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AP Biology Exam Review | Unit 5 Heredity

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What phase does the crossing over take place?

a)

Prophase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

Metaphase I

d)

Metaphase II

2.

What phase does independent assortment take place?

a)

Prophase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

Metaphase I

d)

Metaphase II

3.

If parent cell is 2N, what is the ploidy of the daughter cell?

a)

0N

b)

1N

c)

2N

d)

3N

4.

Describe the daughter cells in meiosis vs parent cell

The daughter cells are…

a)

Identical & Diploid

b)

Unique & Diploid

c)

Identical & Haploid

d)

Unique & Haploid

5.

What goes through movements in Meiosis I?

a)

Homologous chromosomes

b)

Sister chromatids

6.

What goes through movements in Meiosis II?

a)

Homologous chromosomes

b)

Sister chromatids

7.

What moves apart during anaphase II of meiosis II?

a)

Homologous chromosomes

b)

Sister chromatids

8.

Which of the following does not lead to genetic variation?

a)

Crossing over

b)

Independent Assortment

c)

Random fertilization

d)

All of the above lead to genetic variation

9.

Which macromolecule carries the genetic code?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Proteins

10.

Mendel described anaphase I as the law of …

a)

Autosomes

b)

Dominance

c)

Independent Assortment

d)

Segregation

11.

Mendel described metaphase I as the law of …

a)

Autosomes

b)

Dominance

c)

Independent Assortment

d)

Segregation

12.

What type of inheritance?

a)

Autosomal Dominant

b)

Autosomal Recessive

c)

Sex-Linked Dominant

d)

Sex-linked Recessive

13.

Mother has blood type O and Baby has blood type O Which blood type could not be the father?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

14.

Mitochondrial inheritance follows the ____

a)

Egg

b)

Sperm

15.

With linked genes, how do recombinants form?

a)

Crossing over

b)

Independent assortment

c)

Random fertilization

d)

Transformation

16.

In a pedigree and determining mode of inheritance…

a)

A recessive allele is found in every generation

b)

A recessive trait can be seen with unaffected parents

c)

A recessive trait is only found in females

d)

A recessive trait is found in all offspring of affected father

17.
The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.  
a)
homozygous 
b)
asexual
c)
homologous
d)
genes
18.
Sex cells are produced through the process of
a)
mitosis
b)
cytokinesis
c)
binary fission
d)
meiosis
19.

Crossing-over takes place between...

a)

sister chromatids

b)

analogous chromosomes

c)

homologous chromosomes

d)

green and blue chromosome pairs

20.

Match the following combinations of alleles:

a)

Homozygous dominant

1.

DD

b)

Homozygous recessive

2.

dd

c)

Heterozygous

3.

Dd

21.

If a person has 2 different alleles for a gene, they are ​ ​ (a)   , but if they have 2 of the same alleles, they are ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
heterozygous
homozygous
22.

In cats, the gene for black fur (D) is dominant to the gene for grey fur (d). If two heterozygous cats have kittens, ​ (a)   are expected to be black and ​ (b)   are expected to be grey.

Choose from the below words
75%
25%
50%
0%
100%
23.

Which of the following statement is correct regarding Codominance?

a)

Both alleles are expressed equally

b)

Neither allele is expressed

c)

Expression of a trait depends upon the environment

24.

A trait determined by many genes is

a)

photogenic

b)

polygenic

25.

In fruit flies, eye color is a sex linked trait. Red (R) is dominant to white (r). What is the sex and eye color of flies with the following genotype: X R X r ?

a)

male with white eyes

b)

female with red eyes

c)

male with red eyes

d)

female with white eyes

26.

Look at this cross: XB XB x Xb Y

What proportion/percent of the male children are colorblind (b)?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

25%

d)

0%

27.

H= normal blood clotting

h=hemophilia


XHXh x XHY


What is the probability that any of their offspring will have hemophilia?

a)

4/4

b)

3/4

c)

2/4

d)

1/4

28.

Colorblindness is a recessive X-linked disorder.

Which genotype represents a male with normal vision?

a)

XN YN

b)

Xn Yn

c)

XN Y

d)

Xn Y