WorksheetsIB Bio Genetics Mega Quizizz
Total questions: 172
Worksheet time: 9hrs 36mins
The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring is known as
heredity
trait
gene
allele
An organism's genetic makeup
phenotype
genotype
heterzygous
allele
An organism's appearance or other detectable characteristic
genotype
phenotype
genetics
heterozygous
What predicts genetic outcomes?
genetic engineering
punnet square
probability
A couple has three brown-eyed children. The parents are brown-eyed (Bb). The allele for brown eyes is dominant over the allele for blue eyes. They believe the fourth child they have will be blue-eyed. Which statement below explains what actually will happen?
The couple will have a blue-eyed fourth child.
The couple will have a brown-eyed fourth child.
They have a 75% chance of having a blue-eyed child.
They have a 25% chance of having a blue-eyed child.
What is the genotypic ratio of the offspring?
3 AA : 1 aa
1 AA : 3 aa
1 AA : 2 Aa : 1 aa
2 AA : 2 aa
What are the phenotype percentages of the offspring?
(A-Brown fur color; a-white fur color)
50 % Brown fur and 50% White fur
25 % Brown fur and 75% White fur
75 % Brown fur and 25% White fur
0% Brown fur and 100% White fur
Click on the possible offspring genotypes.
Click on the parent genotypes.
Match the Punnett square with the correct genotypic ratio.
2 heterozygous : 2 homozygous recessive
1 homozygous dominant : 2 heterozygous : 1 homozygous recessive
4 heterozygous
Label the parent genotypes.
Which of the following traits of a dog is inherited from its parents?
the presence of fleas in its fur
the color of its fur
the ability to sit up and beg
the habit of barking to go outside
When 3 (a) are possible and a heterozygote is (b) in appearance, the inheritance pattern is (c) . When (d) phenotypes are present, the trait likely includes multiple (e) (more than 2).
A pink flower (RW) and a white flower (WW) breed and produce offspring. Complete a Punnett square to determine the probability that offspring are red.
0%
25%
50%
75%
Math the blood type description to its likely genotype
Homozygous type A
IAIA
Heterozygous Type A
IAi
Type AB
IAIB
Type O
ii
Homozygous Type B
IBIB
What is NOT a possible genotype for someone with type B blood?
IBIB
IAIB
IBi
What is the genotype of a person with type A blood, who had a father with type O blood?
IAIB
IAi
IAIA
ii
What is the phenotype of a person with the genotype IBi?
type A
type O
type B
type AB
What pattern of inheritance is shown in this image?
Codominance
Incomplete dominance
Complete dominance
What pattern of inheritance is shown in this image?
Codominance
Incomplete dominance
Complete dominance
A man with type AB blood is accused of being the father of a type O baby. The mother is type A. Could this man be the father?
Yes
No
Which terms describe the inheritance of human blood types? (order them alphabetically) (a) (b) (c)
A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?
Incomplete Dominance
Codominance
Independent assortment
Recessive inheritance
A roan cow shows co-dominance in fur color (red and white). What is the phenotype ratio expected if a roan cow and a roan steer mate together?
4/4 Red and White
2/4 Red, 2/4 White
2/4 Red, 2/4 Roan, 0/4 White
1/4 Red, 2/4 Roan, 1/4 White
Snap dragon color is a incomplete dominant trait. A red flower (RR) is crossed with white flower (R'R')? What color are flowers that are RR'?
Red
Red and White
White
Pink
A bubble guppy with a yellow tail has offspring with a bubble guppy with a red tail. The offspring have orange tails. What is this an example of?
Codominance
Incomplete Dominance
Multiple Alleles
Polygenic Triats
There are many different alleles for fur color in cats. What is this an example of?
Codominance
Incomplete Dominance
Multiple Alleles
Polygenic Traits
Flowers can be red or green. What heredity is displayed?
Complete dominance
Incomplete dominance
Codominance
Polygenic trait
Which statement best explains how organisms accomplish passing on traits to their offspring?
Traits are acquired when parents care for their offspring.
Offspring inherit traits when DNA is replicated during mitosis.
Traits are inherited by the transfer of genetic material from parent to offspring.
Offspring acquire traits when cells become specialized for certain functions.
In cattle red coats are represented as RR, and white coats are represented as WW.
What is the genotype for Roan color?
RR
RW
WW
Which genotype represents a female who is a carrier for hemophilia?
Which genotype represents a male with hemophilia?
Which of the following is an example of a phenotype.
