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Chromo-genes

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the notation TT mean to a geneticist?

a)

two dominant alleles

b)

heterozygous alleles

c)

at least one dominant allele

d)

one dominant and one recessive allele

2.

What is the probability of producing a tall pea plant from a genetic cross between two hybrid tall pea plants?

a)

one in four

b)

two in four

c)

three in four

d)

four in four

3.

What does a Punnett square show?

a)

all of Mendel’s discoveries about genetic crosses

b)

only the recessive alleles in a genetic cross

c)

only the dominant alleles in a genetic cross

d)

all the possible outcomes of a genetic cross

4.

Which term refers to physical characteristics that are studied in genetics?

a)

offspring

b)

traits

c)

generations

d)

hybrids

5.

An organism’s genotype is its

a)

stem height

b)

feather color

c)

genetic makeup

d)

physical appearance

6.

Factors that control traits are called

a)

parents

b)

genes

c)

purebreds

d)

recessives

7.

What does the notation Tt mean to geneticists?

a)

two dominant alleles

b)

one dominant and one recessive allele

c)

homozygous alleles

d)

two recessive alleles

8.

What is probability?

a)

the number of times a coin lands heads up

b)

the actual results from a series of events

c)

the way the results of one event affect the next event

d)

a number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur

9.

If a homozygous black guinea pig (BB) is crossed with a homozygous white guinea pig (bb), what is the probability that an offspring will have black fur?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

10.

The different forms of a gene are called

a)

factors

b)

alleles

c)

masks

d)

traits

11.

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait is

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

a phenotype

d)

tall

12.

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait is

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

a phenotype

d)

tall

13.

A heterozygous organism has

a)

three different alleles for a trait.

b)

two identical alleles for a trait.

c)

only one allele for a trait.

d)

two different alleles for a trait.

14.

What does the notation TT mean to a geneticist?

a)

two dominant alleles

b)

heterozygous alleles

c)

at least one dominant allele

d)

one dominant and one recessive allele

15.

What is the probability of producing a tall pea plant from a genetic cross between two hybrid tall pea plants?

a)

one in four

b)

two in four

c)

three in four

d)

four in four

16.

What does a Punnett square show?

a)

all of Mendel’s discoveries about genetic crosses

b)

only the recessive alleles in a genetic cross

c)

only the dominant alleles in a genetic cross

d)

all the possible outcomes of a genetic cross

17.

Which term refers to physical characteristics that are studied in genetics?

a)

offspring

b)

traits

c)

generations

d)

hybrids

18.

An organism’s genotype is its

a)

stem height

b)

feather color

c)

genetic makeup

d)

physical appearance

19.

Factors that control traits are called

a)

parents

b)

genes

c)

purebreds

d)

recessives

20.

Scientists call an organism that has two different alleles for a trait a

a)

dominant

b)

purebred

c)

factor

d)

hybrid

21.

What does the notation Tt mean to geneticists?

a)

two dominant alleles

b)

one dominant and one recessive allele

c)

homozygous alleles

d)

two recessive alleles

22.

What is probability?

a)

the number of times a coin lands heads up

b)

the actual results from a series of events

c)

the way the results of one event affect the next event

d)

a number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur

23.

If a homozygous black guinea pig (BB) is crossed with a homozygous white guinea pig (bb), what is the probability that an offspring will have black fur?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

24.

An organism’s physical appearance is its

a)

dominance

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

allele

25.

When sex cells combine to produce offspring, each sex cell will contribute

a)

twice the number of chromosomes in body cells.

b)

the normal number of chromosomes in body cells.

c)

half the number of chromosomes in body cells.

d)

one fourth the number of chromosomes in body cells.

26.

The different forms of a gene are called

a)

factors

b)

alleles

c)

masks

d)

traits

27.

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait is

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

a phenotype

d)

tall

28.

A heterozygous organism has

a)

three different alleles for a trait.

b)

two identical alleles for a trait.

c)

only one allele for a trait.

d)

two different alleles for a trait.