WorksheetsPeas
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
What organism did Mendel use to prove his 3 main ideas about inheritance?
ants
pigeons
dogs
pea plants
Each pea plant had _____alleles for each trait.
1
2
3
4
What were the reasons Mendel selected the pea plant for his genetics experiments? Pick as many as apply.
few traits
traits easy to observe
grow quickly
all of these
Mendel realized that organisms get _______of their genetics from each parent.
1/4
1/3
1/8
1/2
The plants that Gregor Mendel crosses to produce the F1 generation would be referred to as
P1 and P
P1 and P3
P1 and P5
P1 and P2
____________________________'s principles can be used to study heredity in dogs, cats, and sheep.
Darwin
Mendel
Franklin
Smith
These dog show different traits. The instructions that determine their traits are found in the
nucleus of a cell.
mitochondria of a cell.
ribosomes of a cells
golgi apparatus of a cell.
To indicate if a trait is dominant we use _______letters and to indicate if a trait is recessive we use ________letters.
recessive, dominant
dominant, recessive
recessive, neutral
dominant, neutral
Which of these is NOT a genetic trait?
color of fur
length of tail
scar on a leg
height of a person
A pea plant produces 5 seeds. What percent of its alleles come from the mother?
10%
20%
25%
50%
Mendel did test crosses. What is the purpose of a test cross?
to determine the parents phenotype (appearance)
to determine the parents genotype
to determine the chance of producing a particular trait from 2 parents
to determine how many offspring can be produced by 2 parents
Tigers and household cats are members of the same family. Their sizes and other features are very different. What is the cause of the differences?
biochemical makeup
domestication
genetics
habitat
The picture shows 2 mature plants. The two plants are cross-pollinated and each produces seeds. Which statement most likely describes a trait that will show in the offspring grown from the seeds?
The offspring will be taller than the parent plants.
The offspring will have bigger leaves than the parent plants.
The offspring will produce fewer flowers than the parent plants.
The offspring will produce purple flowers like the parent plants.
Mendel studied pea traits including all EXCEPT
flower color
pea shape
root growth
flower position on stems
