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5.1 Classical Genetics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a phenotype?
a)
The expression of a trait; what you see.
b)
refers to the genetic makeup of an individual
c)
An organism that has the same genes for a trait (ex. TT or tt)
d)
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
2.

What does heterozygous mean?

a)

An organism that has the same genes for a trait (TT or tt)

b)

An organism that has different genes for a trait (Tt)

c)

When neither gene is fully dominant; offspring is a mixture of both

d)

the different forms of a trait: for example hair color is brown, blonde, red

3.

What would heterozygous yellow pea plant's genotype would be?

a)
YY
b)
yy
c)
Yy
d)
Yg
4.
A corn plant heterozygous for tall sprouts mates with a corn plant with short sprouts. If tall sprouts are dominant, how many different phenotypes are possible in the offspring?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.

If a heterozygous tall pea plant (tall is dominant to short) is crossed with a short pea plant, what are the possible genotypes of the future offspring?

a)

100% Tt

b)

50% Tt, 50% tt

c)

75%Tt, 25%tt

d)

25%TT, 50%Tt, 25%tt

6.

A dog gives birth to 5 puppies. What percentage of the chromosomes does each puppy share with the mother?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

7.
Each one of the boxes on the Punnett Square represents what probability of an offsprings' genotype?
a)
25%
b)
1%
c)
10%
d)
0%
8.
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 
9.

Mendel's law of ____ states that a random assortment of maternally and paternally derived chromosomes in meiosis results in gametes that have different combinations of these genes.

a)

dominance

b)

segregation

c)

independent assortment

d)

particular inheritance

10.

What goes in box 3?

a)
Aabb
b)
AABB
c)
AAbb
d)
aaBb
11.

How many generations are shown in this pedigree?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

12.

What are the different possible forms of a gene called?

a)

Alleles

b)

Gametes

c)

Hybrids

d)

Variables

13.
If green is dominant over purple, then what is the genotype for this individual?
a)
Purple
b)
Green
c)
GG
d)
gg
14.

Which is a segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein that is expressed as a particular trait?

a)

Allele

b)

Codon

c)

Gene

d)

Nucleotide

15.

If a black guinea pig (Bb) were crossed with a white guinea pig (bb), what would be the resulting phenotype ratio?

a)

1:1 black to white (50% black / 50% white)

b)

1:0 black to white (100% black / 0% white)

c)

0:1 black to white (0% black / 100% white)

d)

3:1 black to white (75% black / 25% white)