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Bio Unit 6 Genetics Test HON

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why are pea plants a good model for studying genetics?

Choose TWO

a)
They reproduce quickly
b)
They produce lots of offspring
c)

They produce few offspring

d)

They take a long time to reproduce

2.

Characteristics such as seed color are determined by ​ (a)  

Yellow and green seed colors are determined by ​ (b)  

The allele for round seeds is ​ (c)   to the allele for wrinkled.

Choose from the below words
genes
alleles
dominant
recessive
3.

What percentage of the parent generation was green?

(a)  

Choose from the below words

0

50

100

no way to tell

4.

What is it called when alleles separate into gametes?

(a)  

Choose from the below words
segregation

integration

fertilization

inheritance

5.

What is the probability of a green offspring in this cross?

(a)  

Choose from the below words

0/4

(0)

1/4

2/4

(1/2)

3/4

4/4

(1)

6.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

genetic makeup

GG

gg

Gg

physical trait

yellow

green

genotype
phenotype
7.

What type of inheritance pattern is shown here?

(a)  

Choose from the below words
Codominance

Incomplete dominance

Multiple Alleles
Polygenic Trait
8.

A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?

(a)  

Choose from the below words

Incomplete dominance

Codominance
9.
What is the genotype of a person with type A blood, who had a father with type O blood? (a)  
Choose from the below words
AB
AO
AA
OO
10.

What type of inheritance is determined by multiple genes and there can be a range of traits?

(a)  

Choose from the below words

Codominance

Incomplete dominance

Polygenic traits
11.

A geneticist crossed pure breeding black mice (BB) with pure breeding brown mice (bb). All the mice in the F1 generation had black coats. When these mice were crossed, they yielded 961 black-coated mice and 317 brown-coated mice. The Punnett square describes this cross. The numbers 1 to 4 are shown instead of the genotypes for the offspring. Which of the genotypes, if any, is MOST likely to occur in the F2 generation?

(a)  

Choose from the below words

BB

Bb

bb

All are equally likely.

12.

In pea plants, height is determined by an allele for tallness (T) that is dominant over an allele for shortness (t). What is the probability that a gamete, selected at random, would carry the short allele in a cross of heterozygous tall pea plants (Tt x Tt)? (a)  

Choose from the below words

1/8

1/4

1/2

3/4

13.

The inheritance of biological characteristics is determined by individual units called ​ (a)   , which are passed from parents to offspring. Where two or more ​ (b)   of the gene for a single trait exist, some alleles may be ​ (c)   and others may be recessive.

Choose from the below words
genes
alleles
dominant
two copies
sexually reproducing
segregate
gametes
independently
14.

This Punnett square shows flower color inheritance in snapdragons in the F1 generation. This trait shows incomplete dominance. What is the expected ratio of red flowers to pink flowers to white flowers in the F2 generation? (a)  

Choose from the below words
1 red: 2 pink: 1 white

9 red: 3 pink: 1 white

4 red: 1 white

all pink
15.

​ (a)   Coat color in rabbits is expressed in four different phenotypes, and controlled by a single gene.

​ (b)   Leaves on a tree can have different sizes and shapes depending on the amount of light they receive.

Choose from the below words
Multiple Alleles
Environmental Influence on Gene Expression
Maternal Inheritance
Codominance
Incomplete Dominance
Polygenic Traits
16.

​ (a)   The F1 generation produced by a cross between red-flowered (RR) and white-flowered (rr) plants consists of pink-colored flowers (Rr).

​ (b)   When a certain variety of black chicken is crossed with a white chicken, all of the offspring are checkered. Black and white feathers are produced in the offspring.

Choose from the below words
Incomplete Dominance
Codominance
Environmental Influence on Gene Expression
Multiple Alleles
Polygenic Traits
Maternal Inheritance
17.

male and female reproductive cells combine to form a new cell

(a)  

Choose from the below words

genetics

allele

fertilization

gamete

probability

18.

haploid sex cell

(a)  

Choose from the below words

genetics

allele

fertilization

gamete

probability

19.

sequence of DNA that codes for a characteristic

(a)  

Choose from the below words

segregation

trait

hybrid

gene

principle of dominance

20.

having 2 identical alleles for a gene

(a)  

Choose from the below words
homozygous

heterozygous

phenotype

genotype

independent assortment

21.

Which is shown in the picture?

(a)  

Choose from the below words
Punnett square

incomplete dominance

codominance

multiple alleles

polygenic trait

22.

Which is shown in this picture?

(a)  

Choose from the below words

Punnett square

incomplete dominance

codominance

multiple alleles

polygenic trait

23.

offspring of crosses between parents with different characteristics

(a)  

Choose from the below words

segregation

trait

hybrid

gene

principle of dominance

24.
B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur?  (a)  
Choose from the below words
0%
25%
50%
75%
25.
What allele combination should go in the missing box? (a)  
Choose from the below words
AA
Aa
aa
none of these
26.

What is the probability & phenotype of the offspring? (A-Brown hair; a-blond hair)

(a)  

Choose from the below words

50% Brown Hair and 50% Blond Hair

25 % Brown Hair and 75% Blond Hair

75 % Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair

0% Brown Hair and 100% Blond Hair

27.

What goes in box 1?

(a)  

Choose from the below words
AABb

AABB

aabb

AaBB

28.

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

(a)  

Choose from the below words

9/16

3/16

1/16

16/16

29.
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.

30.
What is the only Genotype that shows the RECESSIVE Phenotype? (a)  
Choose from the below words
GG
Gg
gg
31.

How many chromosomes does each human sex cell have?

(a)  

Choose from the below words

46

23

92

32.

What is shared between chromosomes in the crossing over phase?

(a)  

Choose from the below words

gametes

energy

genetic information

proteins

33.

In which type of cell division does crossing over occur?

(a)  

Choose from the below words

mitosis

meiosis
34.

During meiosis, if an organism has 10 chromosomes, how many will the new daughter cells have?

(a)  

Choose from the below words

10

8

5

2

35.

Select the TWO images that show stages of meiosis:

a)

b)

c)

d)

36.

How many pairs of autosomes are shown?

(a)  

Choose from the below words
22

23

44

46

37.

Does the following karyotype show a nerve cell or a reproductive cell? Why?

(a)  

Choose from the below words
Nerve cell- the karyotype shows a diploid cell
Nerve cell- the karyotype shows a haploid cell
Reproductive cell- the karyotype is a diploid cell
Reproductive cell- the karyotype is a haploid cell
38.

Who is more likely to have an X-linked trait?

(a)  

Choose from the below words
Males

Females

Both males and females

39.

Colorblindness is more common in males than in females because the allele for colorblindness is ​ (a)   and located on the ​ (b)   chromosome

Choose from the below words

Y

dominant

X or Y

recessive
X
40.

The trait that this pedigree maps is most likely

(a)  

Choose from the below words

dominant

recessive

x-linked

codiminant

41.

The trait that this pedigree is used to map is most likely

(a)  

Choose from the below words
dominant

recessive

codominant

polygenic