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Unit 5 Heredity Test Version A

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

a)

aa

b)

Aa

c)

AA

2.

Aa, DD, Ba, and yy are all examples of ---

a)

genotypes

b)

phenotypes

3.

Brown eyes are dominant (B) over blue eyes (b). What is the probability that the offspring will have brown. Complete the Punnett square.

4.
How many generations are shown in this pedigree?
a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

What type of inheritance does this pedigree represent

a)

Autosomal dominant

b)

atutosomal recessive

c)

sex linked dominant

d)

sex linked recessive

e)

y-linked

6.
If a trait SKIPS a generation, it is an indication that the trait is....
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
c)
incompletely dominant
d)
co-dominant
7.

The genotype of Individual II-1

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

recessive

c)

heterozygous

d)

Can't tell

8.

What type of inheritance pattern is shown in the pedigree to the left?

a)

autosomal dominant

b)

Autosomal recessive

c)

sex-linked

d)

y linked

9.

How do you show an affected person on a pedigree?

a)

blank shape

b)

half-shaded shape

c)

solid shape

d)

striped shape

10.

How do you show an unaffected person on a pedigree?

a)

blank shape

b)

half-shaded shape

c)

solid shape

d)

striped shape

11.

How many children did the couple in the first generation have?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

4

d)

7

12.

What type of mutation is shown?

a)

Duplication

b)

Deletion

c)

Inversion

d)

Translocation

13.

What type of mutation is shown?

a)

Duplication

b)

Deletion

c)

Inversion

d)

Translocation

14.

What type of mutation is shown?

a)

Duplication

b)

Deletion

c)

Inversion

d)

Translocation

15.

What type of mutation is shown?

a)

Duplication

b)

Deletion

c)

Inversion

d)

Translocation

16.

What is the gender of this person?

a)

Male

b)

Female

17.

On what chromosome number is the mutation?

a)

21

b)

18

c)

7

d)

All

18.

Why are insertion and deletion (frameshift) mutations so harmful?

a)

They change all of the codons from the mutation on down the line, which changes the amino acid sequence

b)

They insert things that an organism doesn't need.

c)

They often delete things that organisms need.

d)

Insertion and deletions are not any more harmful than substitution mutations.

19.
If you are a boy, what percent of your genes did you get from your dad?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
20.

Failure of homologous chromosomes

to separate during meiosis.

Results in gametes with either one extra or one missing chromosome.

a)

Translocation

b)

Nondisjunction

c)

Replication

d)

Transcription

21.
 When the genotype consists of a dominant and a recessive allele, the phenotype will be like the ______________ allele.
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
c)
both
d)
neither
22.

Individual I-2 has a genotype of

(use the letter a for the genotypes)

(a)  

23.

Write the genotype for each of the individuals marked

24.
When Gregor Mendel bred the pea plants,he found that the yellow pea phenotype hid the green colored phenotype. Why?
a)
Yellow was the dominant phenotype
b)
Green was the weaker phenotype
c)
Yellow was the recessive phenotype
d)
Green was controlled by a dominant trait so the phenotype was green
25.
The passing of traits from parents to offspring
a)
Genetics
b)
Geneology
c)
Heredity
d)
Allele
26.
The physical appearance of the organism is known as the
a)
Phenotype
b)
Chromosome
c)
DNA
d)
Genotype
27.
A female guinea pig homozygous dominant for black fur color is mated with a male homozygous for white fur color. In a litter of eight offspring, probability would predict there would be _____.
a)
8 black guinea pigs  
b)
4 black and 4 white guinea pigs  
c)
2 black, 4 gray, and 2 white guinea pigs  
d)
8 white guinea pigs
28.

What is the genotype for a pea plant heterozygous for round seeds (R), and homozygous recessive for green seeds (y)?

a)

Ry

b)

rrYy

c)

RrYy

d)

Rryy

29.

Which Mendelian law is represented by the ratios seen in a monohybrid cross?

a)

Law of Segregation

b)

Law of Independent Assortment

c)

Incomplete dominance

d)

Heterozygous alleles

30.

During meiosis and gamete formation, homologous (paired up) alleles split up

a)

Phenotype

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Genotype

d)

Dihybrid Cross

31.

The Italian monk/scientist who first showed

the principles of genetics

a)

Watson and Crick

b)

Linnaeus

c)

Darwin

d)

Mendel

32.

What phenotypic ratio would you expect from a cross of 2 heterozygous offspring for a single trait?

a)

1:0

b)

3:1

c)

1:2:1

d)

4:0

33.

In pea plants, flowers can either be pink (P, dominant) or white (p, recessive). If a pink flowered (PP) and a white flowered pea plant (pp) are crossed, what is the predicted phenotype of the offspring?

a)

1 : 1 ratio of pink to white flowers

b)

3 : 1 ratio of pink to white flowers

c)

1 : 3 ratio of pink to white flowers

d)

All pink flowers

34.

