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Biology - Unit 8 Test - Mendelian Genetics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Gregor Mendel study to learn about genetics?

a)

mice

b)

pea plants

c)

fruit flies

2.

What is a gene?

a)

a section of DNA that codes for a specific protein

b)

a homologous chromosome

c)

a single sister chromatid

3.

What are alleles?

a)

different versions of the same gene

b)

sister chromatids

c)

homologous chromosomes

4.

What is the genotype of the offspring in this square?

a)

BB, Bb, Bb, bb

b)

purple, purple, purple, white

5.

What is the phenotype of the offspring in this square?

a)

BB, Bb, Bb, bb

b)

purple, purple, purple, white

6.

Which genotypes can produce offspring with the dominant phenotype?

a)

AA only

b)

Aa only

c)

aa only

d)

AA and aa

e)

AA and Aa

7.

Which genotypes can produce offspring with the recessive phenotype?

a)

rr only

b)

RR only

c)

Rr only

d)

RR and rr

e)

Rr and RR

8.

G = green

g = yellow

Cross a homozygous recessive green plant with a heterozygous yellow plant.

What percentage of offspring will be green?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

100%

9.

R = round peas

r = wrinkled peas

Y = yellow peas

y = green peas

How many offspring will have wrinkled yellow peas?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

6

d)

1

10.

Which flower shows incomplete dominance?

a)

A

b)

B

11.

Which flower shows codominance?

a)

A

b)

B

12.

B = normal

b = color blind

Cross a heterozygous female (XB Xb) with a normal male (XB Y).

For recessive trait what would we expect to see in phenotype of the offspring?

a)

more color blind females than males

b)

more color blind males than females

c)

an equal number of males and females who are color blind

13.

How many of these would be considered carriers for a recessive trait?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

e)

4

14.

T = long tail

t = short tail

Which parents would produce offspring with 1/4 having short tails?

a)

TT x TT

b)

TT x tt

c)

Tt x Tt

d)

Tt x tt

e)

tt x tt

15.

mother = BO

father = AO

What blood types could their children have?

[Choose all that are true.]

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O