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LS - Genetics & Probability - MS-LS1-4 -- MS-LS3-2

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match Reproduction & Genetics terms

a)

what an animal does

1.

behavior

b)

female part of a flower

2.

pistil

c)

male part of flower

3.

stamen

d)

available facts

4.

evidence

e)

form of a gene

5.

allele

2.

The process of fertilizing flowers by transferring pollen from the male (stamen) to female (pistil) parts.

a)

Germination

b)

Pollination

c)

Reproduction

d)

Genotype

3.

Animals engage in characteristic behaviors that help _____ the odds of being able to reproduce in animals.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

hypothesize

d)

recessive

4.

A (a)   is a distinct sequence of nucleotides of DNA that codes for a specific trait, such as eye color or hair color.

5.
Which of the following is an example of COURTSHIP behavior?
a)
growling at foe
b)
barking for attention
c)
nursing young
d)
showing bright feathers
6.

When sea turtles are born, they immediately start heading towards the ocean. This behavior does not have to be taught. This behavior is _________.

a)

Conditioned

b)

Imprinting

c)

Instinct

d)

Learned

7.

Male bower birds in Australia make and decorate elaborate nest-like structures called bowers. Why do these male birds exhibit this behavior?

a)

To attract prey easily

b)

To make a pretty home

c)

To warn predators to stay away

d)

To attract a potential mate

8.

Courtship behavior __________ the chances of successful reproduction.

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

does not affect

9.

Match the following terms with the courtship behavior.

a)

Colors

1.

The more colorful a peacock's feathers, the more likely it is to attract a mate

b)

Vocalization

2.

Some birds have have specific songs they sing to attract a mate

c)

Battle

3.

Deer, elk, and rams have horns so they can battle other males for a female

d)

Dancing

4.

Many birds have specific movements they do to attract a mate

e)

Construction

5.

Some animals build structures to attract a mate

10.

Cardinals are found all throughout the US. The females are typically gray or brown. However, the males are a bright red color. Why do males have this color?

a)

It helps them find insects

b)

It helps them stay warm in the winter

c)

To attract a mate

d)

To warn predators

11.

Why does the herding of animals, like caribou, increase the likelihood of survival and successful reproduction?

a)

Herding allows for more awareness of predators

b)

Herding makes parasitic infection less likely

c)

Herding decreases competition for food

d)

Herding reduces the spread of disease

12.

What is the genotype for this letter code: LL

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous dominant

13.
What is a phenotype
a)
The genetic make up (code)
b)
The physical trait
14.
An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
a)
hidden allele
b)
dominant allele
c)
recessive allele
d)
present allele
15.
Which of the following genotypes is a purebred?
a)
Bb
b)
Gg
c)
bb
d)
Dd
16.

The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring is known as

a)

heredity

b)

embryology

c)

anatomy

d)

botany

e)

astronomy

17.

Who is the famous scientist who founded the modern science of genetics by studying pea plants and their traits?

For this he is known as the "father of genetics".

a)
Gregor Mendel
b)
James Watson
c)

Jane Goodall

d)
Francis Crick
18.

How many alleles does a person carry for a trait?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

Dominant alleles are represented by a ---

a)

capital letter.

b)

lowercase letter.

c)

vowel

d)

square

20.

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

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

How many alleles does a person carry for a trait?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

22.

Aa, DD, Bb, yy are all examples of ---

a)

genotypes.

b)

phenotypes.

23.

What you see, or the physical appearance of an organism, is called the ---

a)

genotype.

b)

phenotype.

24.

Which gender has an X and a Y chromosome?

a)

male

b)

female

25.

How many alleles does a person carry for each trait?

(a)  

26.

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

(a)  

27.

The different forms of a gene.

a)

Genes

b)

Allele

c)

Phenotype

d)

Pedigree

28.

The scientific study of heredity.

a)

Genetics

b)

Heredity

c)

Probability

d)

Pedigree

29.

Which of the following shows how a trait is passed through multiple generations of a family?

a)

Family Square

b)

Genetic Chart

c)

Punnett Square

d)

Pedigree Chart

30.

What is a tool used to predict which genes an offspring can inherit?

a)

Punnett Square

b)

Pedigree Chart

c)

Genetic Chart

d)

Family Square

31.

Identify the individual III-4

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
32.