Ab
Heterozygous
DNA
Red Hair
What type of inheritance pattern does the diagram represent?
Incomplete Dominance
Codominance
Multiple Alleles
Polygenic Inheritance
Colorblindness is a recessive X-linked disorder.
Which genotype represents a male with normal vision?
XN YN
Xn Yn
XN Y
Xn Y
What would the genotype be of a colorblind male?
XNY
XNYn
XnY
XnYn
In a pedigree, which shape represents a male?
circle
square
Which gender has an X and a Y chromosome?
male
female
On a pedigree, this symbol represents a ----
not affected male.
not affected female.
affected male.
affected female.
How many individuals are there in the 3rd generation?
1
2
4
6
How are individuals III-2 and II-4 related?
Brother and sister
Dad and daughter
Uncle and niece
Grandfather and granddaughter
What is the mode of inheritance shown here?
Recessive because it "skips" a generation
Dominant because it shows up in every generation
On this pedigree, the allele for curly hair is dominant. The couple labeled 2 both have curly hair, but have a daughter who does not have curly hair. Therefore, we can tell from the chart that for the couple labeled 2 -
the male is heterozygous and the female is heterozygous.
the male is homozygous recessive and the female is homozygous dominant.
If this pedigree shows a recessive disorder, what MUST the genotype of individual 4 be?
HH
Hh
hh
In fruit flies, eye color is a sex linked trait. Red (R) is dominant to white (r). What is the sex and eye color of flies with the following genotype: X R X r ?
male with white eyes
female with red eyes
male with red eyes
female with white eyes
In fruit flies, eye color is a sex linked trait. Red (R) is dominant to white (r). What is the sex and eye color of flies with the following genotype: X R Y ?
male with white eyes
female with white eyes
male with red eyes
female with red eyes
Colorblindness is more common in males than in females because......
fathers pass the allele for colorblindness to their sons only
the allele for colorblindness is located on the Y chromosome
the allele for colorblindness is recessive and located on the X chromosome
males who are colorblind have two copies of the allele for colorblindness
Colorblindness is a recessive X-linked disorder.
Which genotype represents a male with normal vision?
XN YN
Xn Yn
XN Y
Xn Y
The woman who is colorblind marries a man with normal vision. What is the probability that their sons will be colorblind?
0%
25%
50%
100%
Which of the following genotypes shows a CARRIER for a trait?
XBXb
XbXb
XBXB
XbY
What is 1 examples of an X-linked genetic disorder?
Huntington's Disease
Down's Syndrome
Colorblindness
Diabetes
Huntington's Disease is an autosomal dominant disorder. What would the genotype(s) of an affected person be?
Hh
hh
HH
none of these
A gene that is located on 1 of the first 44 chromosomes is called _____.
autosomal
x-linked
dominant
recessive
whether the father's sperm contains an x or y chromosome
whether the mother's egg contains an x or y chromosome
the age of the parents
whether the mother's egg contains an xx or xy
How many recessive genes does a carrier female have for colorblindness?
1
2
0
3
Colorblindness is a sex-linked recessive trait. A colorblind woman marries a male with normal color vision. What is the percent chance of them having a color blind son?
0%
25%
50%
75%
The woman who is colorblind marries a man with normal vision. What is the probability that their sons will be colorblind?
0%
25%
50%
100%
8
5
2
3
Which best explains why males cannot be carriers of X-linked traits?
Males only have one X chromosome
Males have two copies of the X chromosome
Males can be heterozygous for a particular trait
Males do not have an X chromosome
A woman who is a carrier for the sex-linked trait hemophilia has children with a man with hemophilia. What percentage of offspring would be expected to have hemophilia?
0%
25%
50%
75%
WHAT DOES MEIOSIS CREATE?
CHROMOSOMES
GAMETES
DNA
TRAITS
Match the following for mitosis and meiosis.
PMAT happens once or twice
Mitosis & Meiosis
makes 4 genetically different cells
Meiosis
Sister Chromatids (already crossed over) pull apart
Anaphase 2 of Meiosis
Homologous Chromosomes pulled apart & Independent assortment
Anaphase 1 of Meiosis
makes 2 identical cells
Mitosis
2 diploid (2n) daughter cells form in what phase of Meiosis?
Telophase 2
Telophase/Cytokinesis 1
Anaphase 2
Cytokinesis 2
Which of the following are CORRECT observations about MITOSIS and MEIOSIS? (Check all that apply.)
Mitosis produces cells that identical to the parent cell.
