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Heredity (PoI, Pedigrees, Meiosis)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does A indicate?

a)

A male that has the trait.

b)

A female that has the trait.

c)

A female that does not have the trait.

d)

A male that does not have the trait.

2.

What does B indicate?

a)

line that indicates someone likes each other

b)

line that indicates a marriage

c)

line that indicates a relationship of parents and children

d)

A male that does not have the trait.

3.

How many generations are represented in the pedigree?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

4.

What is the Genotype of individual I-1?

a)

FF

b)

Ff

c)

ff

d)

Can't know for sure

5.

True or False? Before cells undergo meiosis they pass through interphase first.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

In which stage of MEIOSIS does crossing over occur? (The exchange of genetic material between chromosomes in a tetrad.)

a)

Anaphase I

b)

Metaphase I

c)

Prophase I

d)

Telophase I

7.

In Anaphase I, the _________ are separated by the pulling of the spindle fibers to opposite poles of the cell.

a)

homologous pairs of chromosomes

b)

sister chromatids

c)

centromeres

d)

centrosomes

8.

In Anaphase II, the _________ separate.

a)

Homologues

b)

Sister Chromatids

c)

Tetrads

d)

Centrioles

9.

How many cells are formed at the end of Meiosis II?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

8

10.

The products of MEIOSIS have _______ number of chromosomes.

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

11.
This type of inheritance pattern shows BOTH traits in possible offspring
a)
complete dominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
co-dominance
d)
dominant pattern
12.
this image is an example of
a)
codominance
b)
dominance
c)
incomplete dominance
13.

In completely dominant traits, is it possible for two recessive parents to have a dominant phenotype offspring?

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

Japanese four o’clock flowers can be red, white or pink (an intermediate shade). Which pattern of inheritance best describes this color scheme?

a)

Complete dominance

b)

Co-dominance

c)

Recessive inheritance

d)

Incomplete dominance

15.

three or more possible alleles of a gene that determine a trait

a)

homozygous

b)

phenotype

c)

codominance

d)

multiple alleles