Froggy Jumps: Mendelian Genetics Quiz


Froggy Jumps Mendelian Genetics QuizOnline version Test your knowledge on Mendel's principles of inheritance! by Marina Jean-Baptiste 1 What is a locus? a It is a gene b the location of a specific nucleotide c the location of a specific chromosome 2 Who is known as the father of genetics? a Gregor Mendel b Louis Pasteur c Charles Darwin 3 What type of organism did Mendel primarily study? a Corn b Fruit flies c Pea plants 4 What is the principle of segregation? a Genes blend together b Traits are inherited equally c Alleles separate during gamete formation 5 What does a dominant allele do? a Masks the effect of a recessive allele b Has no effect c Is always expressed 6 What is the F1 generation? a parental generation b hybrid offspring of the P generation c purple pea plants 7 Whats the Law of Segregation? a the same as independent assortment b alleles segregrate randomly into gametes c when a trait is both dominant and recessive 8 What is a phenotype? a The genetic makeup b The number of chromosomes c The observable traits of an organism 9 What is a genotype? a The physical appearance b The genetic constitution of an organism c The environmental influence 10 What ratio did Mendel find in his monohybrid crosses? a 3:1 b 9:3:3:1 c 1:1 11 What is the law of independent assortment? a All traits are linked b Genes for different traits segregate independently c Traits are inherited together 12 What is a test cross used for? a To predict offspring traits b To study gene linkage c To determine the genotype of an organism 13 What did Mendel's experiments reveal about inheritance? a Traits are inherited in predictable patterns b All traits are blended c Inheritance is random 14 The parental (P) generation is a the true breeding parents b any pea plant c the first generation 15 What is th F2 generation a I honestly dont know b product of crossing true breeding indivituals c product of crossing F1 individuals

1

What is a locus?

a

It is a gene

b

the location of a specific nucleotide

c

the location of a specific chromosome

2

Who is known as the father of genetics?

a

Gregor Mendel

b

Louis Pasteur

c

Charles Darwin

3

What type of organism did Mendel primarily study?

a

Corn

b

Fruit flies

c

Pea plants

4

What is the principle of segregation?

a

Genes blend together

b

Traits are inherited equally

c

Alleles separate during gamete formation

5

What does a dominant allele do?

a

Masks the effect of a recessive allele

b

Has no effect

c

Is always expressed

6

What is the F1 generation?

a

parental generation

b

hybrid offspring of the P generation

c

purple pea plants

7

Whats the Law of Segregation?

a

the same as independent assortment

b

alleles segregrate randomly into gametes

c

when a trait is both dominant and recessive

8

What is a phenotype?

a

The genetic makeup

b

The number of chromosomes

c

The observable traits of an organism

9

What is a genotype?

a

The physical appearance

b

The genetic constitution of an organism

c

The environmental influence

10

What ratio did Mendel find in his monohybrid crosses?

a

3:1

b

9:3:3:1

c

1:1

11

What is the law of independent assortment?

a

All traits are linked

b

Genes for different traits segregate independently

c

Traits are inherited together

12

What is a test cross used for?

a

To predict offspring traits

b

To study gene linkage

c

To determine the genotype of an organism

13

What did Mendel's experiments reveal about inheritance?

a

Traits are inherited in predictable patterns

b

All traits are blended

c

Inheritance is random

14

The parental (P) generation is

a

the true breeding parents

b

any pea plant

c

the first generation

15

What is th F2 generation

a

I honestly dont know

b

product of crossing true breeding indivituals

c

product of crossing F1 individuals

Mendelian Genetics Quiz

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Mendelian Genetics QuizOnline version

by Marina Jean-Baptiste

What is a locus?

Who is known as the father of genetics?

What type of organism did Mendel primarily study?

What is the principle of segregation?

What does a dominant allele do?

What is the F1 generation?

Whats the Law of Segregation?

What is a phenotype?

What is a genotype?

What ratio did Mendel find in his monohybrid crosses?

What is the law of independent assortment?

What is a test cross used for?

What did Mendel's experiments reveal about inheritance?

The parental (P) generation is

What is th F2 generation