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Science 10 Genetics and Natural Selection Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
TT,tt,PP,pp,SS,ss are examples of alleles that are?
a)
homozygous
b)
heterozygous
c)
different
d)
homologous 
2.
If "T" is the allele for tall and "t" is the allele for short, then Tt would produce?
a)
tall
b)
short
c)
medium
d)
not enough info
3.
having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid).
a)
protein
b)
homozygous
c)
heterozygous
d)
genotype
4.
Term for an organism that display two dominant phenotypes at the same time
a)
codominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
multiple alleles
d)
linked genes
5.
If a heterozygous tall pea plant is crossed with a short pea plant, what are the possible genotypes of the future offspring?
a)
100% Tt
b)
50% Tt, 50% tt
c)
75%Tt, 25%tt
d)
25%TT, 50%Tt, 25%tt
6.

Red is incompletely dominant to white in snapdragons. Which cross would result in 100% pink flowers?

a)

RR x rr

b)

rr x rr

c)

Rr x Rr

d)

RR x RR

7.

In humans, curly hair is dominant to straight hair, and wavy hair is an intermediate texture. Which explanation most likely accounts for wavy hair?

a)

a mutation occurred, producing wavy hair

b)

a different set of genes resulted in wavy hair

c)

inheritance occurred through incomplete dominance

d)

inheritance occurred as a result of a gene from only one parent

8.

What are the genotypes for type A blood?

a)

IAIA

b)

IAIB

c)

IAi

d)

IBIB

e)

ii

9.

A child has blood type AB. Which blood types would his parents most likely have?

a)

B and O

b)

O and A

c)

A and B

d)

AB and O

10.

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 ?

a)

male with white eyes

b)

female with red eyes

c)

male with red eyes

d)

female with white eyes

11.

Look at this cross: XB XB x Xb Y

What proportion/percent of the male children are colorblind (b)?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

25%

d)

0%

12.

H= normal blood clotting

h=hemophilia


XHXh x XHY


What is the probability that any of their offspring will have hemophilia?

a)

4/4

b)

3/4

c)

2/4

d)

1/4

13.

The two cows on the top are the parents and the cow on the bottom is the offspring. What is the type of inheritance pattern is being exhibited?

a)

Incomplete Dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Multiple Alleles

d)

Polygenic Inheritance

14.
A characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.
a)
Ancestor
b)
Adaptation
c)
Descendant
d)
Fossil
15.
What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?
a)
natural selection
b)
inheritance
c)
artificial selection
d)
descent withOUT modification
16.
These moths are all the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Variation
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Extinction
17.

A population of rabbits grows rapidly from one year to the next. Then one year, a disease strikes approximately one fourth of the adult rabbits. The disease remains with the population in the years that follow.

As explained by Darwin’s theory, which of these conditions allows the rabbit population to evolve by natural selection?

a)

The disease affects adult and juvenile rabbits equally.

b)

The disease reduces the ability of the rabbits to reproduce.

c)

Some rabbits are resistant to the disease, and they pass the resistance to their offspring.

d)

No rabbits are resistant to the disease, and all die when the disease strikes them.

18.

The graphs below show the changes in crab color at one beach.

Which of the following is most likely to have caused the change in the distribution?

a)

A new predator arrived that preferred dark-tan crabs.

b)

A new predator arrived that preferred light-tan crabs.

c)

A change in beach color made medium-tan crabs the least visible to predators.

d)

A change in beach color made medium-tan crabs the most visible to predators.

19.

What is the most likely explanation of the data shown below?

a)

There has been a drought in the area that is affecting all life forms.

b)

The population of natural predators of the moths has gotten smaller.

c)

The moths are living in an environment with light trees.

d)

The moths are living in an environment with dark trees.

20.

Which of the following is the correct definition of natural selection?

a)

The idea that organisms less equipped for their environment tend to survive longer

b)

The idea that organisms more well equipped for their environment tend to survive longer

c)

The idea that organisms more well equipped for their environment tend to not survive

d)

None.

21.

Which of the following best describes what the image represents?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Artificial Selection

c)

Mutation

d)

Genetic Drift

22.
What is a species? 
a)

A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring. 

b)

A group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring even if those offspring are infertile.

c)

A group of organisms that genetically are very different from each other. 

d)

Indivual organisms that live in the same environment. 

23.

The term for the formation of new and distinct species over the course of evolution is...

a)

speciation

b)

biological species concept

c)

reproductive barrier

d)

natural selection

24.

What is the mechanism of evolution?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Adaptive Radiation

c)

Mutation

d)

Allele Frequency

25.

A single species evolves into several distinct species

a)

Derived Characteristics

b)

Extinct

c)

Macroevolution Patterns

d)

Adaptive Radiation

26.

According to most scientists, what is the biggest cause of most mass extinctions?

a)

overhunting

b)

evolution of new species to replace old ones

c)

major change in environment/habitat

d)

asteroid impact