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Mendelian Genetics Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Gregor Mendel?

a)

A genetic disorder

b)

A controversial scientist

c)

An obscure figure

d)

A famous biologist

2.

What are the two laws identified by Mendel?

a)

Law of Genetics and Law of Probability

b)

Law of Dominance and Law of Inheritance

c)

Law of Segregation and Law of Independent Assortment

d)

Law of Blending and Law of Traits

3.

What is the phenotype of an organism?

a)

Its physical appearance

b)

Its recessive traits

c)

Its genetic makeup

d)

Its dominant traits

4.

What is the probability of getting heads in a coin flip?

a)

1 in 16

b)

1 in 2

c)

1 in 4

d)

1 in 8

5.

What is the probability of getting a heterozygous genotype when crossing two heterozygous individuals?

a)

1 in 2

b)

1 in 4

c)

1 in 8

d)

1 in 16

6.

Yellow seeds are domiant to green seeds. If two heterozygous plants are crossed, what is the probability of getting green seeds in a cross?

a)

1 in 16

b)

1 in 8

c)

1 in 4

d)

1 in 2

7.

Round seeds are domiant to wrinkled seeds. If a heterozygous plant is crossed with a recessive plant, what is the probability of getting wrinkled seeds in a cross?

a)

1 in 2

b)

1 in 4

c)

1 in 8

d)

1 in 16

8.

In pea plants, round is dominant to wrinkled and yellow is dominant to green seed coats.

What is the probability of getting both round and yellow seeds in a heterozygous dihybrid cross?

a)

3 in 16

b)

1 in 4

c)

9 in 16

d)

1 in 8

9.

Huntington's Disease is an autosomal dominant trait.

What is the probability of passing on Huntington's Disease if one parent has the dominant gene?

a)

1 in 4

b)

1 in 16

c)

1 in 2

d)

1 in 8

10.

What is the phenotype of an organism with Huntington's Disease?

a)

All of the above

b)

Inability to walk

c)

Uncontrollable shakes

d)

Degeneration of nerve fibers

11.

What size Punnett square is needed in a monohybrid cross?

a)

16 squares

b)

4 squares

c)

2n

d)

1n

12.

What does a circle represent in a pedigree?

a)

A female

b)

A parent

c)

A male

d)

A child

13.

What is the probability of getting heads in the next coin flip after flipping heads four times in a row?

a)

1 in 2

b)

1 in 4

c)

1 in 8

d)

1 in 16

14.

In a cross of two heterzygous parents,

What is the probability of getting a homozygous recessive genotype?

a)

1 in 8

b)

1 in 4

c)

1 in 16

d)

1 in 2