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Punnet Squares

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
Aa
b)
red hair
c)
heterozygous
d)
DNA
2.

In a Punnett square, dominant alleles are represented by a:

a)

no letters

b)

lowercase letter

c)

both lower and upper case letters

d)

capital letter

3.

In a Punnett square, recessive alleles are represented by a:

a)

capital letters

b)

lower case letters

c)

both lower and upper case letters

d)

no letters

4.
G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
all of the choices result in yellow
5.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
6.
In rabbits, black fur (B) is dominant over brown fur (b). If a rabbit has brown fur, what can you conclude about its genotype?
a)
It is BB.
b)
It is Bb
c)
It is brown
d)
It is bb.
7.

What percent of offspring from this cross of parents will have the recessive genotype trait?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

8.

Both parents in this Punnet square are:

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous dominant

d)

heterozygous recessive

9.

The dominant phenotype trait is?

a)

yellow pea seeds

b)

green pea seeds

c)

there is no dominant seed

d)

Jolly green giant

10.

To express a recessive trait the offspring must be

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

heterozygous

c)

alleleerific

d)

homozygous recessive

11.

SpongeBob & SpongeSusie are going to have a little precious spongeBaby ; )

What is SpongeSusie's genotype?

a)

Heterozygous dominant

b)

Homozygous dominant

c)

Heterzygous recessive

d)

Homozygous recessive

12.

SpongeBob & SpongeSusie are going to have a little bundle of hideous joy ; )

What is SpongeBob's genotype?

a)

Homozygous dominant

b)

Homozygous recessive

c)

Heterzygous dominant

d)

Heterzygous recessive

13.

What is the pair of (alleles) genotype that fills the missing block in this Punnett square?

a)

Ss

b)

SS

c)

ss

d)

sS

14.

What is the probability that SpongeBob and SpongeSusie will have a yellow skin baby?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

25%

d)

50%

15.

Why do scientist use Punnett Squares?

a)

A tool scientist use to to see alleles

b)

A tool scientist use to see which alleles are dominant

c)

A tool scientist use to determine possible genotypes and phenotypes for offspring

d)

A tool to waste people's time.

16.

Which of the following allele pairs is a homozygous recessive genotype?

a)

HH

b)

dd

c)

Aa

d)

AA

17.

Which of the following allele pairs is a heterozygous genotype?

a)

Gg

b)

UU

c)

pp

d)

AA

18.

What genotype (alleles) would go in the yellow block to complete this Punnett square?

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

Ai

19.

What genotype (alleles) would go in the yellow block to complete this Punnett square?

a)

Bb

b)

BB

c)

bb

d)

dd

20.

What is the probability that the offspring born from this cross will have a homozygous dominant genotype?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

21.

The punnett square is used to tell the color of a frogs skin. "G" green skin is dominant over "g" brown skin, recessive. What is the probability the baby frogs will have brown skin?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

22.

What is the other parent's genotype?

a)

DD

b)

Dd

c)

dd

d)

dD

23.

What you see, or the physical appearance of a trait is also called:

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Homozygous

d)

Heterozygous

24.

T = tall and t = short in the Punnett square, what belongs in the blank corner?

a)

tt

b)

Tt

c)

Bb

d)

TT

25.

This man is the originator of modern genetics.

a)

Mendel

b)

Watson

c)

Crick

d)

McClintok

26.

What is the phenotype and probability of the offspring?

A-Brown hair is a dominant trait

a-blond hair is a recessive trait. 

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 

27.
What would be the results of a genetic cross between the following parents?  TT + Tt
a)

Tt, tt, tt, tt

b)

TT, TT, TT, Tt

c)

Tt, Tt, Tt, TT

d)

TT, TT, Tt, Tt

28.
What are genes?
a)
Something you wear.
b)
Segments of DNA that carry traits for offspring.
c)
The powerhouse of cells.
d)
None of the above.
29.

Which of the following is a Homozygous Dominant Genotype?

a)

Yy

b)

XX

c)

zz

d)

zY

30.

The alleles that an organism has/inherits are its

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

chromosome

d)

recessive