Meiosis produces cells that have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
All cells go through INTERPHASE as part of the cell cycle, whether it goes to mitosis or meiosis next.
In both types of cell division, the chromosomes are only duplicated once.
Only in Mitosis, do you see chromosomes pair up to form a tetrad.
Name this phase of Meiosis:
Prophase II
Metaphase I
Metaphase II
Anaphase II
In Anaphase II, the _________ separate.
Homologues
Sister Chromatids
Tetrads
Centrioles
how many chromosomes do human gametes have?
46
23
18
36
Crossing over usually occurs between:
Sister Chromatids
Homologous Chromosomes
Alleles
Non-Homologous Chromosomes
Name this phase of Meiosis:
Telophase I
Prophase II
Telophase II
Anaphase II
Name the phase:
Telophase I
Metaphase I
Anaphase II
Metaphase II
In Metaphase II, _________ line up on equatorial plane.
homologous pairs of chromosomes
single chromosomes (made up of 2 sister chromatids)
tetrads
centrosomes
Which part of MEIOSIS is more similar to MITOSIS?
Meiosis I
Meiosis II
Name this phase of Meiosis
Anaphase II
Anaphase I
Metaphase I
Metaphase II
In which stage of MEIOSIS does crossing over occur? (The exchange of genetic material between chromosomes in a tetrad.)
Anaphase I
Metaphase I
Prophase I
Telophase I
In which cell(s) will meiosis occur? (Check all that apply)
muscle cell
gamete
sperm cell
skin cell
In humans, the haploid number of chromosomes is ____.
23
46
69
92
Which of the following is the best definition for MEIOSIS?
the process of two haploid cells uniting
the counting of chromosomes within a diploid cell
a two-step process that reduces the number of chromosomes in half such that there is only one copy of all the chromosomes
the equational division of a cell into two identical copies
True or False? Before cells undergo meiosis they pass through interphase first.
true
false
What is unique to Prophase I- is that the duplicated chromosomes pair up to form _______.
a centrosome
a tetrad
the mitotic spindle
sister chromatids
In Anaphase I, the _________ are separated by the pulling of the spindle fibers to opposite poles of the cell.
homologous pairs of chromosomes
sister chromatids
centromeres
centrosomes
Check all of the following that DO occur during Telophase I and cytokinesis.
The separated homologous chromosomes are at opposite poles of the cell.
The cell divides in two.
The chromosomes do not uncoil, since they are getting ready for Meiosis II.
Sister chromatids are pulled away from each other.
At the start of Meiosis II, which of the following is NOT true?
There are two cells.
The cells are haploid.
The chromosomes are paired up as homologues.
DNA is present as two sister chromatids joined at the centromere.
In Prophase II, the_________ reforms and the spindle fibers attach to each chromosome.
mitotic spindle
centrosomes
nucleus
cell plate
In Anaphase II, the _________ separate.
Homologues
Sister Chromatids
Tetrads
Centrioles
In Metaphase II, _________ line up on equatorial plane.
homologous pairs of chromosomes
single chromosomes (made up of 2 sister chromatids)
tetrads
centrosomes
How many cells are formed at the end of Meiosis II?
2
3
4
8
True or False. In Meiosis II, there are TWO cells that go through each phase at the same time.
true
false
Which of the following does NOT happen during Telophase II?
the nuclei reform
each cell begins to split evenly in two
the chromosomes duplicate
the nuclei contain a haploid number of chromosomes
The products of MEIOSIS have _______ number of chromosomes.
haploid
diploid
The end of mitosis results in ____ to each other.
2 cells that are identical
4 cells that are identical
2 cells that are not identical
4 cells that are not identical
Reorder the phases of mitosis
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Reorder the phases of meiosis
Prophase I
Metaphase I
Anaphase I
Telophase I
Prophase II
In which type of cell division does crossing over occur?
mitosis
meiosis
During meiosis, if an organism has 10 chromosomes, how many will the new daughter cells have?
10
8
5
2
During mitosis, if an organism has 10 chromosomes, how many will the new daughter cells have?
