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Heredity Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the dominant trait is having freckles (F) and the recessive trait is no freckles (f), which allele combination(s) below would represent a person who has freckles? (select all that apply)

a)

FF

b)

Ff

c)

ff

2.
What is the 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 
3.

The combination of genes a person has, represented by letters, is their...

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Chromosome

d)

Punnett Square

4.

What belongs in the last box?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

d)

ff

5.

Look at the punnett square shown. What allele pair would replace the "?"

a)

WW

b)

Ww

c)

ww

6.

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%

7.
Both parents in this Punnet square
a)
are homozygous dominant
b)
are homozygous recessive
c)
are heterozygous
d)
have blue eyes
8.

Fill in the Yellow Box

a)

Bb

b)

BB

c)

bb

9.

Which of the following allele pairs is heterozygous?

a)

RR

b)

Qq

c)

ss

10.
B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur? 
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
11.

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

a)

genotypes

b)

phenotypes

12.

The physical expression of a trait is called the ...

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

13.

Genotype: TT is ...

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous

14.

Genotype: Aa is ....

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous

15.

Which of the following is a PHENOTYPE for flower color in pea plants?

a)

Pp

b)

PP

c)

Purple

16.

In the problem shown, what must the genotype of the missing parent be?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

17.

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

a)

predators to prey

b)

water to rain

c)

parents to offspring

d)

offspring to parents

18.

True or False:

We get 1/2 of our genes from our mother and 1/2 of our genes from our father

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Every living thing has genetic information stored in the form of

a)

Ribosomes

b)

DNA

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

20.

If two alleles are the same for a certain trait they are considered

a)

Homozygous

b)

Twins

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Common

21.

Sections of DNA that have instructions for a specific trait are called _______________

a)

Blueprints

b)

Genes

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Fragments

22.

Chromosomes are

a)

Found in the mitochondria

b)

Made of 20 pairs

c)

Long strands of DNA that contain many genes

d)

Bundles of DNA that contain only one gene each

23.

The genes of an organism that are written with capital or lowercase letters

a)

Pant size

b)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

c)

Genotype

d)

Gretchentype

24.

If a certain trait has two different alleles (one dominant and one recessive) it is called __________________

a)

Homozygous

b)

Confused

c)

Differentiated

d)

Heterozygous

25.

This variation of a gene can only be expressed if it is received from both parents

a)

Shy

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Variation

d)

Recessive

26.

Different versions of the same gene are called

a)

Jeans

b)

Editions

c)

Varieties

d)

Alleles

27.

If a brown-eyed mother and a blue-eyed father have four children, three will probably have brown eyes. What can you conclude from this?

a)

Brown eyes are a successful trait

b)

Brown eyes are a submissive trait

c)

Brown eyes are a recessive trait

d)

Brown eyes are a dominant trait

28.

A hitched thumb is a recessive trait. A person with a hitched thumb would have a genotype of?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

d)

bB

29.

Each organism has 2 alleles for a particular trait. Where do these two alleles come from?

a)

One from each parent

b)

Both from one parent

c)

Alleles do not come from parents

d)

The kidney

30.
A ________________________ is used to predict the possible genotype from certain parents
a)
Mendel Grid
b)
Genetic Tic Tac Toe
c)
Punnett Square
d)
Pedigree Plot
31.

A trait that always shows up when the allele is present.

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

allele

d)

Dominant allele

32.

The passing of genetic material from parents to offspring.

a)

heredity

b)

gene

c)

allele

d)

genotype

e)

phenotype

33.

Different versions of a gene.

a)

heredity

b)

gene

c)

allele

d)

genotype

e)

phenotype

34.
The physical traits of an organism
a)
Teletype
b)
Genotype
c)
Mesotype
d)
Phenotype
35.

If the phenotype for curly hair is DOMINANT then its genotype will be

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

d)

Either BB or Bb

36.

If the phenotype for straight hair is RECESSIVE then its genotype will be

a)

aa

b)

AA

c)

Aa

d)

None of the above