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Study Guide Unit IV: Genetics/Heredity

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which 3 of the following are the processes that increase genetic variation in sexual reproduction?

a)

Crossing Over

b)

Independent Assortment

c)

Mitosis

d)

Random fertilization

e)

Splitting Chromatids (Haploidy)

2.

Why is crossing over important in sexual reproduction?

a)

It combines the two sets of DNA from the mother's egg and the father's sperm

b)

It creates an identical copy of the original DNA

c)

It shuffles the DNA from your parents when you make gametes (sex cells)

d)

It randomly determines which gamete gets which copies of each chromosome.

3.

Worth 3 pts

Select the two genotypes of these two parents.

a)

CcHh

b)

ccHh

c)

CCHh

d)

Cchh

e)

ccHH

4.

Worth 3 pts

What percentage of the offspring from a BbLl x BbLl cross would be expected to be heterozygous for both traits?

Use either the FOIL method or the double-monohybrid method

(a)  

5.

This image is an example of:

a)

Codominance

b)

Multiple alleles

c)

Incomplete dominance

d)

Mendelian inheritance

e)

A polygenic trait

6.

If you breed two of the pink flowers together, what would be the phenotypes of the offspring?

a)

100% Pink

b)

75% Pink

25% White

c)

25% Red

50% Pink

25% White

d)

33% Red

33% Pink

33% White

e)

50% Red

50% White

7.

A woman has type AB blood and her husband has type O blood. The doctor tells them their child has type O blood. She thinks this is very strange. Why?

a)

She can't be the mother of a type O child.

b)

Her husband can't be the father of a type O child.

c)

Type O blood is very rare.

d)

There's nothing strange about it.

8.
Question Image

2 pts

Match the following heredity vocabulary terms

a)

Homozygous dominant

1.

AA

b)

Heterozygous

2.

Ao

c)

Homozygous recessive

3.

oo

d)

Blood Phenotypes

4.

Type A, Type B, Type AB, & Type O

e)

Blood Genotype

5.

AA, AB, BB, Bo, Ao, & oo

9.
Physical characteristic
a)
Trait
b)
Heredity
c)
Genetics
d)
Genotype
10.
Study of Heredity
a)
Biology
b)
Geology
c)
Genetics
d)
Cellology
11.
Passing of traits from parent to offspring
a)
dating
b)
holding hands
c)
heredity
d)
mitosis
12.
different forms of a gene
a)
big or little
b)
simple and complex
c)
alleles
d)
co-dominant
13.

_________is used to solve genetic crossing of parents and possible offsprings

a)

Genetics

b)

Punnett Square

c)

Phenotypes

d)

Probability

14.
The allele that is hidden unless paired with another allele of the same type
a)

dominant

b)
recessive
c)
homozygous
d)
hybrid
15.
A sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and determines a trait.
a)
Sister Chromatid
b)
Homologous Chromosomes
c)
Genetics
d)
Gene
16.
How many chromosomes are found in human sex cells?
a)
0
b)
23
c)
46
d)
50
17.

Which is not a factor that could increase the rate of mutations in a cell?

a)

exposure to a chemical carcinogen

b)

infection with a virus, such as HPV

c)

exposure of a cell to UV radiation

d)

environmental pressure to adapt for survival

18.

Using the pedigree, determine the possible genotype for individual 1.

a)

WW

b)

Ww

c)

ww

d)

WW or Ww

19.

Using the pedigree, determine the genotype for individual 5.

a)

WW

b)

Ww

c)

ww

d)

WW or Ww

20.

Results in four daughter cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

21.

In incomplete dominance:

a)

one parent doesn't take over the other

b)

the trait forgets what its doing

c)

the trait does not fully express the dominant trait

d)

the dominant trait does not show up

22.

When one allele is not dominant over another, resulting in a blended phenotype for heterozygous offspring is considered....

a)

Incomplete Dominance

b)

Codominance

23.

Some flowers are controlled by codominance. Red flowers (RR), blue flowers (BB) and Speckled flowers (RB).


Cross a red flower with a speckled flower. What is the phenotypic ratio?

a)

2 red, 2 speckled

b)

2 red, 2 blue

c)

2 blue, 2 speckled

24.

Some flowers are controlled by codominance. Red flowers (RR), blue flowers (BB) and Speckled flowers (RB).


Cross two speckled flowers.

a)

1 red, 2 speckled, 1 blue

b)

2 red, 2 blue

c)

2 blue, 2 speckled

d)

1 red, 1 speckled, 2 blue

25.
This type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE of both traits.
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
co-dominance
c)
Mendelian dominance
d)
complete dominance
26.
Incomplete dominance or co-dominance?
A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. 
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Co-dominance
c)
Complete dominance
d)
Mendelian dominance
27.
This is an example of ___________?
a)
Incomplete dominance
b)
Co-dominance
c)
Mendelian dominance
d)
Complete dominance
28.
A tall plant (TT) is crossed with a short plant (SS) and a medium plant (TS) results. This is what type of inheritance pattern?
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Codominance
29.
If you cross a black chicken with a white chicken, only checkered chickens would be produced.  What kind of inheritance pattern does this follow?
a)
incomplete Dominance
b)
Co-Dominance
30.

