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Unit 7-Genetics Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a Punnett square, a lower case letter stands for a ____________ allele.

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

2.

Hair color, height, eye color and freckles are examples of human traits. What do we call the physical expression of the genetic material of an organism?

a)

genetics

b)

heredity

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

3.

In animals, shaggy fur is dominant to short fur. The Punnett Square shows the genotypes of the offspring of a shaggy fur animal and a short fur animal. What were the genotypes of the parents?

a)

FF and FF

b)

Ff and ff

c)

ff and ff

d)

Ff and Ff

4.

In animals, shaggy fur is dominant to short fur. According to the genotypes shown, what percent of offspring will have short fur?

a)

0

b)

25

c)

50

d)

75

e)

100

5.
In a punnet square where are the parent alleles written?
a)
Top and inside the boxes
b)
Only on the left and right side of the boxes. 
c)
outside of the boxes (top and left side)
d)
All on the top side of the boxes
6.

Heterozygous is when...

a)

the alleles are the same.

b)

the alleles are different.

c)

the alleles are absent.

d)

the alleles are present.

7.

T = tall and t = short

In the punnett square shown, what belongs in the missing square

a)

tt

b)

Tt

c)

Bb

d)

TT

8.

In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.

a)

recessive

b)

dominant

9.
Which of the following alleles is homozygous (purebred) recessive?
a)
Tt
b)
tt
c)
TT
d)
t
10.
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
11.

In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Perform the following cross: Tt x Tt. What is the probability of producing a short plant?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

12.

The genotypes AA and Aa always show up as the __________ phenotype.

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

13.
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
14.

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

a)

A

b)

Aa

c)

AA

d)

aa

15.

Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?

a)

Bb

b)

BB

c)

bb

d)

B

16.

A recessive allele is represented by a ______ letter.

a)

lower-case

b)

capital

17.

A dominant allele is represented by a ______ letter.

a)

lower-case

b)

capital

18.

Blue-eyed is a ______.

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

19.

Bb is a ______.

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

20.

If a black guinea pig (BB) and a white guinea pig (bb) mate, there is a ______ chance that a white guinea pig will be born.

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

21.

A version of a gene is called a(n)

a)

allele

b)

characteristic

c)

specific gene

d)

trait

22.

A trait that is expressed if one copy of the allele is present is a(n)

a)

characteristic

b)

dominant trait

c)

gene

d)

recessive trait

23.

An organism’s genetic makeup; the pair of alleles for a trait is called a(n)

a)

dominant trait

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

recessive trait

24.

An organism’s physical expression of a trait is called a(n)

a)

dominant trait

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

recessive trait

25.

What is it called when both alleles in a genotype are the same?

a)

Dominance

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous

d)

Recessiveness

26.

What is it called when the alleles in a genotype are different?

a)

Dominance

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous

d)

Recessiveness

27.

Which pair of alleles is an example of homozygous recessive?

a)

bb

b)

BB

c)

Bb

28.

Which pair of alleles is an example of homozygous dominant?

a)

tt

b)

TT

c)

Tt

29.

Which pair of alleles is an example of heterozygous alleles?

a)

ll

b)

LL

c)

Ll

30.

What are physical characteristics of an organism?

a)

Alleles

b)

Genotypes

c)

Genes

d)

Traits

31.

How many alleles does a child get from each parent for a trait?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

32.

How many alleles does a person carry for a trait?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

33.

In a pedigree, which shape represents a male?

a)

circle

b)

square

34.

Which gender has an X and a Y chromosome?

a)

male

b)

female

35.

On this pedigree, the allele for curly hair is dominant. The couple labeled 2 both have curly hair, but have a daughter who does not have curly hair. Therefore, we can tell from the chart that for the couple labeled 2 -

a)

the male is heterozygous and the female is heterozygous.

b)

the male is homozygous recessive and the female is homozygous dominant.

36.

What is the process of cell division called?

a)

Mitochondria/Meiosis

b)

Mitosis/Melanin

c)

Mitosis/Meiosis

d)

Mitosis/Mitchondria

37.

What are the "x" particles lined up in the middle called?

a)

DNA

b)

Genes

c)

RNA

d)

Chromosomes

38.

2 cell divisions

a)

MITOSIS

b)

MEIOSIS

39.

1 cell division

a)

MITOSIS

b)

MEIOSIS

40.

A single cell produces 4 new cells

a)

MITOSIS

b)

MEIOSIS

41.

Used to reproduce an organism

a)

MITOSIS

b)

MEIOSIS

42.

A single cell produces 2 new cells

a)

MITOSIS

b)

MEIOSIS

43.

New cells only have 1/2 (half) the DNA of the original cell

a)

MITOSIS

b)

MEIOSIS

44.
products of meiosis are genetically
a)
different
b)
identical
45.
When you start with 1 cell, at the end of mitosis, how many identical cells will you have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
46.
How many chromosomes do humans have?
a)
46-- 23 from mom, 23 from dad
b)
22--11 from mom, 11 from dad
c)
10-- 5 from mom, 5 from dad
d)
23
47.
Where in the cell can the genetic material (DNA) be found?
a)
nucleus
b)
nucleolus
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
golgi
48.

The purpose of mitosis is________

a)

growth & healing

b)

healing & gametes

c)

growth & gametes

d)

only gametes

49.

Daughter cells made at the end of mitosis are:

a)

genetically identical to the parent

b)

genetically different from the parent

c)

n/a

d)

n/a

50.

Cells made at the end of meiosis are:

a)

genetically identical to the parent

b)

genetically different from the parent

c)

n/a

d)

n/a

51.

If I were to cross a heterozygous with another heterozygous, regardless of the trait, what is the chance of the offspring expressing the recessive trait?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%