendelian Genetics Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The result of meiosis is:
a)
two diploid cells
b)
two haploid cells
c)
four diploid cells
d)
four haploid cells
2.
Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.
a)
23, 46
b)
46, 23
c)
2, 4
d)
50, 100
3.

Crossing over is

a)

important in genetic recombination

b)

what makes a cell become cancerous

c)

a key process that occurs during mitosis

d)

an important mechanism in chromosome repair

4.

If the diploid number of carrots is 18, the haploid number is

a)

18

b)

9

c)

27

d)

36

5.

During which stage of meiosis does the tetrad AND crossing over occur?

a)

interphase I

b)

prophase I

c)

prophase II

d)

none of the above

6.

When chromosomes cross over they form what?

a)

A tetrad

b)

A spindle fiber

c)

A chromatid

7.
What phase is shown here?
a)
Prophase II
b)
Metaphase I
c)
Metaphase II
d)
Anaphase I
8.
What phase is shown here?
a)
Metaphase II
b)
Telophase I
c)
Telophase II
d)
Metaphase I
9.
What phase is shown here?
a)
Telophase II
b)
Anaphase II
c)
Metaphase I
d)
Interphase I
10.
What phase is shown here?
a)
Telophase I
b)
Metaphase II
c)
Telophase II
d)
Anaphase I
11.
What phase is shown here?
a)
Anaphase I
b)
Prophase I
c)
Metaphase II
d)
 Metaphase I
12.
What phase is this?
a)
Interphase II
b)
Prophase I
c)
Metaphase I
d)
Anaphase II
13.
What phases is shown here?
a)
Prophase II
b)
Prophase I
c)
Anaphase II
d)
Interphase I
14.
What phase is shown here?
a)
Anaphase II
b)
Metaphase I
c)
Anaphase I
d)
Telophase II
15.

Gregor Mendel used pea plants to study...

a)

flowering

b)

gamete formation

c)

the inheritance of traits

d)

cloning

16.

The “factors” that are passed from parent to offspring and determine traits are called...

a)

genes

b)

characteristics

c)

traits

d)

alleles

17.

The principle of dominance states that...

a)

all alleles are dominant.

b)

all alleles are recessive.

c)

some alleles are dominant and others are recessive.

d)

alleles are neither dominant nor recessive.

18.

A tall plant is crossed with a short plant. If the tall F1 pea plants are allowed to self-pollinate,

a)

the offspring will be of medium height.

b)

all of the offspring will be tall.

c)

all of the offspring will be short.

d)

some of the offspring will be tall, and some will be short.

19.

Organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait are said to be...

a)

homozygous

b)

dominant

c)

heterozygous

d)

hybrid

20.

When Gregor Mendel crossed a tall plant with a short plant, the F1 plants inherited...

a)

an allele for tallness from each parent.

b)

an allele for tallness from the tall parent and an allele for shortness from the short parent.

c)

an allele for shortness from each parent.

d)

an allele from only the tall parent.

21.

A pea plant that has two different alleles for the same trait is said to be..

a)

polygenic

b)

heterozygous

c)

homozygous

d)

heptazygous

22.

The different forms of a gene are called...

a)

chromatids

b)

genes

c)

alleles

d)

homologous chromosomes

23.

What do we know about two plants with the genotypes TT and Tt?

a)

would have the same phenotype

b)

have all dominant alleles

c)

would have different phenotypes

d)

have all recessive alleles

24.

What would AA be considered?

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous

25.

What would Ee be considered?

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous

26.

What would rr be considered?

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous

27.

What would Ff be considered?

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous

28.

What would bb be considered?

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous

29.

Having horns is dominant (H) to not having horns (h) in bulls. The genotype HH would have the phenotype?

a)

With horns.

b)

Without horns.

30.

Having horns is dominant (H) to not having horns (h) in bulls. The genotype Hh would have the phenotype?

a)

With horns.

b)

Without horns.

31.

Having horns is dominant (H) to not having horns (h) in bulls. The genotype hh would have the phenotype?

a)

With horns.

b)

Without horns.

32.

For each phenotype, select ALL possible genotypes if

round heads (R) are dominant to pointed heads (r) if you have a ROUND head.

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

33.

For each phenotype, select ALL possible genotypes if

round heads (R) are dominant to pointed heads (r) if you have a POINTED head.

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr