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AP Biology - Chapter 11

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the parents are heterozygous for cystic fibrosis (Ff x Ff), then each offspring has a _____ chance of having cystic fibrosis.

a)

2%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

2.

E = unattached earlobes. e = attached earlobes. In the cross of Ee and Ee, the chance of a child with unattached earlobes is _____.

a)

1/2

b)

1/4

c)

3/4

3.

The diagram above illustrates which of the following processes?

a)

Crossing-over

b)

Base pair subsitution

c)

Duplication

d)

Deletion

4.

Imagine you are performing a cross involving garden pea plants. What F1 offspring would you expect if you cross true-breeding parents with green seeds with yellow seeds? Yellow seed color is dominant over green.

a)

100 percent yellow-green seeds

b)

100 percent yellow seeds

c)

50 percent yellow, 50 percent green seeds

d)

25 percent green, 75 percent yellow

5.

If blue and red true-breeding flowers are mated and result is all purple offspring, what inheritance pattern would this be indicative of?

a)

Codominance

b)

Dominance

c)

Incomplete dominance

d)

Multiple Alleles

6.

Can a human male be a carrier of red-green color blindness?

a)

Yes, males can be carriers of red-green color blindness, as color blindness is autosomal dominant

b)

No, males cannot be the carriers of red-green color blindness, as color blindness is X-linked

c)

No, males cannot be the carriers of red-green color blindness, as color blindness is Y-linked

d)

Yes, males can be carriers of red-green color blindness, as color blindness is autosomal recessive

7.

How and at what stage of meiosis do chromosomes undergo independent assortment?

a)

Prophase I; pairing of homologous chromosomes

b)

Telophase I; daughter cell seperation

c)

Anaphase I; tetrad seperation

d)

Metaphase I; metaphase alignment

8.

True or false; The number of chromosomes is reduced from n to 2n during meiosis.

a)

True!

b)

False

9.

P Generation -> _________ -> F2; Fill in the blank

a)

P2

b)

F1

c)

O1

10.

What is an example of a codominant trait in the human body?

a)

Hair color

b)

Skin Color

c)

Blood Type

d)

Color Blindess

11.

Susy has blonde hair (hh). Her mother has blonde hair, and her father has brown hair (dominant trait). What are the genotypes of Molly's parents?

a)

Mom: hh; Dad: HH

b)

Mom: hh, Dad: Hh

c)

Mom: hh, Dad; hh

d)

Mom: HH, Dad: HH

12.

In snapdragons come in three colors yellow (YY), blue (BB), and green (YB). What would be the chances of having green flowers if you crossed a blue snapdragon with a green snapdragon?

a)

25 %

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

0%

13.

If the parents are heterozygous for cystic fibrosis (Ff x Ff), then each offspring has a _____ chance of having cystic fibrosis.

a)

2%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

14.

E = unattached earlobes. e = attached earlobes. In the cross of Ee and Ee, the chance of a child with unattached earlobes is _____.

a)

1/2

b)

1/4

c)

3/4

15.

When Mendel crossed a true-breeding tall plant with a true-breeding short plant, the offspring were _____.

a)

100% tall

b)

50% tall, 50% short

c)

100% medium

16.

Which of the following characterizes autosomal recessive disorders?

a)

Heterozygotes with normal phenotypes

b)

Affected parents always having affected children

c)

Affected individuals with homozygous dominant mates having unaffected children

d)

All of the above

17.

If the allele for red petals is not completely dominant to the allele for white petals, when a true-breeding plant with red petals is crossed with a true breeding plant with white petals, the offspring will ____.

a)

all have red petals

b)

all have pink petals

c)

all have white petals

d)

all have red and white petals

18.

When individuals make an abnormal form of the extracellular matrix protein, fibrillin, which affects many other traits, the inheritance is the result of ______.

a)

Codominance

b)

multiple alleles

c)

simple dominance

d)

pleiotropy

19.

Which of the following represents a heterozygous genotype?

a)

TT

b)

Tt

c)

tt

d)

tall

20.

Which of the following is a phenotype?

a)

Tt

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Short

d)

T

21.

If an individual with the dominant phenotype is crossed with an individual with the recessive phenotype and all the offspring have the dominant phenotype, it would be concluded that the individual with the dominant phenotype is _____.

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

heterozygous

c)

homozygous recessive

22.

If two flies heterozygous for wing length and body color are crossed, which of the following are possible results?

a)

chance of L, long wings = ¾

b)

chance of l, short wings = 1/2

c)

Chance of G, grey body = ¼

d)

All of these are true

23.

If a man with blood type A has a child with blood type O, the father's genotype must be _____.

a)

AA

b)

AB

c)

A0

d)

OO

24.

The appearance of both A and B types of glycoproteins on the red blood cells of the people with AB blood type is an example of _______.

a)

Codominance

b)

polygenic inheritance

c)

autosomal recessiveness

d)

incomplete dominance

25.

