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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 scientific study of heredity is called
a.
meiosis
c.
genetics
b.
crossing-over
d.
pollination
 

 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. 

F2 : F1 ::
a.
P : F1
c.
F1 : P.
b.
F1 : F2
d.
dominant trait : recessive trait
 

 7. 

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.
 

 8. 

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

 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. 

Tallness (T) is dominant to shortness (t) in pea plants. Which of the following represents a genotype of a pea plant that is heterozygous for tallness?
a.
T
c.
Tt
b.
TT
d.
tt
 

 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. 

A 3:1 ratio of tall to short pea plants appearing in the F2 generation lends support to the law of
a.
recessiveness.
c.
mutation.
b.
segregation.
d.
crossing-over.
 

 14. 

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 rabbits, black fur (B) is dominant to brown fur (b). Consider the following cross between two rabbits.
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 15. 

Refer to the illustration above. The device shown, which is used to determine the probable outcome of genetic crosses, is called a
a.
Mendelian box.
c.
genetic graph.
b.
Punnett square.
d.
phenotypic paradox.
 

 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. 

Refer to the illustration above. The genotypic ratio of the F1 generation would be
a.
1:1
c.
1:3.
b.
3:1.
d.
1:2:1.
 

 18. 

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

 19. 

If a characteristic is sex-linked, it
a.
occurs most commonly in males.
c.
can never occur in females.
b.
occurs only in females.
d.
is always fatal.
 

 20. 

Since the allele for colorblindness is located on the X chromosome, colorblindness
a.
cannot be inherited.
c.
is sex-linked.
b.
occurs only in adults.
d.
None of the above
 

 21. 

What would be the blood type of a person who inherited an A allele from one parent and an O allele from the other?
a.
type A
c.
type AB
b.
type B
d.
type O
 

 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. 

Both sickle-cell anemia and hemophilia
a.
are caused by genes coding for defective protein.
b.
are seen in homozygous dominant individuals.
c.
provide resistance to malaria infections.
d.
are extremely common throughout the world.
 

 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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