What is a law Mendel discovered

a)

Law of Surpise

b)

Law of Dominance

c)

Law of Gravity

d)

Doppler Effect

31.

A mule is the result of a cross between a donkey and a horse. A mule is a

a)

tetrad

b)

phenotype

c)

genotype

d)

hybrid

32.

A tall plant (TT) is crossed with a short plant (tt). If the tall F1 pea plants are allowed to self-pollinate.

a)

the offspring will be of medium height

b)

all of the offspring will be short

c)

all of the offspring will be tall

d)

the offspring can be tall or short

33.

The principles of probability can be used to

a)

predict the traits of the off spring of genetic crosses

b)

determine the actual outcomes of genetic crosses

c)

determine which species should be used in genetic crosses

d)

decide which organisms are best to use in genetic crosses

34.

A heterozygous tall pea plant is crossed with a short plant. The probability that an F1 plant will be tall is

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

35.

Organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait are said to be

a)

hybrid

b)

homozygous

c)

heterozygous

d)

dominant

36.

What principle states that during gamete formation genes for different traits separate without influencing each other's inheritance?

a)

principle of dominance

b)

principle of independent assortment

c)

principle of probabilities

d)

principle of segregation

37.

Variation in human skin color is an example of

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

codominance

c)

polygenic traits

d)

multiple alleles

38.

After reading the excerpt, why did Thomas Hunt Morgan use fruit flies in his studies?

a)

Fruit flies produce a large number of offspring

b)

Fruit flies take a long time to produce offspring

c)

Fruit flies share certain characteristics with pea plants

d)

Fruit flies have a long life span

39.

If an organism's diploid number is 12, its haploid number is..

(Hint: n=2n)

a)

12

b)

6

c)

24

d)

3

40.

Gametes are produced by the process of

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

crossing-over

d)

replication

41.

What is show in the figure?

a)

Independent Assortment

b)

Anaphase I of meiosis

c)

Crossing-Over

d)

Replication

42.

Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of

a)

diploid cells

b)

haploid cells

c)

2N daughter cells

d)

body cells

43.

What is formed at the end of meiosis?

a)

2 genetically identical cells

b)

4 genetically different cells

c)

4 genetically identical cells

d)

2 genetically different cells

44.

Linked genes...

a)

are never separated

b)

assort independently

c)

are on the same chromosome

d)

are always recessive

45.

The farther apart two genes are located on a chromosome, the

a)

less likely they are to be inherited together

b)

more likely they are to be linked

c)

less likely they are to assort independently

d)

less likely they are to be separated by crossing over

46.

The probability that a gamete produced by a pea plant heterozygous for stem height (Tt) will contain the recessive allele is 100%.

a)

True

b)

False, 50%

47.

A trait in an unidentified plant is controlled by one gene that has two alleles. One allele is dominant over the other. According to Mendel's principles, one fourth of the offspring made from a cross between two heterozygous plants will show the recessive trait.

a)

True

b)

False, recessive

48.

Coat color in rabbits is determined by a single gene that has multiple alleles.

a)

True

b)

False, polygenic traits

49.

The plants that Gregor Mendel crossed to produce the F1 generation made up the (a)   generation.

50.

In the Punnett square shown, the genotypes of the offspring are (a)   .

51.

The characteristics of an organism are determined by two factors: (a)   and​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
genes
environmental factors
alleles
internal factors
52.

An organism's gametes have (a)   the number of chromosomes found in the organisms' body cells.

53.

The relative locations of each known gene can be shown on a (a)   map.


Choose from the below words
gene
allele
chromosome
gamete
54.

What attributes of the garden pea plant made it an excellent organism for Gregor Mendel's genetic studies?

4 lines
55.

What is the phenotype ratio of the off spring of the plants in the Punnett square in Figure 11-3?

4 lines
56.

How many sets of chromosomes are in a diploid cell?


(a)  
Choose from the below words
2 sets
1 set
3 sets
4 sets
57.

Describe a homologous chromosome.


(a)  
Choose from the below words
2 sets of chromosomes with 1 sperm & 1 egg
2 sets of alleles with 1 sperm & 1 egg cell
2 sets of genes with 2 sperm & 1 egg
1 set of chromosomes with 1 sperm & 2 egg
58.

Identify the genotype of the offspring that would be represented by the question mark?

a)

black, smooth texture

b)

BBRr

c)

white, rough texture

d)

bbRR

59.

Identify the phenotype of the offspring that would be represented by the question mark?

a)

white, rough hair

b)

BBRr

c)

black, smooth hair

d)

bbRR

60.

What are the different phenotypes of the offspring?

a)

black, rough hair

b)

black, smooth hair

c)

white, rough hair

d)

white, smooth hair