06.03 Patterns of Heredity (practice quiz)

Which of the following statements accurately describes a pedigree chart?

• A pedigree chart tracks inherited traits from parents to offspring.

• A pedigree chart is used to predict the genotype of offspring.

• A pedigree chart predicts the percentage of offspring that will have a specific trait.

• A pedigree chart identifies the phenotype of the organism.

Which tool is used to track which organisms are carriers of a specific trait through several generations?

• Microscope

• Flowchart

• Pedigree chart

• Punnett square

A pedigree chart is used to ________.

• predict percentage of offspring with a trait

• predict genotypic probabilities

• Track inherited traits through generations

• identify the genotype of parents

A Punnett square is used to ________.

• predict the genotypic and phenotypic probabilities of possible offspring

• determine if a trait runs in a family

• track inherited traits through many generations

• identify organisms that are carriers of a specific trait

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Which of the following statements is true?

• TrueA pedigree chart tracks inherited traits, and a Punnett square is used to predict the genotype of offspring.

• FalseA Punnett square tracks inherited traits, and a pedigree chart is used to predict the genotype of offspring

• A pedigree chart predicts the percentage of offspring that will have a specific trait, and a Punnett square tracks which organisms are carriers for a specific trait

• A Punnett square tracks family traits, and a pedigree chart identifies the phenotype of the organism.

Which tool would you use to predict the percentage of offspring that will have a specific trait?

• Microscope

• Flowchart

• Pedigree chart

• Punnett square

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What tool uses the genotypes of parents to predict the possibility of the phenotypes of the offspring?

• Allelic pair

• A half-filled circle

• A completely filled circle

• Punnett square

What tool is used to track inherited traits between parents and offspring?

• Allelic pair

• Family tree

• Pedigree chart

• Punnett square

What does a completely filled circle represent on a pedigree chart?

• A female carrier of a disease

• A male carrier of a disease

• A female with a disease

• A male with a disease

A pea plant with round seeds (Rr) is crossbred with another pea plant with wrinkled seeds (rr). What is the probability of offspring having wrinkled seeds?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

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