Question 1

The anther represents the _____ portion of the plant, while the ovules represent the ____ portion of the plant.

Accepted Answer

A) Female ; male 
B) Male ; female 
C) Female ; female 
D) Male ; male 
A) Female ; male 
B) Male ; female 
C) Female ; female 
D) Male ; male

Question 2

Using Mendel's flower color (purple is dominant, white is recessive), if two heterozygous plants are crossed, what is the probability that the first two offspring will have purple flowers?

Accepted Answer

A) 1/2 
B) 1/4 
C) 6/4 
D) 9/16 
E) 1/16 
A) 1/2 
B) 1/4 
C) 6/4 
D) 9/16 
E) 1/16

Question 3

The study of family trees in humans is called a _______ analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) pedigree 
B) monohybrid 
C) dihybrid 
D) statistical 
E) probability 
A) pedigree 
B) monohybrid 
C) dihybrid 
D) statistical 
E) probability

Question 4

The genetic composition of an individual is called its _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Phenotype 
B) Genotype 
C) Hybrid 
D) Dominance 
E) None of the answers are correct 
A) Phenotype 
B) Genotype 
C) Hybrid 
D) Dominance 
E) None of the answers are correct

Question 5

Mendel's work with monohybrid crosses provided proof of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Blending theory of inheritance 
B) Particulate theory of inheritance 
C) Chromosomal theory of inheritance 
D) Pangenesis 
E) None of the answers are correct 
A) Blending theory of inheritance 
B) Particulate theory of inheritance 
C) Chromosomal theory of inheritance 
D) Pangenesis 
E) None of the answers are correct

Question 6

Mendel had experience in the fields of _______ and _______.

Accepted Answer

A) Physics, mathematics 
B) English 
C) Psychology 
D) Biology 
E) None of these 
A) Physics, mathematics 
B) English 
C) Psychology 
D) Biology 
E) None of these

Question 7

Statistical analysis determines the _______ between observed data and what was expected from the original hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A) testcross 
B) degrees of freedom 
C) P values 
D) complete hypothesis 
E) goodness of fit 
A) testcross 
B) degrees of freedom 
C) P values 
D) complete hypothesis 
E) goodness of fit

Question 8

Select which of the following results would most closely conform to a test cross of a dyhybrid plant

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 9

A couple would like to know what the probability is that out of five children, three will be girls. This is solved using which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Sum rule 
B) Product rule 
C) Chi-square test 
D) Binomial expansion 
E) Random sampling error 
A) Sum rule 
B) Product rule 
C) Chi-square test 
D) Binomial expansion 
E) Random sampling error

Question 10

In a genetic cross, the _______ represent offspring with genetic combinations that were not found in the parental lines.

Accepted Answer

A) P generation 
B) non-recombinates 
C) parentals 
D) non-parentals 
E) none of these 
A) P generation 
B) non-recombinates 
C) parentals 
D) non-parentals 
E) none of these

Question 11

Mendel's work with two-factor (dihybrid) crosses led directly to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Chromosomal theory of inheritance 
B) Particulate theory of inheritance 
C) Law of segregation 
D) Law of independent assortment 
E) Theory of biological evolution 
A) Chromosomal theory of inheritance 
B) Particulate theory of inheritance 
C) Law of segregation 
D) Law of independent assortment 
E) Theory of biological evolution

Question 12

What was the conclusion from Mendel's two factor crosses?

Accepted Answer

A) Genes randomly assort into the gametes 
B) Alleles for one gene randomly assort into the gametes 
C) The ratio of the phenotypes of the progeny depends on the phenotype of the male parent 
D) The ratio of the phenotypes of the progeny depends on the phenotype of the female parent 
A) Genes randomly assort into the gametes 
B) Alleles for one gene randomly assort into the gametes 
C) The ratio of the phenotypes of the progeny depends on the phenotype of the male parent 
D) The ratio of the phenotypes of the progeny depends on the phenotype of the female parent

Question 13

An individual who has two identical alleles for a trait is said to be ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) Homozygous 
B) Heterozygous 
C) Isozygous 
D) A variant 
A) Homozygous 
B) Heterozygous 
C) Isozygous 
D) A variant

Question 14

A cross in which a researcher investigates the patterns of inheritance of a single trait is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) monohybrid cross 
B) dihybrid cross 
C) two-factor cross 
D) cross-fertilization 
E) self-fertilization 
A) monohybrid cross 
B) dihybrid cross 
C) two-factor cross 
D) cross-fertilization 
E) self-fertilization

Question 15

Mendel's work on inheritance had an immediate influence on the scientific community and theories of inheritance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Differences in plant flower color or plant height are called a variant of a trait.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following traits was not studied by Mendel?

