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Genetics Practice Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Genes are made up of how many alleles?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

2.

What does the genetic cross tell us about the parents' appearance?

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Allele

d)

Chromosome

3.

What are the eye color possibilities for children if the parents have genotypes Bb and BB, if B=brown & b=blue?

a)

100% Blue Eyes

b)

50% Brown Eyes, 50% Blue Eyes

c)

100% Brown Eyes

d)

75% Brown Eyes, 25% Blue Eyes

4.

In a genetic cross, what does the term "phenotype" refer to?

a)

Genetic makeup

b)

Physical appearance

c)

Chromosome number

d)

DNA sequence

5.

If a pink snapdragon (RW) is crossed with a white snapdragon (WW), what would you expect the flower colors of the offspring to be?

a)

100% Red

b)

100% White

c)

50% Pink, 50% White

d)

25% Red, 75% White

6.

What is the flower color of the offspring when a red snapdragon (RR) is crossed with a white snapdragon (WW)?

a)

100% Red

b)

100% White

c)

100% Pink

d)

50% Red, 50% White

7.

What is the significance of the pink phenotype in snapdragons?

a)

It indicates complete dominance

b)

It indicates a recessive trait

c)

It indicates incomplete dominance

d)

It indicates co-dominance

8.

What does incomplete dominance result in, according to the text?

a)

Intermediate (mixure) phenotype

b)

Dominant phenotype

c)

Recessive phenotype

d)

No phenotype

9.
Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?
a)
brown hair
b)
crying a lot
c)
ability to jump high
d)
his ability to talk
10.

The passing on of genetic traits from parents to children or offspring.

a)

Nurture

b)

Heredity

c)

Environment

11.

A change in the DNA of an organism is called

a)

new DNA

b)

protein

c)

mutation

d)

nothing

12.

Organisms that have two different alleles are said to be what?

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous

d)

hybrid

13.

What contains all the different alleles/genes for heredity in a cell?

a)

Punnetts

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Meiosis

d)

Chromosomes

14.

Which of the following is a heterozygous genotype?

a)

HH

b)

rr

c)

Ss

d)

Pink

15.

Which of the following is homozygous recessive?

a)

HH

b)

rr

c)

Ss

d)

Pink

16.

Which of the following is homozygous dominant?

a)

HH

b)

rr

c)

Ss

d)

Pink

17.

What is the percent chance of the offspring being heterozygous

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

18.

What would be the correct genotype of box 1?

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

Heterozygous

19.

What would be the correct genotype of box 3?

a)

AA

b)

aa

c)

Aa

d)

Heterozygous

20.

What is the genotype percent for homozygous dominant, homozygous recessive and heterozygous based on the provided punnett square?

(a)