Heredity and genetics I

Who is known as the "Father of Genetics"?

• James Watson
• Gregor Mendel
• Charles Darwin
• George Washington Carver 

Genetics is the study of

• life
• the body
• how traits are inherited 
• chemicals and matter 

What type of plants did Mendel study?

• Pea Plants
• Roses
• Strawberry Plants
• Peanuts 

Which of the following is an example of phenotype?

• Bb
• Curly Hair

A recessive trait is written with what type of letter?

• Uppercase
• Lowercase

A Punnett Square is used to predict what?

• how many child a parent will have
• the possible genotypes of the offspring
• the color hair or fur 
• how tall a person will be

A homozygous dominant plant (GG) and a homozygous recessive plant (gg) were cross. Green is dominant to yellow. What percentage of plants will be green?

• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

The cross between Ff x ff, as shown in the picture above, will produce which the following offspring? 

• FF, Ff, ff, Ff
• Ff, Ff, ff, ff
• Ff, ff, FF, Ff
• Ff, ff, Ff, ff

The cross between Rr and Rr as shown in the picture above produces which of the following genotypes?

• Rr, RR, Rr, rr
• RR, rr, Rr, Rr
• rr, Rr, Rr, RR
• RR, Rr, Rr, rr

How many alleles (letters) does a child get from each parent for each trait?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4