Identify the individual II-4

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
33.

On a pedigree, this symbol represents a/an ---

a)

not affected female.

b)

not affected male.

c)

affected male.

d)

affected female.

34.

On a pedigree, this symbol represents a/an ----

a)

not affected male.

b)

not affected female.

c)

affected male.

d)

affected female.

35.

How are individuals III-2 and II-4 related?

a)

Brother and sister

b)

Dad and daughter

c)

Uncle and niece

d)

Grandfather and granddaughter

36.

Carriers are represented by half shaded symbols.

Which individual in the first generation is a carrier?

a)

I-1

b)

I-2

37.

What belongs in the last box?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

d)

ff

38.

Look at the punnett square. What is the probability that the offspring would have homozygous alleles for the trait?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

e)

0%

39.
Both parents in this Punnet square
a)
are homozygous dominant
b)
are homozygous recessive
c)
are heterozygous
d)
have blue eyes
40.

Fill in the Yellow Box

a)

Bb

b)

BB

c)

bb

41.

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

a)

50% Brown Hair and 50% Blond Hair

b)

25 % Brown Hair and 75% Blond Hair

c)

75 % Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair

d)

0% Brown Hair and 100% Blond Hair

42.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
43.
What genotype would go in box 3?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
44.
What genotype would go in box 1?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
45.
What is the dominant trait?
a)
yellow pea seeds
b)
green pea seeds
c)
there is no dominant seed
d)
Jolly green giant
46.

When seeds are spread away from the parent plant by animals, wind, or water.

a)

cross-pollination

b)

fertilization

c)

formation of fruit

d)

seed dispersal

e)

germination

47.

The purpose of seed dispersal is for the seeds to __________.

a)

germinate at the same time

b)

move to the same place and grow

c)

move further away from the parent plant

d)

compete with one another for minerals in the soil

48.

What is the process called where a sperm and egg make a zygote?

a)

Fertilization

b)

Budding

c)

Fragmentation

49.

How many genes do identical twins share?

a)

90%

b)

100%

c)

50%

d)

0%

50.

How many genes do fraternal twins share?

a)

100%

b)

0%

c)

90%

d)

50%

51.

Fraternal twins (not identical twins) are not identical because...

a)

they inherit totally different combinations of genes from their parents.

b)

they one fertilized egg splits into two cells. The two cells have exactly the same genes.

52.

Identical twins are identical because...

a)

they inherit totally different combinations of genes from their parents.

b)

the one fertilized egg splits into two cells. The two cells have exactly the same genes.

53.

Match key genetics ideas

a)

How many genes do fraternal twins share?

1.

50%

b)

How many genes do identical twins share?

2.

100%

c)

the likelihood of something happening

3.

probability

d)

a cross of two individuals that shows ONE different trait

4.

monohybrid cross

e)

passing genetic traits from parent to offspring

5.

heredity

54.

What is the dominant allele of this Punnett square?

a)

b

b)

g

c)

G

d)

gg

55.

How many children does the first couple have?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

0

d)

12

56.

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait (example: BB or bb).

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

57.

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait (example: Bb)

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

58.

The study of the heredity and variation of organisms.

a)

Cancer

b)

Dominant traits

c)

Genetics

d)

Pedigrees

59.

Label the correct parts of a pedigree

a)

Oldest Generation

b)

Current Generation

c)

Expressed Trait

1
2
3
1)
2)
3)
60.

Tall Pea Plants are dominant over Short Pea Plants.


Check the TWO boxes for the genotype that matches:

Phenotype = Tall

a)

TT

b)

Tt

c)

tt

d)

tT

61.

Tall Pea Plants are dominant over Short Pea Plants.


Check all the boxes for the genotype that matches:

Phenotype = Short

a)

TT

b)

Tt

c)

tt

d)

tT

62.

A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 green and 1 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?

a)

3/10

b)

3/9

c)

1/10

d)

1/9

63.

A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 green and 1 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a blue?

a)

2/10

b)

3/9

c)

1/10

d)

1/9

e)

6/10

64.

Genetic information is transmitted from parents to offspring through

a)

cell division

b)

genes

c)

learning

d)

metamorphosis

65.

In plants, what is responsible for passing traits from one generation to the next?

a)

chloroplasts

b)

photosynthesis

c)

roots

d)

genes

66.

