Genetics and Heredity Review

Genetics and Heredity Review

9th - 11th Grade

24 Qs

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Genetics and Heredity Review

Genetics and Heredity Review

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

9th - 11th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS3-2, HS-LS3-1, HS-LS3-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Melissa Incorvia

Used 59+ times

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24 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The form of a gene that is always expressed if present is the ___ form.

recessive

dominant

zygote

heterozygous

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Two heterozygous purple-flowering pea plants are crossed. If purple is dominant over white, what are the expected

phenotypic results?

100% purple.

B. 75% purple, 25% white.

50% purple, 50% white.

25% purple, 75% white.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What law BEST explains why an organism with ‘Tt’ will show only the dominant phenotype?

Law of Dominance

Law of Segregation

Law of Independent Assortment

Law of Filial Generations

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If an organism inherits one dominant allele and one recessive allele for eye color, their genotype would be:

haploid

homozygous

heterozygous

homologous

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Two parents have the genotype Gg for a genetic disorder caused by a recessive allele. What is the chance that any of

their children will inherit the disorder?

25%

50%

75%

100%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Mendelian law of inheritance states that organisms inherit two copies of each gene and donate one copy to

each of their offspring?

law of genetic linkage

law of segregation

law of independent assortment

law of inheritance

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In pigs, the allele for a wavy, rough coat (R) is dominant to the allele for a soft, fine coat (r). A rough coat boar and a

soft coat sow mate. They produce several litters, 50% are rough coat and 50% are smooth coat. What must be the

genotypes of the parents to create this phenotypic ratio?

RR × rr

Rr × rr

RR × Rr

Rr × Rr

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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