Accepted Answer

A) Flower color 
B) Seed color 
C) Pod color 
D) Pollen color 
E) Plant height 
A) Flower color 
B) Seed color 
C) Pod color 
D) Pollen color 
E) Plant height

Question 18

A true breeding line of green pod pea plants is crossed with a true-breeding line of yellow pod plants. All of their offspring have green pods. From this information, it can be stated that the green color is _____ to the yellow color.

Accepted Answer

A) Recessive 
B) Dominant 
C) Subservient 
D) Blended 
E) None of the answers are correct 
A) Recessive 
B) Dominant 
C) Subservient 
D) Blended 
E) None of the answers are correct

Question 19

The results of a study of a population is presented in the following table. The "-" indicates that the other allele is unknown   Which of the conclusions listed below is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of the S - offspring from the S - X S - matings are homozygotic 
B)  If the S- offspring of the S - X S - matings were mated to the S - offspring from the S - X ss matings there would be no ss offspring all would be S - 
C)  The ratios of the offspring in the S- X S - matings conform to the expected ratio for a monhybrid cross 
D)  The ratios of the offspring in the S - X S - matings are due to some S - parents being homozygotic and some being heterozygotic 
A)  All of the S - offspring from the S - X S - matings are homozygotic 
B)  If the S- offspring of the S - X S - matings were mated to the S - offspring from the S - X ss matings there would be no ss offspring all would be S - 
C)  The ratios of the offspring in the S- X S - matings conform to the expected ratio for a monhybrid cross 
D)  The ratios of the offspring in the S - X S - matings are due to some S - parents being homozygotic and some being heterozygotic

Question 20

Mendel's work was rediscoved in 1900 by which of the following individual(s)?

Accepted Answer

A) Carl Correns 
B) Erich von Tschermak 
C) Hugh de Vries 
D) All of the answers are correct 
A) Carl Correns 
B) Erich von Tschermak 
C) Hugh de Vries 
D) All of the answers are correct

Exam 2: Mendelian Inheritance

The anther represents the _____ portion of the plant, while the ovules represent the ____ portion of the plant.

Using Mendel's flower color (purple is dominant, white is recessive), if two heterozygous plants are crossed, what is the probability that the first two offspring will have purple flowers?

The study of family trees in humans is called a _______ analysis.

The genetic composition of an individual is called its _____________.

Mendel's work with monohybrid crosses provided proof of which of the following?

Mendel had experience in the fields of _______ and _______.

Statistical analysis determines the _______ between observed data and what was expected from the original hypothesis.

Select which of the following results would most closely conform to a test cross of a dyhybrid plant

A couple would like to know what the probability is that out of five children, three will be girls. This is solved using which of the following?

In a genetic cross, the _______ represent offspring with genetic combinations that were not found in the parental lines.

Mendel's work with two-factor (dihybrid) crosses led directly to which of the following?

What was the conclusion from Mendel's two factor crosses?

An individual who has two identical alleles for a trait is said to be ___________.

A cross in which a researcher investigates the patterns of inheritance of a single trait is called a ____.

Mendel's work on inheritance had an immediate influence on the scientific community and theories of inheritance.

Differences in plant flower color or plant height are called a variant of a trait.

Which of the following traits was not studied by Mendel?

A true breeding line of green pod pea plants is crossed with a true-breeding line of yellow pod plants. All of their offspring have green pods. From this information, it can be stated that the green color is _____ to the yellow color.

The results of a study of a population is presented in the following table. The "-" indicates that the other allele is unknown Which of the conclusions listed below is correct?

Mendel's work was rediscoved in 1900 by which of the following individual(s)?

Overview of Genetics

Chromosome Transmission During Cell Division and Sexual Reproduction

Extensions of Mendelian Inheritance

Non-Mendelian Inheritance

Genetic Linkage and Mapping in Eukaryotes

Genetic Transfer and Mapping in Bacteria and Bacteriophages

Variation in Chromosome Structure and Number

Molecular Structure of DNA and RNA

Chromosome Organization and Molecular Structure

DNA Replication

Gene Transcription and RNA Modification

Translation of MRNA

Gene Regulation in Bacteria

Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes I: Transcriptional Regulation

Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes II: Epigenetics and Regulation at the RNA Level

Genetics of Viruses

Gene Mutation and Dna Repair

Recombination and Transposition at the Molecular Level

DNA Technologies

Biotechnology

Genomics I: Analysis of DNA

Genomics II: Functional Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics

Medical Genetics and Cancer

Developmental Genetics

Population Genetics

Quantitative Genetics

Evolutionary Genetics

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