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Summative Test For Grade 8
Summative Test For Grade 8
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
2. Scientists call an organism that has two different alleles for a trait a
a. hybrid.
b. trait.
c. purebred.
d. factor.
5. What is probability?
a. the actual results from a series of events
b. the likelihood that a particular event will occur
c. the way the results of one event affect the next event
d. the number of times a coin lands heads up
11. When sex cells combine to produce offspring, each sex cell will contribute
a. one fourth of the normal number of chromosomes.
b. half the normal number of chromosomes.
c. the normal number of chromosomes.
d. twice the normal number of chromosomes.
13. Which term refers to physical characteristics that are studied in genetics?
a. traits
b. offspring
c. generations
d. hybrids
14. The different forms of a gene are called
a. alleles.
b. factors.
c. masks.
d. traits.
23. Why are sex-linked traits more common in males than in females?
a. All alleles on the X chromosome are dominant.
b. All alleles on the Y chromosome are recessive.
c. A recessive allele on the X chromosome will always produce the trait in a
male.
d. Any allele on the Y chromosome will be codominant with the matching
allele on the X chromosome.
27. Which genetic disorder causes the body to produce unusually thick mucus in the lungs and
intestines?
a. hemophilia
b. Down syndrome
c. cystic fibrosis
d. sickle-cell disease
Short Answer
34. In which generation are the parents purebred? In which generation are they hybrids?
35. In the F1 generation, what is the genotype of the offspring? What is their phenotype?
38. Which individuals have the trait that is traced by the pedigree?
39. Which individuals are carriers of the trait that is traced by the pedigree?
Essay
40. In pea plants, the allele for smooth pods (S) is dominant over the allele for pinched pods (s).
Construct a Punnett square that shows a cross between an SS plant and an Ss plant. Predict
what percent of the offspring are likely to have smooth pods.
41. Is it possible for a son to inherit an allele on an X chromosome from his father? Explain why
or why not.
Law of segregation
states that d ring meiosis, the factors that contro* each traitse(arate and on*y ______ from each (air is2are
(assed to the o s(ring.
a. 25 %
b. 50 %
c. 75 %
d. 100 %