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Lesson 8 - Mendelian Genetics and Inheritance Quiz 2

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
2.
What are the possible genotypes for this cross?
a)
TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%
b)
all tall
c)
TT= 75% tt = 25%
d)
Tt = 100%
3.
Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?
a)
A
b)
Aa
c)
AA
d)
aa
4.
If brown eyes are dominant over blue eyes, what would be the  parent genotypes if two heterozygous brown eyed persons were crossed?
a)
BB and bb
b)
BB and Bb
c)
Bb and Bb
d)
bb and Bb
5.
A green pea plant (Gg) is crossed with a yellow pea plant (gg). Describe the genotype of the offspring. (Be sure to remember that the capital letter is dominant).
a)
50% heterozygous and 25% homozygous recessive
b)
50% heterozygous and 50% homozygous recessive
c)
100% homozygous recessive
d)
25% heterozygous and 50% homozygous
6.
A white flower (rr) is crossed with a white flower (rr). What is the genotype of the offspring? Draw a Punnett square and answer the question.
a)
100% homozygous dominant
b)
100% heterozygous dominant
c)
100% homozygous recessive
d)
100% heterozygous recessive
7.
Which of the following is homozygous recessive?
a)
rr
b)
AA
c)
TT
d)
Ff
8.
Which of the following is homozygous dominant?
a)
Jj
b)
Rr
c)
MM
d)
ee
9.

The physical appearance of a trait is known as the-

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

Homozygous

d)

intelligence

10.

Gretford is heterozygous for his head shape. If (R) is for a Round head, and (r) is for an Egg head, what is Gretford's genotype?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

d)

rR

11.

What is the probability of heterozygous offspring?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

0%

d)

100%

12.

In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t).


Draw a punnett square and perform the following cross: Tt x Tt


What is the probability of producing a short plant?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

13.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
14.

What genotype would go in box 2? And is it Homozygous or Heterozygous?

a)

BB Heterozygous

b)

Bb Heterozygous

c)

bb Homozygous

d)

Bb Homozygous

15.

Kyree is heterozygous. If (W) is for waves, and (w) if for no waves.


What is Kyree’s genotype & phenotype?

a)

WW : waves

b)

ww : waves

c)

Ww : no waves

d)

Ww : Waves

16.
Which of the following alleles is homozygous (purebred) recessive?
a)
Tt
b)
tt
c)
TT
d)
t
17.

Brown eye color is dominant to blue eyes. Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?

a)

0 %

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

18.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
19.

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

a)
A
b)
Aa
c)
AA
d)
aa
20.

Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?

a)
Bb
b)
BB
c)
bb
d)
B
21.

Which of the following terms represents the physical appearance or expression of a trait?

a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
22.

B = brown eyes
b = blue eyes
What is true about these two brothers that both have brown eyes?
One has genotype BB; the other Bb.

a)
they have same phenotype and genotype
b)
they have different genotypes and phenotypes
c)
they have same phenotype but different genotypes
d)
they have same genotype but different phenotypes
23.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
Aa
b)
red hair
c)
heterozygous
d)
DNA
24.
A heterozygous long-tusked elephant is crossed with a homozygous recessive short-tusked elephant. What is the probability of the offspring having short tusks?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
25.
A heterozygous long-tusked elephant is crossed with a homozygous recessive short-tusked elephant. What is the probability of the offspring having short tusks?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
26.

In humans, having freckles (F) is dominant to not having freckles (f). What is the probability that a married couple with no freckles will give birth to a child who has freckles?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

27.

In humans, having freckles (F) is dominant to not having freckles (f).


Two people with freckles get married and give birth to three children. Two of the kids have freckles and one does not.


Both parents must have which genotype?

a)

FF

b)

Ff

c)

ff

28.

Suppose that, in Zork Aliens, green skin (G) is dominant to yellow skin (g). Cross a heterozygous green-skinned zork with a yellow skinned zork. What percent of the offspring would be green-skinned?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

29.

In Zork Aliens, having two horns (H) is dominant to having one horn (h). Cross a homozygous two-horned zork with a heterozygous two-horned zork. What percentage of the offspring will have one horn?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

30.

Suppose that, in Zork Aliens, green hair (G) is dominant to blue hair (g). Cross two heterozygous green-haired zorks. What is the probability that their offspring could have blue hair?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

31.

In Zork Aliens, purple lips (L) are dominant over red lips (l). Cross a heterozygous purple-lipped Zork with a red lipped Zork. What is the probability of having Zorks with red lips?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

32.

In Zork Aliens, being tall (T) is dominant to being short (t). Tork, who is homozygous for tall, meets Vorkina, who is short. What percentage of their offspring could be short?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

33.

In Zork Aliens, green hair (H) is dominant to yellow hair (h). Torky has green hair and Morkalina has yellow hair. They have four children and all of them have green hair. What genotype does Torky most likely have?

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

d)

not enough information

34.

In Zork Aliens, having one eye (E) is dominant to having three eyes (e). Spork and Vorki both have three eyes. What would their offspring look like?

a)

They would all have one eye.

b)

They would all have three eyes.

c)

Half would have one eye, have would have three eyes.

d)

Not enough information provided.

35.

In Zork Aliens, having two wings (T) is dominant to having no wings (t). Perform a cross between an heterozygous two-winged alien with a homozygous two-winged alien. What percentage of the offspring will have two wings?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

36.

In Zork Aliens, having one fang (F) is dominant to having two fangs (f). If a Zork with two fangs has a child with a homozygous Zork with one fang, what is the probability that their child will have one fang?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

37.

The passing of traits from parent to offspring.

a)

Heredity

b)

Allele

c)

Trait

d)

Phenotype

38.

An organism that has both aleles in the same form: dominant or recessive

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Heredity

d)

Allele

39.

An organism that has one dominant allele and one recessive allele.

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

c)

Gene

d)

Trait

40.

A tool to predict the probability of certain traits that could be found in the offspring.

a)

Punnett Square

b)

Recessive Trait

c)

Allele

d)

Heterozygous Allele

41.

Select all of the following genotypes that are considered Heterozygous.

a)

AA

b)

Bb

c)

zz

d)

Dd

e)

Hh

42.

Select all of the following genotypes that are considered Homozygous.

a)

AA

b)

bb

c)

Hh

d)

Dd

e)

zz

43.

Curly hair (H) is dominant to straight hair (h). A person who is homozygous for curly hair has the genotype...

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

44.

Black hair (B) is dominant to brown hair (b). A person who is homozygous for brown hair has the genotype...

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

45.

Select all of the phenotypes below.

a)

Brown eyes

b)

BB

c)

Bb

d)

Blue eyes

e)

Green eyes

46.

Select all of the genotypes below.

a)

Bb

b)

Blue eyes

c)

Brown eyes

d)

bb

e)

BB

47.

Brown eyes (B) are dominant over blue eyes (b). If a person's genotype is bb, what color are their eyes?

a)

Brown

b)

Blue

48.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these