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Traits and inheritance quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two forms of a gene called?

a)

phenotype

b)

genes

c)

albinism

d)

alleles

2.

What are both inherited alleles together called?

a)

an organism

b)

homozygous

c)

heterozygous

d)

a genotype

3.

What is a phenotype?

a)

the way an organism looks

b)

an inherited problem

c)

a group of 5 alleles

d)

a recessive gene

4.

What do scientists call instructions for an inherited trait?

a)

alleles

b)

phenotype

c)

genes

d)

albinism

5.

What is a Punnett Square used for?

a)

to show recessive traits

b)

to show possible offspring

c)

to show dominant traits

d)

to show homozygous alleles

6.

What kids of plant has two dominant genes?

a)

an organism

b)

a genotype

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

7.

What type of plant has one dominant gene AND one recessive gene?

a)

an organism

b)

heterozygous

c)

homozygous

d)

a genotype

8.

What is the chance of a parent with one green allele and one blue allele giving a blue allele to an offspring?

a)

100% chance

b)

75% chance

c)

50% chance

d)

25% chance

9.

What is the probability of rolling a four on a ten-sided die (numbered 1-10) two times in a row?

4 lines
10.

What is it called when each allele has its own degree of influence?

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

complete dominance

c)

cross-breeding

d)

probability

11.

What can influence traits besides genes?

a)

height

b)

albinism

c)

environment

d)

phenotype

12.

What would the GENOTYPE be for a person that is HOMOZYGOUS DOMINANT for the trait represented with the letter D?

a)

DD

b)

Dd

c)

dimples

d)

dd

13.

Parents are Bb x Bb. What is the chance their offspring will have the dominant trait? (HINT, draw a Punnett square to help you)

a)

75%

b)

25%

c)

0%

d)

100%

14.

What would the GENOTYPE be for a person that is HOMOZYGOUS RECESSIVE for this trait? D=DIMPLES & d=NO DIMPLES.

a)

DD

b)

dd

c)

Dimples

d)

no dimples

15.

What would the PHENOTYPE be for a person that is HOMOZYGOUS RECESSIVE for this trait? R=NO widow's peak & r=widow's peak.

a)

widow's peak

b)

RR

c)

rr

d)

no widow's peak