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Punnett Square time

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present. The "weaker" gene. 
a)
Dominant Allele
b)
Recessive Allele
2.
An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present. The "stronger" gene. 
a)
Dominant Allele
b)
Recessive Allele
3.
An organism’s genetic makeup or allele combination.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Beanotype
d)
Notype
4.
An organism’s physical appearance, or visible traits. 
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Beanotype
d)
Notype
5.
What is called when a organism has  two different alleles for a trait. Tt or Rr
a)
Heterozygous
b)
Homozygous
c)
Domozygous
d)
Thermozygous
6.
What is called when a organism has two identical alleles for a trait. TT or tt. RR or rr
a)
Heterozygous
b)
Homozygous
c)
Domozygous
d)
Thermozygous
7.
In a certain species of plant, the color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p).
According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being purple?
a)
25%
b)
0%
c)
100%
d)
50%
8.
In a certain species of plant, the color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p).
According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being white?
a)
25%
b)
0%
c)
100%
d)
50%
9.
A ________________________ is used to predict the possible genotype from certain parents
a)
Mendel Grid
b)
Genetic Tic Tac Toe
c)
Punnett Square
d)
Pedigree Plot
10.
Dominant alleles are represented by a:
a)
Male gene
b)
lowercase letter
c)
recessive trait
d)
capital letter
11.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
Aa
b)
red hair
c)
heterozygous
d)
DNA
12.
How many boxes would say BB?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
0
13.
What is the genotypic ratio here
a)
TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%
b)
all tall
c)
TT= 75% tt = 25%
d)
Tt = 100%
14.
A Punnet Square will 
a)
tell you exactly what your offspring will look like
b)
increase the chance you pass on recessive traits
c)
predict genotypes and phenotypes in offspring
d)

have no purpose but for Vargas to give us extra assignments

15.
Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?
a)
Bb
b)
BB
c)
bb
d)
B
16.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
17.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
18.
If B = brown hair and b = blonde hair, what is the probability of brown hair?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
0%
d)
75%
19.
This image shows a...
a)
Punnett Square
b)
Phenotype
c)
Genotype
d)
Dominant allele
20.
bb is a _________________ genotype
a)
Dominant
b)
Homozygous
c)
Genotype
d)
Phenotype
21.
Which of the following is homozygous recessive?
a)
rr
b)
AA
c)
TT
d)
Ff
22.
What percent of offspring will have the recessive trait?
a)
25
b)
50
c)
75
d)
100
23.
The passing of traits from parent to offspring 
a)
Heredity 
b)
Genetics 
c)
Hybrid 
d)
Probability 
24.
Who was the father of genetics 
a)
Sagan 
b)
Issac Newton 
c)
Gregor Mendel 
d)
C.jenkins 
25.
 Dominant alleles are-
a)
capital
b)
lowercase
c)
both
d)
neither
26.
 Recessive alleles are-
a)
capital
b)
lowercase
c)
both
d)
neither
27.
 which is heterozygous ?  
a)
Tt
b)
TT
28.
Which is homozygous ?
a)
Zz
b)
SS
29.
Chromosomes are made of
a)
DNA
b)
RNT
c)
WWE
d)
DMA
30.
A segment found on DNA is called a ______.
a)
Gene
b)
Jean
c)
Billie Jean
d)
Chromosome
31.
Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?
a)
A
b)
Aa
c)
AA
d)
aa
32.
Which of the following genotypes is homozygous recessive?
a)
RR
b)
Rr
c)
rr
d)
None of the Above
33.
What is a phenotype
a)
The genetic make up (code)
b)
The physical trait
34.
Heterozygous is when...
a)
the alleles are the same
b)
the alleles are different
c)
the alleles are absent
d)
the alleles are present
35.
Which of the following alleles is homozygous (purebred) recessive?
a)
Tt
b)
tt
c)
TT
d)
t
36.
What is a punnett square?
a)
graph used to predict the possible genotypes of offspring in a given cross
b)
a graph used to predict the possible birth rate of offspring.
c)
a graph used to predict the possible behavioral characteristics an offspring could have
d)
None of the above
37.
In a punnet square where are the parent alleles written?
a)
Top and inside the boxes
b)
Only on the left and right side of the boxes. 
c)
outside of the boxes (top and left side)
d)
All on the top side of the boxes
38.
What genotype would go in box 2?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
39.
What genotype would go in box 3?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
40.
What genotype would go in box 1?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
41.
Why are there no white rabbit babies?
a)
The white gene is not present in any of the babies.
b)
It takes two recessive genes to show the trait.
c)
Grey is a better color.
d)
Baby five will be white.
42.

