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Hardy- Weinberg Practice

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Hardy-Weinberg equation represents the genotype frequencies in a population?
a)

p + q = 1

b)

p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1

c)

p2 + pq2 + q2 = 1

d)

p + 2pq + q3 = 1

2.
Which Hardy-Weinberg factor represents the frequency of heterozygous individuals in a population?
a)
p2
b)
2pq
c)
q2
d)
p2 + 2pq
3.
What do you call all of the genes in a population?
a)
Gene pool
b)
Relative Frequency
c)
Genetic Drift
d)
Allele pool
4.
A few deer wander out of their native woods into a completely new park where no deer had ever been before. They go on to create an entirely new population.
a)
Genetic Drift
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Non-random mating
d)
Mutation
5.
Genetic drift is likely to be seen in a population
a)
That has a low mutation rate
b)
In which natural selection is occurring
c)
That is very small
d)
For which environmental conditions are changing
6.
In the Hardy-Weinberg Equation, q2 is the frequency of what?
a)
The recessive allele 
b)
the dominant allele
c)
the recessive genotype
d)
the dominant genotype
7.
The Hardy-Weinberg Model is...
a)
available at local hobby stores and retailers throughout the Greater Tazewell area.
b)
a mathematical tool that biologists can use to predict allele frequencies and determine whether or not evolution is occurring within a population.
c)
always occurring within individual organisms in nature.
d)
only useful in the lab and cannot be practically applied to real-world populations of organisms.  
8.
A population of 150 individuals has an allele frequency of 0.3 for the dominant allele (B) and a frequency of 0.7 for the recessive allele (b). Use the Hardy-Weinberg equation to determine the frequency of the genotype (bb).
a)
0.09
b)
0.42
c)
0.49
d)
0.21
9.

The allele frequency of p=.20 What is the frequency of Heterozygous genotype?

a)

.80

b)

.04

c)

.32

d)

.64

10.

The allele frequency of p=.20 What is the frequency of recessive genotype?

a)

.80

b)

.04

c)

.32

d)

.64

11.

The allele frequency of p=.20 What is q?

a)

.80

b)

.04

c)

.32

d)

.64

12.

A population's recessive allele frequency 25%. What is the percentage of the Homozygous Dominant genotype?

a)

.5625

b)

.3750

c)

.0625

d)

.25

e)

.5

13.

64% of the population has the recessive phenotype. What is the percentage of the recessive genotype?

a)

.04

b)

.32

c)

.64

d)

.2

e)

.8

14.

A population's recessive allele frequency 25%. What is the percentage of the Heterozygous genotype?

a)

.5625

b)

.3750

c)

.0625

d)

.25

e)

.5

15.

64% of the population has the recessive phenotype. What is the allele frequency for p?

a)

.04

b)

.32

c)

.64

d)

.2

e)

.8

16.

64% of the population has the recessive phenotype. What is the allele frequency for q?

a)

.04

b)

.32

c)

.64

d)

.2

e)

.8

17.

64% of the population has the recessive phenotype. What is the percentage for Rr?

a)

.04

b)

.32

c)

.64

d)

.2

e)

.8

18.

64% of the population has the recessive phenotype. What is the percentage for RR?

a)

.04

b)

.32

c)

.64

d)

.2

e)

.8