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Study guide for the unit on Genetics/Heredity
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Gregor Mendel worked as this while doing his research:
a biologist
a farmer
a gardener
a monk
2
The study of heredity is called:
biology
genetics
philosophy
chemistry
3
A person who studies heredity is called a:
biologist
pea farmer
hereditarian
geneticist
4
What is the phenotype of a purebred tall pea plant?
tall
TT
tt
Tt
5
The Latin word filius (F1 or F2) means this:
chromosome
daughter
genetic
son
6
The chromosomes of a human are found here:
ribosomes
cytoplasm
nucleolus
nucleus
7
This man studied pea plants and is known as the "Father of Genetics"
Gregor Mendel
Stanley Miller
Theodor Schwann
Louis Pasteur
8
There are how many pairs of chromosomes in a human cell?
46
23
21
10
9
This term describes the likelihood that an event will take place:
statistics
genetics
heredity
probability
10
The genes that mask or hide other genes are called:
recessive
dominant
stronger
amazing
11
The male reproductive structure of a pea plant is the:
ovary
stigma
stamen
pistil
12
The symbol used to represent the dominant gene is a:
Punnett square
lowercase letter
picture
capital letter
13
The passing on of traits from an organism to it's offspring is called:
geology
biology
ancestors
heredity
14
The chart used to determine genetic crosses is called:
Mendel square
Punnett square
Chromosome map
Genetic graph
15
If the gene for red fur masks the gene for blue fur then the red gene is:
recessive
heterozygous
dominant
homozygous
16
If a pea plant is tall and has the gene make-up of Tt, the T is for what size?
short
average
tall
medium
17
The two organisms that start a genetic cross are labeled:
P generation
S generation
F2 generation
F1 generation
18
The genes code for the production of this substance:
sodium
protein
pollen
potassium
19
When genes in a pair give you a blend of each trait you have:
Kool-Aid
incomplete dominance
recessive traits
dominance
20
The visible traits of an organism are described by this term:
genotype
dominant
recessive
phenotype
21
If a purebred tall pea plant is crossed with a purebred short pea plant then all the offspring will be:
hybrid short
purebred short
hybrid tall
purebred tall
22
The symbol for the recessive trait is a:
capital letter
chromosome
picture
lowercase letter
23
The actual gene make-up of an organism is called:
phenotype
P generation
genotype
dominant
24
This term also means hybrid:
heterozygous
Prius
homozygous
identical
25
Genes on your chromosome are made of segments of this material:
Genes
DNA
RNA
Protein
26
An organism that has two of the same genes for a trait is called:
identical
lucky
heterozygous
homozygous
27
The visible characteristic of an organism is called a:
chromosome
color
trait
genotype
28
Gregor Mendel was a monk who lived in:
United States
Germany
Sweden
Austria
29
These structures contain the genes:
mitochondria
ribosomes
nucleolus
chromosomes
30
This particle contains the sperm cell of a flowering plant:
ovary
pollen
nucleus
pistil
31
The gene in a gene pair that gets hidden is called:
recessive
wimpy
genetic
dominant
32
This term describes the offspring of the parent generation:
Grandkids
P generation
F2 generation
F1 generation
33
What is the likelihood that a coin will land on tails?
50%
25%
100%
5%
34
The fertilized egg cell of an organism is called a:
pollen
zygote
anther
gamete
35
These units of heredity will determine the characteristics:
cells
genes
traits
chromosomes
36
Gene pairs separate into each sperm or egg cell according to this law:
segregation
probability
equal rights
independent assortment
37
The genotype of a hybrid round pea seed is:
Rr
Tt
rr
RR
38
A cross between a (BB) brown mouse and a (bb) white mouse will produce what % color of babies?
100% brown
50% brown & white
100% black
50% brown
39
If an organism has two different genes for a trait its called:
a mutant
a hybrid
a strange duck
a purebred
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What is the genotype of Mendel's pure bred short stemmed pea plant?
tt
Tt
TT
ss