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Y10 genetic review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Mendelian inheritance?

a)

The process by which traits are passed from offspring to parents according to the principles discovered by Gregor Mendel.

b)

The process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring according to the principles discovered by Charles Darwin.

c)

The process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring according to the principles discovered by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.

d)

The process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring according to the principles discovered by Gregor Mendel.

2.

What is a Punnett square used for?

a)

A Punnett square is used for solving mathematical equations.

b)

A Punnett square is used for calculating the area of a square.

c)

A Punnett square is used for predicting the weather patterns.

d)

A Punnett square is used for predicting the possible genotypes and phenotypes of offspring in a genetic cross.

3.

Define genotype.

a)

Genotype refers to the environmental factors that influence an organism's traits.

b)

Genotype is the physical appearance of an organism.

c)

Genotype is the result of a combination of an organism's genes and its environment.

d)

Genotype is the genetic makeup of an organism.

4.

Define phenotype.

a)

Observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism

b)

The process of cell division

c)

The study of organisms in their natural environment

d)

Genetic material of an organism

5.

What are the different blood types?

a)

1, 2, 3, 4

b)

A, B, AB, O

c)

X, Y, Z, W

d)

A, B, AB, O, C

6.

Identify homozygous dominant genotypes

a)

Aa

b)

DD

c)

hh

d)

Hh

e)

BB

7.

Organisms with one dominant and one recessive allele are called .......

give one example

a)

Heterozygous

b)

homozygous

c)

C

d)

Hh

e)

HH

8.

Dominant Alleles for human blood group are

a)

A

b)

IB

c)

Io

d)

A

e)

IA

9.

In pea plants the allele for tall, T, is dominant to the allele for dwarf, t.

Which cross would produce plants in the proportion of 1 tall: 1 dwarf?

a)

TT × Tt

b)

Tt × Tt

c)

Tt × tt

d)

tt × tt

10.
In cacti, long arms (A) are dominant to short arms (a).  Suppose 2 heterozygous cacti are crossed.  What percentage of their offspring are expected to have short arms?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
75%
d)
100%
11.

An allele (T) for tongue-rolling is dominant over non-tongue rolling. What would be the genotypes of both parents if all of the offspring in the F1 generation are non-tongue rolling?

a)

TT X Tt

b)

Tt X tt

c)

tt X tt

d)

TT X tt

12.

Which blood type contains only A antigens?

a)

AB

b)

A

c)

B

d)

O

13.

A breed of chicken shows incomplete dominance for feather color. One dominant allele codes for black feathers, another dominant allele codes for white feathers. The feathers of heterozygous chickens of this breed will be....

a)

all black

b)

all white

c)

all gray

d)

speckled black and white

14.

What are the possible genotypes for a person who has the blood group A?

a)

IAIA

b)

IAIi

c)

IAIB

d)

IBIi

15.

If Tom has the genotype IAIB and Angela has the genotype IBIi, what are the possible phenotypes of their children?

a)

Group A, Group B, Group AB only

b)

Group A, Group B, Group AB, and Group O

c)

Group A and Group AB only

d)

Group A and Group B only

16.

A man with type O blood is accused of being the father of a type B baby. The mother is type A. Could this man be the father?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

17.
Ged is blood type A and Linda is blood type B.  How can they have children who are types AB, and O?
a)
Alleles A and B are co-dominant, but allele O is recessive
b)
Alleles A and B are incompletely dominant, but allele O is recessive
c)
Alleles A and B are co-dominant, but allele O is completely dominant
d)
Alleles A and B are incompletely dominant, but allele O is completely dominant
18.

If one parent has type AB blood and the other parent has type O, what is the percentage chance that they will have a child with type AB blood?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

19.

Select all the statements about the structure of DNA that are TRUE.

a)

The structure is described as a double helix

b)

A pairs with C

c)

C pairs with G

d)

The bases are held together with hydrogen bonds

e)

The bases are: Argon, Thymine, Cyan, Ghana

20.

If brown eyes are dominant (E) and green eyes recessive (e), what colour eyes would a cat have if they had the genotype, Ee?

a)

Brown

b)

Green

c)

Blue

21.

What process takes place to ensure only half the number of chromosomes (23) are found in gametes?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Fertilisation

d)

Phagocytosis