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Genetics test review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are an individual's traits determined by?

a)

environment

b)

lifestyle

c)

genes

d)

education

2.

Two identical alleles for a trait is known as

a)

heterozygous

b)

homozygous

c)

dominant

d)

recessive

3.

A father is heterozygous for right-handedness. The mother is homozygous for right-handedness. What percent of the children are expected to be homozygous for right-handedness?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

4.

An organism’s genetic makeup; the pair of alleles for a trait is called a(n)

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

allele

d)

chromosome

5.

One uppercase and one lowercase letter are alleles for what type of trait?

a)

Heterozygous (hybrid)

b)

Homozygous (pure)

c)

Dominant

d)

Recessive

6.

Which of the following is homozygous dominant?
Options:
RR,
Rr,
rR,
rr

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rR

d)

rr

7.

Traits that are passed down and are found in your DNA are called _____________ traits.

a)

inherited

b)

acquired

c)

environmental

d)

phenotypic

8.

How many are hybrids?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

9.

Freckles are dominant over not having freckles. If the following cross occurred, Ff x Ff, what percentage of the offspring would you expect to NOT have freckles?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

0%

10.

Brown fur is dominant over white fur in dogs. Two white dogs are crossed. What are all possible phenotypes of the puppies?

a)

all white

b)

some brown and some white

c)

all brown

d)

half brown and half white

11.

Who is the father of genetics?

a)

Mendel

b)

Darwin

c)

Watson

d)

Crick

12.

Red and white flowers cross and produce pink flowers. (Incomplete dominance). If two pink flowers are crossed, show all possible genotypes of the offspring.

a)

RR, RW, WW

b)

RR, RW, RW

c)

RW, WW, WW

d)

RR, WW, WW

13.

How many offspring will show the recessive trait?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

14.

In humans, the ability to roll one's tongue is dominant over the inability to do so. Two parents that are both heterozygous for tongue rolling have children. What are all possible genotypes of the children?

a)

RR, Rr, rr

b)

RR, Rr

c)

Rr, rr

d)

RR, rr

15.

What is the yellow seed genotype?

a)

AA or Aa

b)

aa

c)

A

d)

AaA

16.

What is the term for the study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring?

a)

Genetics

b)

Evolution

c)

Biology

d)

Anatomy

17.

The branch of biology that focuses on heredity is called _______.

a)

genetics

b)

evolution

c)

molecular biology

d)

ecology

18.

In rabbits, black fur (B) is dominant over brown fur (b). If a rabbit has brown fur, what can you conclude about its genotype?

a)

Bb

b)

BB

c)

bb

d)

B

19.

What is the definition of phenotype?

a)

The genetic makeup of an organism

b)

The physical expression of a trait

c)

The evolutionary history of a species

d)

The environmental influence on an organism's traits

20.

What fraction of individuals will be homozygous dominant?

a)

1/3

b)

1/2

c)

2/3

d)

1/4