Which is an example of an instinct?

a)

a dog obeys a command from a trainer

b)

a bird builds a nest in order to lay its eggs

c)

a hamster runs through a maze to get to the food at the other end

d)

a cat goes to the food bowl when its owner walks in the kitchen

67.

Plants reproduce in ________, sometimes depending on animal behavior and specialized features for reproduction.

a)

a variety of ways

b)

only one way

c)

heterozygous

d)

homozygous

68.

Identical twins are formed from the same sperm and egg, and ____ twins form from two separate sperm and eggs.

a)

fraternal

b)

identical

c)

dancing

d)

offspring

69.

Variations of inherited traits between parent and offspring arise from genetic differences that result from the subset of chromosomes inherited. These differences result from ____.

a)

meiosis

b)

mitosis

70.

A monohybrid cross of two parents can be used to determine _____

a)

possibilities of offspring genetics.

b)

exactly what an offspring will look like.

c)

how an offspring will act.

71.

Match the flower parts

Categorize the following

ovary

stigma

style

filament

anther

stamen

Female part
Male part
72.

Match the flower parts

Categorize the following

pistil

stigma

filament

anther

ovary

stamen

Female part
Male part
73.
Fertilization is the process by which an 
a)
egg and pollen combine
b)
embryo grows into a plant
c)
animal carries pollen between plants
74.

This structure is -

a)

stamen

b)

pistil

c)

petals

75.

This structure is -

a)

stamen

b)

pistil

c)

petals

76.

Reorder the following from first to last.

a)

A butterfly bush produces a flower with male and female parts.

b)

Butterflies move the pollen from the male to the female part while drinking nectar.

c)

Seeds develop.

d)

The seeds fall to the ground and produce a new plant.

1)
2)
3)
4)
77.
The yellow, powdery stuff on the stamens
a)
Pollen
b)
Dust
c)
Mites
d)
Germs
78.
The tip of the style that has sticky hairs to trap pollen is the ___.
a)
stamen
b)
stigma
c)
ovary
d)
style
79.

The following picture shows

a)

self-pollination

b)

cross-pollination

c)

pollinated by wind

80.

What part makes pollen?

a)

sepal

b)

stamen

c)

pistil

81.

The flower is the _______ part of an angiosperm plant.

a)

vascular

b)

photosynthetic

c)

reproductive

d)

water intake

82.

All plants have flowers.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

What do we call parts A, B, and C all together?

a)

stamen

b)

pistil

c)

male parts

d)

anther

84.

Identify the ovary... the part that contains ovules that will develop into mature seeds once fertilized

A
B
C
D
E
F
85.

Identify the anther... the part that contains the pollen

A
B
C
D
E
F
86.
Question Image

Match the following genotypes with their descriptions.

a)

Homozygous dominant

1.

Genotype TT

b)

Heterozygous

2.

Genotype Tt

c)

Homozygous recessive

3.

Genotype tt

87.

Which part of the plant is involved in the reproduction of the plant?

A
B
C
D
88.

Courtship behavior categories

Categorize the following

Horses run alongside potential mate

Penguins give shiny pebble to potential mate

Male lobsters dig a safe burrow

Prairie dogs are monogamous and affectionate

Gift giving
Dancing
Home building
Bonding
89.

The male peacock uses these spectacular tail feathers in a display to try to attract the attention of females of the same species, and to try to find a mate. What is this called?

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

courtship behavior

d)

territorial behavior

90.
Some male birds perform elaborate dances in order to attract females. This is an example of _______.
a)
camouflage
b)
insight
c)
courtship
d)
mimicry
91.

During mating season, male sage grouse gather in groups and compete for the attention of females by performing a courtship dance.


Which would INCREASE a male's chance of reproducing?

a)

Doing well at the courtship dance

b)

Not doing the courtship dance

c)

Doing poorly at dancing the courtship dance

92.

How are a peacock's feathers a physical trait for reproduction?

a)

A peacock uses its feathers to attract a female

b)

A peacock uses its feathers to carry its offspring

c)

A peacock uses its feathers as a shield to protect its offspring

d)

A peacock uses its feathers to warn predators away from its offspring.

93.

A pair bond between 1 male mate and 1 female mate.

a)

Monogamy

b)

Gamete

c)

Pollen

d)

Promiscuity

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