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Punnett Squares Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
2.
AA and Aa always show up as
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
3.
What ratio of the offspring from the cross shown will be homozygous recessive for the  trait of tallness? 
a)
0 in 4
b)
1 in 4
c)
2 in 4
d)
4 in 4
4.
Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?
a)
A
b)
Aa
c)
AA
d)
aa
5.
Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?
a)
Bb
b)
BB
c)
bb
d)
B
6.
In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
lower case letter
d)
both 
7.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
8.
B = brown eyes
b = blue eyes
What is true about these two brothers that have brown eyes?
One has genotype BB the other Bb.
a)
they have same phenotype and genotype
b)
they have different genotypes and phenotypes
c)
they have same phenotype but different genotypes
d)
they have same genotype but different phenotypes
9.
aa always shows up as
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
10.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
Aa
b)
red hair
c)
heterozygous
d)
DNA
11.
Which of the following is homozygous dominant?
a)
Yy
b)
Y
c)
yy
d)
YY
12.
Which of the following is homozygous recessive?
a)
Tt
b)
tt
c)
TT
d)
T
13.
Dominant alleles are represented by a:
a)
Male gene
b)
lowercase letter
c)
recessive trait
d)
capital letter
14.

Who was the Austrian monk that experimented on pea plants and is called the "father of genetics"? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
Francis Crick
James Watson
15.

The physical appearance of a trait is known as the-

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

Homozygous

d)

intelligence

16.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
17.

Different versions of a trait (tall or short, white or purple) are called

a)

alleles

b)

traits

c)

versions

d)

genes

18.

If something is heterozygous, it is also _____

a)

purebred

b)

hybrid

c)

dominant

d)

recessive

19.
Which of the following is homozygous recessive?
a)
rr
b)
AA
c)
TT
d)
Ff
20.
G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
all of the choices result in yellow
21.

If A = red fur and a = white fur, what color fur would Aa be?

a)

red

b)

white

c)

purple

d)

blue

22.
Question Image

Match the following vocabulary words with their definitions

a)

Genetics

1.

The Scientific study of heredity

b)

Heredity

2.

The process in which characteristics are passed down from parents to offspring.

c)

Trait

3.

An organism's characteristics.

d)

Genotype

4.

The specific genetic make up or "code" for an individual.

e)

Phenotype

5.

The total physical appearance for an individual.

23.

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

a)

A

b)

Aa

c)

AA

d)

aa

24.

A green pea plant (Gg) is crossed with a yellow pea plant (gg). Describe the genotype of the offspring.

a)

50% heterozygous and 25% homozygous recessive

b)

50% heterozygous and 50% homozygous recessive

c)

100% homozygous recessive

d)

25% heterozygous and 50% homozygous

25.

What are the possible genotypes for this cross?

a)

TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%

b)

all tall

c)

TT= 75% tt = 25%

d)

Tt = 100%

26.

If brown eyes are dominant over blue eyes, what would be the parent genotypes if two heterozygous brown eyed persons were crossed?

a)

BB and bb

b)

BB and Bb

c)

Bb and Bb

d)

bb and Bb

27.

In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Draw a punnett square and perform the following cross: Tt x Tt

What is the probability of producing a short plant?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

28.

What genotype would go in box 2? And is it Homozygous or Heterozygous?

a)

BB Heterozygous

b)

Bb Heterozygous

c)

bb Homozygous

d)

Bb Homozygous

29.
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Having a Widow's Peak is dominant (W) over not having one (w). If parent A (WW) and parent B (ww) have a child, what is the likelihood that--

a)

The child will have a widow's peak

1.

100%

b)

The child will not have a widow's peak

2.

0%

c)

The genotype of these children

3.

Ww

30.

Which of the following must be the father's genotype?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

31.
What goes in box 3
a)
Aabb
b)
AABB
c)
AAbb
d)
aaBb
32.
Cross Two Homozygous plants
(
RRYY x rryy)
R = round seeds, r  = wrinkled seeds Y = yellow seeds, y = green seeds
What percent will have Round and Yellow seeds? 
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
33.
Using the dihybrid cross and key provided, what is the probability of the offspring being tall and white?
a)
9
b)
2
c)
3
d)
6
34.
In a dihybrid cross
a)
one trait is crossed.
b)
two traits are crossed.
c)
four boxes are needed for the punnett square.
d)
mom's alleles are dominant.
35.

Based off this punnett square, what fraction of the offspring will have wrinkled, yellow seeds?

a)

9/16

b)

3/16

c)

1/16

d)

16/16

36.

Based off this punnett square, what fraction of the offspring will have wrinkled, green seeds?

a)

9/16

b)

3/16

c)

1/16

d)

16/16

37.

What goes in box 15

a)

aabb

b)

AABB

c)

aaBB

d)

AAbb