In Holstein cattle the allele for black hair color (B) is dominant over the allele for red hair

color (b), and the allele for polled (P), or lacking horns, is dominant over the allele for having

horns (p).


What is the expected phenotypic ratio of the offspring of a BbPp × BbPp cross if these alleles

sort independently?

a)

16 black/polled : 0 black/horned : 0 red/polled : 0 red/horned

b)

12 black/polled : 0 black/horned : 0 red/polled : 4 red/horned

c)

4 black/polled : 4 black/horned : 4 red/polled : 4 red/horned

d)

9 black/polled : 3 black/horned : 3 red/polled : 1 red/horned

35.

A cat with curled ears was crossed with a cat with non curled ears. All of the kittens born had non curled ears. Later when the offspring were crossed with each other, the phenotypic ration was 3 to 1 non-curled to curled ears. What conclusions can be made about curled ears?

a)

curled ears are a result of crossing over

b)

it is a dominant trait

c)

It is a recessive trait

d)

more crosses need to be done to determine how the trait is inherited.

36.

A male beetle has the genotype TtBb. If this beetle mates with a female with genotype TTBb, what is the chance their offspring will have the genotype Ttbb?

(put answer in simplest ratio)

(a)  

37.

A male alligator has the genotype RrAa. If this alligator mates with a female with genotype RrAa, what is the chance their offspring will have the genotype RRAA? [Type the answer in fraction]

(a)  

38.
______________________ are non-sex chromosomes. 
a)
Autosome
b)
Heterosome
c)
Homologous
39.
What type of inheritance do two alleles have if their traits blend together
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Co-Dominance
c)
Mendelian Inheritance
d)
Homozygous Inheritance
40.
an example of polygenic inheritance is...
a)
height
b)
hitch hikers thumb
c)
blood types
41.
polygenic means that _________ control a characteristic
a)
many genes
b)
single genes
c)
3 genes
d)
no genes
42.

In humans, hemophilia is a sex linked recessive trait. Females can be normal, carriers, or have the disease. Males will either have the disease or not (but they won’t ever be carriers). A woman who is a carrier marries a normal man. What is the probability that their daughter will have hemophilia?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

43.

When a heterozygote has the phenotypes of both homozygotes simultaneously

a)

Codominance

b)

Complete Dominance

c)

Incomplete Dominance

44.

When more than 2 alleles are present on a given locus

a)

Codominance

b)

Multiple Alleles

c)

Nondisjunction

45.

When alleles at one locus mask the effects of alleles at a different locus

a)

Epistasis

b)

Multiple Alleles

c)

Codominance

d)

Gene Interaction

46.

A man with type ii blood marries a woman with type A blood. Which of the following blood types might their children inherit?

a)

Type AB only

b)

Type A or type O

c)

Type A, type B, or type AB

d)

type A or type AB

e)

Type B or type O

47.
blood type uses what type(s) of inheritance?
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
codominance
c)
multiple alleles
d)
codominance and multiple alleles
48.

In Andalusian fowls, black individuals (BB) and white individuals (WW) are homozygous.  Heterozygous individuals are a bluish grey.  What type of inheritance does this represent

 

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

codominance

c)

sex-linked

d)

autosomal dominant

e)

polygenetic

49.

Predict the probability of a child have the genotype AabbCCddEE if the parents are

AaBbCcDdEe x AaBbCCDdEe

(write as a fraction in the simplest form)

(a)  

50.

A breed of cow has one allele (B) that codes for brown hair and another allele (W) that codes for white hair. A heterozygous (BW) cow is a spotted brown and white pattern. What type of dominance is this?

a)

Codominanace

b)

Complete Dominance

c)

Incomplete dominance

d)

Coreccessive

51.

Sex linked traits affect which biological sex more frequently?

a)

Female

b)

Both sexes equally

c)

Male

52.
Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disorder.
Which genotype represents a female who is a carrier for hemophilia?
a)
XHXh
b)
XhXh
c)
XHXH
d)
XhY
53.

Black fur in mice (B) is dominant to brown fur (b). Short tails (T) are dominant to long tails (t). What percentage of the offspring of the cross BbTt x BBtt will have black fur and long tails?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

54.

two parents

AABBCC x aabbcc

what is the probability that their children will be recessive for anyone of the three traits

(write it as a percent)

(a)  

55.

two parents

AABBCC x aabbcc

what is the probability that their children will be heterozygous for all three traits?

(write it as a percent)

(a)  

56.

A cat with curled ears was crossed with a cat with non curled ears. All of the kittens born had non curled ears. Later when the offspring were crossed with each other, the phenotypic ration was 3 to 1 non-curled to curled ears. What conclusions can be made about the original parents?

a)

Both parents were heterozygous

b)

one parent was homozygous dominant and one parent was recessive

c)

both parents were recessive

d)

One parent was recessive and the other was heterozygous

e)

both parents were homozygous dominant