Which of these Punnett squares represents a cross between a homozygous dominant parent and a heterozygous parent?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

In a certain breed of cats, having black hair is the result of two dominant alleles for hair color (HH). The heterozygous genotype (Hh) produces a cat that has black and white spots. Having two recessive (hh) genes results in a white-haired cat. In the Punnett square below, what are the phenotypes of the parent cats?

a)

2 spotted cats

b)

2 black cats

c)

1 spotted cat and 1 white cat

d)

1 black cat and 1 spotted cat

44.

In a certain breed of cats, having black hair is the result of two dominant alleles for hair color (HH). The heterozygous genotype (Hh) produces a cat that has black and white spots. Having two recessive (hh) genes results in a white-haired cat. What is the chance that the parent cats in the Punnett square below will have an offspring with spotted fur?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

45.
What chance does the offspring have of showing a recessive trait?
a)
50%
b)
75%
c)
100%
d)
25%
46.
Two heterozygous parents produce offspring. What is the probability of the HOMOZYGOUS DOMINANT GENOTYPE appearing in the offspring generation?
a)
75%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
47.
HH crossed with Hh. What is the probability of hh?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
48.
Each one of the boxes on the Punnett Square represents what probability of an offsprings' genotype?
a)
25%
b)
1%
c)
10%
d)
0%
49.
In pea plants, the tall allele is dominant to the short allele. What key would demonstrate this?
a)
Tall = T
Short = S
b)
Tall = T
Short = t
c)
Tall = t
Short = T
d)
Tall = TT
Short = tt
50.
A heterozygous long-tusked elephant is crossed with a homozygous recessive short-tusked elephant. What is the probability of the offspring having short tusks?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
51.
What is the probability of a purple-horned unicorn if a heterozygous pink-horned unicorn is crossed with a heterozygous pink-horned unicorn?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
52.

Black fur(B) in guinea pigs is dominant over white fur(b). Find the probability of a white offspring in a cross: Bb x bb

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

53.

Black fur(B) in guinea pigs is dominant over white fur(b). Find the probability of a black offspring in a cross: bb x bb.

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

54.

Black fur(B) in guinea pigs is dominant over white fur(b). Find the probability of the genotype Bb in a cross: Bb x Bb.

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

55.

Black fur(B) in guinea pigs is dominant over white fur(b). Find the probability of the genotype BB in a cross: BB x Bb.

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

56.

How is the Punnett Square set up?

a)

Parents genotypes on the inside and offspring is on the outside

b)

The genotypes of each parent are on the sides and the offspring is in the boxes

c)

Grandparents genotypes on the sides and offspring in the box

57.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
58.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
59.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
Aa
b)
red hair
c)
heterozygous
d)
DNA
60.
Genotype refers to the ...
a)
physical expression of the genes
b)
the possible combination of alleles in a gene
c)
whether an allele is dominant or recessive
d)
how an organism will appear
61.
What is the dominant trait?
a)
yellow pea seeds
b)
green pea seeds
c)
there is no dominant seed
d)
Jolly green giant
62.
What are the possible combinations of a pea plant with the alleles PP and a male pea plant with the alleles pp.
P= purple
p= white
a)
all Pp
b)
all PP
c)
Pp,PP,Pp,PP
d)
all pp
63.
What is a phenotype?
a)
The expression of a trait; physical appearance.
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
64.

Which super hero is this?

a)

SUPERMAN

b)

BATMAN

c)

GREENLANDTURN

d)

IRONMAN

65.

Which superhero is this?

a)

BATMAN

b)

SUPERMAN

c)

JOKER

d)

HULK

66.

what is this candy made out of mostly ???

a)

jelly

b)

peanut

c)

chilli

d)

podwer

67.

what is the name of this candy below

a)

pelo

b)

pelon pelo pela

c)

pela

d)

pelon

68.

What is this candy?

a)

sour patch

b)

sor ppatch

c)

sour patch kids

d)

runts

69.

What This Logo

a)

Youtube

b)

Burger King

c)

Gucci

d)

Umberlla

70.

whats this logo?

a)

Wallgreens

b)

Walmart

c)

Target

d)

Terget

71.

whats this logo?

a)

Moto

b)

Pear

c)

App

d)

Apple

72.

whats this logo?

a)

Jordans

b)

Skechers

c)

New balance

d)

Nikes

73.
a)
yeezys
b)
shaq
c)
adaids
d)
off brand nike
74.
a)
jordans
b)
vans
c)
adidas
d)
nike
75.
a)
nike
b)
lebrons
c)
jordans
d)
shaq
76.
a)
lebrons
b)
kd's
c)
nike
d)
hurachaes
77.
a)
jordans
b)
nike
c)
lebrons
d)
kd's
78.
a)
gucci
b)
supreme
c)
nike
d)
regular