1.) The passing of traits from parent to offspring is known as:
X .) heredity b.) genetics c.) Punnett Squares d.) dianetics
2.) The study of heredity is:
a.) heredity X .) genetics c.) Punnett Squares d.) podiatry
3.) A plant that produces offspring with the same form of a trait as the parent is known as:
a.) dominant b.) recessive X.) purebred d.) hybrid
4.) Factors that control traits are called:
a.) alleles X.) genes c.) lysosomes d.) DNA
5.) The allele that gets masked when the other is present is known as:
a.) dominant X.) recessive c.) a hybrid d.) igneous
6.) The father of genetics is:
a.) My dad b.) Albert Einstein X.) Gregor Mendel d.) Jimmy Neutron
7.) An example of a human trait that is controlled by more than one gene is:
X.) blood type b.) widow’s peak c.) fashion sense d.) dimples
8.) A chart that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait is called a:
X.) pedigree b.) genome c.) Karyotype d.) punnett square
9.) In a pedigree, a square is used to represent a(n):
a.) female X.) male c.) carrier d.) goofy sponge that lives in the sea
10.) A organism which has one recessive and one dominant sex-linked allele for a trait is called a
a.) homozygote X.) carrier c.) clone d.) hybrid
11.) An abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes is a(n):
a.) pedigree b.) gene therapy X.) genetic disorder d.) karyotype
12.) People with an extra copy of chromosome 21 have a disorder called:
X.) Down Syndrome b.) colorblindness c.) hemophilia d.) amniocentesis
13.) The ___________ chromosomes determine if a person is a male or female
a.) multiple b.) male c.) female X.) sex
14.) Sickle-Cell Disease is characterized by:
a.) abnormal blood clotting b.) abnormally thick mucus
X.) abnormally shaped red blood cells d.) an extra copy of chromosome 21

15.) A genetic disorder is which a person’s blood clots very slowly if at all is:
a.) Down Syndrome b.) cystic fibrosis c.) Sickle-Cell Disease X.) hemophilia
16.) A trait controlled by a gene located on the X chromosome is ___________.
a.) dominant b.) never dominant X.) sex-linked d.) a hybrid trait
17.) Calculating the likelihood that a particular event will occur is called calculating its:
a.) chance b.) possibility X.) probability d.) luck
18.) The chart used to show all possible outcomes is called a
a.) plot and whisker b.) data chart c.) graph X.) Punnett Square
19.) The physical appearance of an individual is known as their:
X.) phenotype b.) genotype c.) stylish looks d.) alleles
20.) The genetic makeup of an individual is known as the: a.) phenotype X.) genotype c.) somatype d.) feng shui
21.) The TT allele combination is known as: a.) ambizygous b.) heterozygous X.) homozygous d.) desirous
22.) Tt is known as: a.) ambizygous X.) heterozygous c.) homozygous d.) desirous
23.) If the alleles are neither dominant nor recessive, it is known as: a.) coexistant b.) coed c.) coaxial X.) codominant
24.) Can a homozygous dominant black pig mate with a heterozygous black pig and have any white piglets? (you will have to do a Punnett Square on looseleaf for this) a.) yes X.) no c.) it depends
Solve the following cross (using a “T” for the height gene) using a Punnett Square:
A heterozygous tall male and homozygous short female: Solve with a Punnett square
using looseleaf:

25.) What is the percentage of short offspring?
a.) 0% X.) 50% c.) 75% d.) 100%
26.) What is the percentage of heterozygous tall offspring?
a.) 0% X.) 50% c.) 75% d.) 100%
27.) What is the percentage of homozygous tall offspring?
X.) 0% b.) 50% c.) 75% d.) 100%
28.)What is the percentage of heterozygous short offspring
?
X.) 0% b.) 50% c.) 75% d.) 100%