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Mendel's Work

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An allele is
a)
another word for a gene
b)
a homozygous genotype
c)
a heterozygous genotype
d)
one of several possible forms of a gene
2.

The passing of traits from offspring to parents

a)

genes

b)

heredity

c)

alleles

d)

purebred

3.

The study of heredity

a)

geology

b)

genetics

c)

geography

d)

hereditology

4.

The father of genetics

a)

Newton

b)

Tesla

c)

Hooke

d)

Mendel

5.

A organism that always produces offspring with the same form of the trait as the parent

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

purebred

d)

hybrid

6.

Factors that control traits

a)

atoms

b)

cells

c)

genes

d)

brains

7.

True or False: Alleles can be dominant or recessive.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

An allele that always shows up in an organism when present

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

hybrid

d)

purebred

9.

If a pea plant inherits one allele for tall stems and one allele for short stems it will be ___.

a)

short

b)

medium

c)

tall

10.

The study of heredity is called

a)

traits

b)

heredity

c)

genetics

d)

purebred

11.

Who was Gregor Medel

a)

A scientist and priest who studies pea plant traits.

b)

The "father" of modern genetics.

c)

He discovered patterns of inheritance.

d)

All of the statements above are correct.

12.

Were F1 plants tall, medium, or short.

a)

Medium

b)

Tall

c)

Short

13.

What shape is the seed if it is controlled by dominant allele

a)

Round

b)

Square

c)

Wrinkled