10
8
5
2
Which event is an important factor in increasing variety among sexually reproducing organisms?
crossing over
gene linkage
testcross
mitosis
In mitosis the (a) daughter cells that are created are (b) . In meiosis the (c) daughter cells that are created are (d)
In which phase of meiosis does the chromosome number change from diploid to haploid?
prophase I
anaphase I
prophase II
anaphase II
Select the image that represents meiosis:
What is the primary cause of genetic variation during meiosis?
chromosomes lining up
"crossing over" of chromosomes
separation of chromosomes
chromosomes pulling apart
A pair of identical chromosomes (one inherited from mom and one inherited from dad) are called ______________________________.
sister chromotids
centromeres
homologous chromosomes
autosomes
The failure of one or more pairs of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate "normally" during meiosis is called _____________________.
nondisjunction
anaphase I
nondiploidy
karyotype
Crossing over in organisms is responsible for...?
Dominance of genes
Recombination of genes
Linkage
Segregation of alleles
If a plant has a diploid (2N) number of 6 chromosomes, how many chromatids are present during metaphase of mitosis?
6
12
18
24
Chromosomes shorten and thicken during this stage of the cell cycle.
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
A characteristic of anaphase is that
chromatids separate and move apart
chromosomes are arranged randomly
microtubules are synthesized
the nucleolus reforms
The cell plate appears during
Cytokinesis
Anaphase
Metaphase
Prophase
Telophase
What is being depicted in the illustration above?
Interkinesis
Crossing over
Diakinesis
Leptotene
Identify the highlighted stage of the cell cycle.
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Interphase
Identify the highlighted stage of the cell cycle.
Prophase
Metaphase
Interphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Identify the highlighted stage of the cell cycle.
Prophase
Interphase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Identify the phase of the highlighted cell.
Interphase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Prophase
Identify the highlighted stage of the cell cycle.
Prophase
Telophase
Anaphase
Metaphase
Interphase
what is always passed to the next generation as a result of sexual reproduction?
Homologous chromosomes from the mother
a chromatid from every chromosome of the father
a haploid set of chromosomes from the mother
all alleles from each parent.
The diagram shows pairs of homologous chromosomes. How many chiasmata can be seen in total?
3
10
5
2
The drawing below shows an image of homologous chromosomes during meiosis and several diagrams drawn by a biologist to show chiasmata formed by crossing over.
Which of the diagrams A to D shows the most convincing interpretation of the position of the chromatids?
A
B
C
D
Crossing over (chiasma) can alter the genes present on a chromosome. Between which structures does crossing over occur?
Non-sister chromatids
Non-sister chromosomes
Sister chromatids
Sister chromosomes
Which of the following parts of cell division provides the mechanism for Mendel's law of independent assortment?
Mitosis
Alignment of the homologous chromosome pairs during metaphase I of meiosis
Crossing over during prophase I of meiosis
The segregation of homologous chromosomes during meiosis I
At which stage of meiosis do sister chromatids separate?
Metaphase II
Anaphase II
Anaphase I
Metaphase I
What happens as a result of crossing over in Meiosis?
Chromosomes change the shape of their chromatids.
DNA is exchanged between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes.
DNA is exchanged between the sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes.
Chromosomes are exchanged between cells.
How does crossing over increase genetic variety in chromosomes?
Genes are exchanged between chromatids
Genes mutate during crossing over.
Genes are replicated during crossing over.
Genes are added to chromosomes and taken away from others
Which of the following is the most correct order of chromosome movements in meiosis?
Double stranded chromosomes split, crossing over takes place, homologous chromosomes line up in pairs,
Homologous chromosomes line up in pairs, double stranded chromosomes split, nuclear membrane reforms.
Homologous chromosomes line up in pairs, homologous chromosomes separate, double stranded chromosomes split.
Double stranded chromosomes split, homologous chromosomes separate, nuclear membrane reforms.
What is a consequence of random orientation of homologous chromosomes in meiosis?
Independent assortment of alleles.
Division of chromosomes into two cells.
Crossing over.
Evolution
What are the differences between meiosis I and meiosis II?
Meiosis I occurs without crossing over, meiosis II includes crossing over.
Meiosis I happens in prokaryotes Meiosis II in eukaryotes.
Meiosis I separates homologous chromosomes, Meiosis II separates sister chromatids
Meiosis I separates sister chromatids, and Meiosis II separates homologous chromosomes.
When does crossing over occur?
Prophase I of meiosis
Prophase II of meiosis
Telophase I of meiosis
Prophase of mitosis
The diagram shows the chromosomes derived from a single homologous pair following meiosis in a diploid cell.
Which diagram presents the homologous pair from which these chromosomes were derived?
(column) do you look at when finding the critical value?
observed: 10 circles expected: 12
observed 20 squares expected : 18
observed 30 triangles expected: 30
What is the degrees of freedom?
