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Heredity & Punnett Square Quiz Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In cows, black hair (B) is dominant over white fur (b). If a hybrid black haired cow mated with a purebred white cow, what percentage of the offspring will have black fur?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

100%

2.

The different versions of the same gene are called -

a)

genotype

b)

gametes

c)

alleles

d)

chromosomes

3.

Which of the following is an example of a hybrid genotype?

a)

AA

b)

Ab

c)

Aa

d)

bb

4.

The physical appearance of an organism is called __________.

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

allele

d)

chromosomes

5.

In pea plants, tall plants (T) is dominant over short plants (t). If you cross a purebred tall plant with a purebred short plant, what percentage of the offspring will be short?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

6.

The only way for an organism to show the recessive trait is...

a)

by having two lowercase alleles

b)

having two uppercase alleles

c)

having one uppercase and one lowercase alleles

d)

having only one allele

7.

Which is an example of a genotype?

a)

Tt, Tall

b)

tt, Short

c)

Tt, tt

d)

Tall, Short

8.

If brown eyes (B) are dominant over blue eyes (b), what is the genotype of an individual that is homozygous blue eyed?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

d)

blue eyes

9.

Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait?

a)

Hair texture

b)

Blood type

c)

Language you speak

d)

Freckles

10.

What type of trait masks, or covers up, the other trait when both are present?

a)

dominant

b)

hybrid

c)

recessive

d)

homozygous

11.

Which is an example of homozygous dominant?

a)

RR

b)

rr

c)

Rr

d)

RT

12.

Each box of the punnett square represents ____% chance that the offspring will receive the trait.

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

10%

d)

100%

13.

Gregor Mendel is called the ___________________.

a)

Pea Plant Parent

b)

Father of genetics

c)

Grandfather of heredity

d)

Father of DNA

14.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
15.
What is the probability of heterozygous offspring?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
0%
d)
100%
16.
What is the phenotype of the offspring? (A-Brown hair; a-blond hair) 
a)
50 % Brown Hair and 50% Blond Hair 
b)
25 % Brown Hair and 75% Blond Hair 
c)
75 % Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair 
d)
0% Brown Hair and 100% Blond Hair 
17.

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%

18.
What is the yellow seed genotype?
a)
aa
b)
Aa
c)
AA
d)
AA or Aa
19.

What is the probability of heterozygous offspring?

a)

0%

b)

100%

c)

50%

d)

25%

20.
What is the phenotype of the heterozygous parent in the punnett square?
a)
green
b)
yellow
c)
hybrid
d)
purebred