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Worksheets7.1-7.2 Gregor Mendel and Modern Genetics Assignment
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins
Where was Gregor Mendel born?
Italy
Germany
Austria
France
What field is Gregor Mendel known as the father of?
Biology
Physics
Genetics
Chemistry
What did Mendel's experiments with pea plants help establish?
The field of modern genetics
The field of botany
The field of geology
The field of astronomy
When did Mendel die?
1867
1884
1901
1920
What is the theory now known as the law of segregation?
There are dominant and recessive traits in all organisms
Traits are passed on randomly based upon the mixing of genes between the two parents
Traits are passed on by the laws of biochemistry
Traits are inherited mostly from the mother's genes
What is the law of independent assortment based on?
Traits are passed on randomly and do not rely on any other trait which as also passed on randomly
Traits are inherited in equal proportions from both parents
There are dominant and recessive traits in all organisms
Traits are passed on statistically based upon the mixing of genes between the two parents
What did Mendel's research lay the foundation for?
Modern medicine
Modern genetics
Modern gene therapy
Modern physics
What did Mendel become in his later years?
An abbot
A teacher
A doctor
A scientist
Who is Gregor Mendel
an Austrian Monk from the mid 1800s who contributed to the study of Genetics
The scientist who discovered the structure of DNA
a British scientist who discovered penicillin
The scientist who used X-Ray Crystallography to shed light on the structure of DNA
What did Gregor Mendel study?
Mold Spores
Pea Plants
Sun Flowers
Rats
an observable characteristic
trait
personality
cell
DNA
When an organism has two of the same alleles, it is called
homozygous
heterozygous
recessive
dominant
When an organism has two different alleles, it is called
homozygous
heterozygous
recessive
dominant
______ is the set of genes possessed by someone
Karyotype
Fingerprint
Genotype
Phenotype
Humans have _______ pairs of chromosomes, for a total of _______ chromosomes.
10, 20
25, 100
23, 46
46, 92
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur?
tt
If a heterozygous parent and a homozygous recessive parent mate, what percentage of their offspring will be dominant?
25%
50%
75%
100%
What is the term for the physical appearance of an organism as a result of its genotype?
Phenotype
Genotype
Karyotype
Allele
What is the probability of a homozygous dominant offspring if both parents are heterozygous?
25%
50%
75%
100%
(a) - refers to the physical appearance of an organism.
(a) refers to the genetic makeup of an organism.
(a) means traits that are covered up or “masked”.
(a) means traits that are always expressed.
(a) means the study of genes and heredity.
(a) means how traits or characteristics are passed on from generation to generation.
(a) means "a permanent change in DNA sequence."
A _______ cross is one where there is only 1 trait that is being expresses
monohybrid
dihybrid
trihybrid
antihybrid
A _______ cross is one where there 2 traits are being expresses
monohybrid
dihybrid
trihybrid
antihybrid
How many alleles (letters) does each person carry for a trait?
1
2
3
4
A-Brown hair; a-blond hair
Which describes is the phenotypes of the offspring?
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