Blood type in humans is controlled by _____ allele(s).

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

26.

More phenotypes than expected may result from polygenic inheritance because of _____.

a)

multiple alleles

b)

codominance

c)

environmental effects

d)

pleiotropy

27.

Each gamete has only one allele for each trait because gametes are always _____.

a)

Haploid

b)

Diploid

c)

Triploid

28.

When an organism has two different alleles at a gene locus, it is referred to as _____.

a)

homozygous recessive

b)

homozygous dominant

c)

heterozygous

29.

The word __________ refers to the alleles an individual receives at fertilization.

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Karyotype

d)

Lenotype

30.

What type of inheritance does the pedigree to the right show?

a)

Autosomal recessive

b)

Sex-linked recessive

c)

Autosomal dominant

d)

Sex-linked dominant

31.

How does independent assortment contribute to genetic variation?

a)

It regulates how many paternal and maternal chromosomes a gamete receives.

b)

It randomizes the number of maternal and paternal chromosomes a gamete receives

c)

It ensures that only 1 copy of each chromosome is distributed to a gamete.

d)

It produces new combinations of genes on a chromosome

32.

If your genotype is Bb, then you can only pass a B or b to your child but you can't pass both.

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Law of Independent Assortment

33.

An organism is a hybrid genotype (Tt) but is appears tall instead of short.

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Law of Independent Assortment

34.

Person A is smart and has brown hair while Person B is also smart but has blonde hair.

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Law of Independent Assortment

35.
The physical makeup of an organism, or its traits: 
a)
genotype
b)
phenotype
c)
Punnett Square
d)
probability
36.
The genetic makeup of an organism: 
a)
genotype
b)
phenotype
c)
Punnett Square
d)
probability
37.
Two of the same alleles for a trait: 
a)
heterozygous
b)
homozygous
38.
Two different alleles for a trait: 
a)
heterozygous
b)
homozygous
39.
What goes in box 5
a)
AABB
b)
AaBb
c)
AaBb
d)
AAbb
40.
Based off this punnett square, what fraction of the offspring will have wrinkled, yellow seeds?
a)
9/16
b)
3/16
c)
1/16
d)
16/16
41.
For any given trait there may be more than two choices for alleles, the trait may be inherited on more than one gene or chromosome, and there are many types of inheritance patterns it may follow, however, for each trait you may only inherit how many alleles?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
23
d)
46
42.
If this image were real, it would represent what type of inheritance?
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
codominance
c)
polygenic inheritance
d)
compete dominance
43.
What do half colored symbols represent?
a)
The individual is a carrier (heterozygous).
b)
The individual expresses the trait.
c)
The individual has both recessive alleles.
d)
The individual has both dominant alleles.
44.
If black and white true-breeding mice are mated and the result is all gray offspring, what inheritance pattern would this be indicative of?
a)
dominance
b)
codominance
c)
multiple alleles
d)
incomplete dominance
45.
Give the genotype for person III-3
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
Cannot determine
46.
The range of human skin colors is caused by a variety of genes, each of which has at least 2 alleles.  This is an example of:
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
codominance
c)
multiple alleles
d)
polygenic inheritance
47.

A child has type O blood, if mother has type A blood, what would the father's blood type be?

a)

A,B, or O

b)

AB or A

c)

AB or B

d)

O only

48.

23. Gregor Mendel used the model of dominant and recessive forms of factors, or genes, to explain the results of his experiments on pea plants. For example, he proposed that tall plant height (T) was dominant over short height (t).


In one of Mendel’s experiments, a cross between two tall plants produced both tall and short offspring in a 3:1 ratio. Which conclusion about the parent plants is supported by Mendel’s model?

a)

A Both parent plants were heterozygous (Tt) for height.

b)

B Both parent plants were homozygous tall (TT).

c)

C One parent plant was homozygous tall (TT), and the other parent was homozygous short (tt).

d)

D One parent plant was homozygous tall (TT), and the other parent was heterozygous (Tt) for height.

49.

Cancer is a disease in which cells divide rapidly and improperly. Which of the following events is often the cause of cancer?

a)

A The immune system begins to attack normal, healthy cells of the body.

b)

B Homeostasis fails in the blood, allowing acid levels to increase above normal tolerances.

c)

C A nondisjunction error occurs during meiosis, causing cells to appear with an abnormal number of chromosomes.

d)

D A mutation changes the regulation of the cell cycle in certain cells or tissues.

50.

Certain genetic disorders are controlled by a recessive allele on the X chromosome.

Which gender, if any, is more likely to inherit this type of disorder?

a)

A males, because they need only one copy of the allele to express the disorder

b)

B females, because they could receive the allele from either parent

c)

C females, because they need only one copy of the allele to express the disorder

d)

D neither gender, because the allele is equally likely in both genders