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Bio 6D - Compare genetic variations in plants and animal (HOLT Ch. 8)

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called
a.
genetics.
c.
development.
b.
heredity.
d.
maturation.
 

 2. 

The difference between Mendel's experiments in the area of heredity and those done by earlier researchers was that
a.
earlier researchers did not have microscopes.
b.
earlier researchers used detailed and numerical procedures.
c.
Mendel expressed the results of his experiments in terms of numbers.
d.
Mendel used pea plants with both purple and white flowers.
 

 3. 

The “father” of genetics was
a.
A. Knight
c.
Gregor Mendel.
b.
Hans Krebs.
d.
None of the above
 

 4. 

Mendel obtained his P generation by allowing the plants to
a.
self-pollinate.
c.
assort independently.
b.
cross-pollinate.
d.
segregate.
 

 5. 

Step 1 of Mendel's garden pea experiment, allowing each variety of garden pea to self-pollinate for several generations, produced the
a.
F1 generation.
c.
P generation.
b.
F2 generation.
d.
P1 generation.
 

 6. 

Mendel's law of segregation states that
a.
pairs of alleles are dependent on one another when separation occurs during gamete formation.
b.
pairs of alleles separate independently of one another after gamete formation.
c.
each pair of alleles remains together when gametes are formed.
d.
the two alleles for a trait separate when gametes are formed.
 

 7. 

Garden peas
a.
are difficult to grow.
b.
mature quickly.
c.
produce few offspring.
d.
are not good subjects for studying heredity.
 

 8. 

The phenotype of an organism
a.
represents its genetic composition.
b.
is the physical appearance of a trait.
c.
occurs only in dominant pure organisms.
d.
cannot be seen.
 

 9. 

If an individual possesses two recessive alleles for the same trait, the individual is said to be
a.
homozygous for the trait.
c.
heterozygous for the trait.
b.
haploid for the trait.
d.
mutated.
 

 10. 

A genetic trait that appears in every generation of offspring is called
a.
dominant.
c.
recessive.
b.
phenotypic.
d.
superior.
 

 11. 

An individual heterozygous for a trait and an individual homozygous recessive for the trait are crossed and produce many offspring that are
a.
all the same genotype.
c.
of three different phenotypes.
b.
of two different phenotypes.
d.
all the same phenotype.
 

 12. 

Mendel's finding that the inheritance of one trait had no effect on the inheritance of another became known as the
a.
law of dominance.
c.
law of separate convenience.
b.
law of universal inheritance.
d.
law of independent assortment.
 

 13. 

The law of segregation states that
a.
alleles of a gene separate from each other during meiosis.
b.
different alleles of a gene can never be found in the same organism.
c.
each gene of an organism ends up in a different gamete.
d.
each gene is found on a different molecule of DNA.
 
 
In humans, having freckles (F) is dominant to not having freckles (f). The inheritance of these traits can be studied using a Punnett square similar to the one shown below.
bio6d_intvn02_files/i0150000.jpg
 

 14. 

Refer to the illustration above. The child represented in box 1 in the Punnett square would
a.
be homozygous for freckles.
c.
be heterozygous for freckles.
b.
have an extra freckles chromosome.
d.
not have freckles.
 

 15. 

Refer to the illustration above. The parents shown in the Punnett square could have children with a phenotype ratio of
a.
1:2:1.
c.
3:1.
b.
4:0.
d.
2:2.
 
 
      In rabbits, black fur (B) is dominant to brown fur (b). Consider the following cross between two rabbits.
bio6d_intvn02_files/i0180000.jpg
 

 16. 

Refer to the illustration above. Both of the parents in the cross are
a.
black.
c.
homozygous dominant.
b.
brown.
d.
homozygous recessive.
 

 17. 

What is the expected genotypic ratio resulting from a homozygous dominant ´ heterozygous monohybrid cross?
a.
1:0
c.
1:2:1
b.
1:1
d.
1:3:1
 

 18. 

What is the probability that the offspring of a homozygous dominant individual and a homozygous recessive individual will exhibit the dominant phenotype?
a.
0.25
c.
0.66
b.
0.5
d.
1.0
 

 19. 

A diagram in which several generations of a family and the occurrence of certain genetic characteristics are shown is called a
a.
Punnett square.
c.
pedigree.
b.
monohybrid cross.
d.
family karyotype.
 

 20. 

In humans, the risks of passing on a genetic disorder to offspring can be assessed by
a.
analysis of a pedigree.
c.
prenatal testing.
b.
genetic counseling.
d.
All of the above
 

 21. 

Which of the following traits is controlled by multiple alleles in humans?
a.
sickle cell anemia
c.
hemophilia
b.
blood type
d.
Huntington's disease
 

 22. 

A change in a gene due to damage or being copied incorrectly is called
a.
evolution.
c.
segregation.
b.
meiosis.
d.
a mutation.
 

 23. 

Which of the following describes hemophilia?
a.
multiple-allele trait
c.
sex-linked trait
b.
dominant trait
d.
codominant trait
 

 24. 

Genetic counseling is a process that
a.
helps identify parents at risk for having children with genetic defects.
b.
assists parents in deciding whether or not to have children.
c.
uses a family pedigree.
d.
All of the above
 

 25. 

Which of the following is an example of gene technology?
a.
A genetic counselor studies a pedigree.
b.
A student studies the colors of flowers in pea plants.
c.
A geneticist explains the inheritance of albinism using a Punnett square.
d.
A physician transfers a normal gene into the DNA of a person with a genetic disease.
 



 
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