I PARTIAL

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question………………………………………………………………………………………….2 pts each
1. Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait?
a. blood type
b. a broken leg
c. hair color
d. leaf shape

2. Who is the monk known as the father of genetics?

a. Mendel
b. Rutherford
c. Watson
d. Welch

3. Where do an organism’s genes come from?

a. the mother only
b. the father only
c. both the mother and father
d. neither the mother or father

4. What is the term for a form of a gene?

a. allele
b. heredity
c. trait
d. genotype
e.
5. Which is a heterozygous genotype?
a. Hh
b. HH
c. hh
d. All of the above

6. The allele for yellow seeds in pea plants, Y, is dominant. The allele for green seeds in pea
plants, y, is recessive. Which combination would produce a plant with green seeds?
a. YY
b. Yy
c. yY
d. yy

A A
Aa Aa a

Aa Aa
 a

A = straight hairline (dominant)

a = widow’s peak hairline (recessive)

7. The parent whose genes are aa:

a. must be dominant
b. has a straight hairline
c. has a widow’s peak hairline
d. may have AA dominant offspring

8. In the diagram shown below, how many of the offspring will probably show the dominant
trait?
F F

Ff Ff

Ff Ff
a. ¼
b. 2/4
c. ¾
d. 4/4

1.Set up a punnett square using the following information…………………………………….2 pts each

Dominate allele for tall plants = D
Recessive allele for dwarf plants = d
Dominate allele for purple flowers = W
Recessive allele for white flowers = w
Cross a homozygous dominate parent
(DDWW) with a homozygous recessive parent
(ddww)

2. Using the punnett square in question #1:

a. What is the probability of producing tall plants with

purple flowers?
Possible genotype(s)?

b. What is the probability of producing dwarf plants

with white flowers?
Possible genotype(s)?

c. What is the probability of producing tall plants with

white flowers?
Possible genotype(s)?

d. What is the probability of producing dwarf plants

with purple flowers?

Possible genotype(s)?

3. Set up a punnett square using the following

information:
Dominate allele for black fur in guinea pigs = B
Recessive allele for white fur in guinea pigs =b
Dominate allele for rough fur in guinea pigs =R
Recessive allele for smooth fur in guinea pigs = r
Cross a heterozygous parent (BbRr) with a
heterozygous parent (BbRr)

4. Using the punnett square in question #3:

a. What is the probability of producing guinea
pigs with black, rough fur?

Possible genotype(s)?

b. What is the probability of producing guinea

pigs with black, smooth fur?

Possible genotype(s)?
c. What is the probability of producing guinea
pigs with white, rough fur?

Possible genotype(s)?

e. What is the probability of producing guinea