1. Chapter 11 – Introduction to Genetics
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2. Question: The chemical factors that determine traits are called
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Question: The chemical factors that determine traits are called
a. alleles.
b. genes.
c. characters.
d. traits.
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3. Question: The chemical factors that determine traits are called
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Question: The chemical factors that determine traits are called
a. alleles.
b. genes.
c. characters.
d. traits.
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4. Question: Gregor Mendel used pea plants to study
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Question: Gregor Mendel used pea plants to study
a. flowering
b. cross-pollination
c. the inheritance of traits
d. gamete formation
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5. Question: Gregor Mendel used pea plants to study
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Question: Gregor Mendel used pea plants to study
a. flowering.
b. cross-pollination.
c. the inheritance of traits.
d. gamete formation.
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Question: When Gregor Mendel crossed true-breeding tall plants with true-breeding short plants, all the offspring were tall because
a. the allele for tall plants is recessive.
b. the allele for short plants is dominant.
c. the allele for tall plants is dominant.
d. they were true-breeding like their parents.
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Question: When Gregor Mendel crossed true-breeding tall plants with true-breeding short plants, all the offspring were tall because
a. the allele for tall plants is recessive.
b. the allele for short plants is dominant.
c. the allele for tall plants is dominant.
d. they were true-breeding like their parents.
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Question: A tall plant is crossed with a short plant. If the tall F1 pea plants are allowed to self-pollinate,
a. The offspring will be of medium height.
b. Some of the offspring will be tall, and some will be short.
c. All of the offspring will be tall.
d. All of the offspring will be short.
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Question: A tall plant is crossed with a short plant. If the tall F1 pea plants are allowed to self-pollinate,
a. The offspring will be of medium height.
b. Some of the offspring will be tall, and some will be short.
c. All of the offspring will be tall.
d. All of the offspring will be short.
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10. Topic 1: $500 Question
Question: When you flip a coin, what is the probability that it will come up tail?
a. 1/2
b. 1/4
c. 49%
d. 51%
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Question: When you flip a coin, what is the probability that it will come up tail?
a. 1/2
b. 1/4
c. 49%
d. 51%
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12. Question: The farther apart two genes are located on a chromosome, the
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Question: The farther apart two genes are located on a chromosome, the
a. less likely they are to be inherited together.
b. more likely they are to be linked.
c. less likely they are to assort independently.
d. less likely they are to be separated by a crossover during meiosis.
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13. Question: The farther apart two genes are located on a chromosome, the
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Question: The farther apart two genes are located on a chromosome, the
a. less likely they are to be inherited together.
b. more likely they are to be linked.
c. less likely they are to assort independently.
d. less likely they are to be separated by a crossover during meiosis.
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14. Topic 2: $200 Question
Question: If two genes are on the same chromosome and rarely assort independently,
a. crossing-over never occurs between the genes.
b. crossing-over always occurs between the genes.
c. The gene are probably located far apart from each other.
d. The genes are probably located close to each other.
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Question: If two genes are on the same chromosome and rarely assort independently,
a. crossing-over never occurs between the genes.
b. crossing-over always occurs between the genes.
c. The gene are probably located far apart from each other.
d. The genes are probably located close to each other.
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16. Question: Gene maps are based on
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Question: Gene maps are based on
a. The frequencies of crossing-over between genes.
b. Independent assortment.
c. The number of genes in a cell
d. Genetic diversity.
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17. Question: Gene maps are based on
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Question: Gene maps are based on
a. The frequencies of crossing-over between genes.
b. Independent assortment.
c. The number of genes in a cell
d. Genetic diversity.
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18. Question: Linked genes
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Question: Linked genes
a. are never separated.
b. are always recessive.
c. are on the same chromosome.
d. assort independently.
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19. Question: Linked genes
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Question: Linked genes
a. are never separated.
b. are always recessive.
c. are on the same chromosome.
d. assort independently.
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20. Question: Which of the following assort independently?
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Question: Which of the following assort independently?
a. codominant alleles
b. multiple alleles
c. genes on the same chromosome.
d. chromosomes.
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21. Question: Which of the following assort independently?
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Question: Which of the following assort independently?
a. codominant alleles
b. multiple alleles
c. genes on the same chromosome
d. chromosomes
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22. Question: Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of
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Question: Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of
a. Two genetically identical cells.
b. Four genetically identical cells.
c. Two genetically different cells.
d. Four genetically different cells.
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23. Question: Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of
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Question: Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of
a. Two genetically identical cells.
b. Four genetically identical cells.
c. Two genetically different cells.
d. Four genetically different cells.
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24. Question: Why did Thomas Hunt Morgan use fruit flies in his studies?
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Question: Why did Thomas Hunt Morgan use fruit flies in his studies?
a. Fruit flies produce a large number of offspring.
b. Fruit flies take a long time to produce offspring.
c. Fruit flies share certain characteristics with pea plants.
d. Fruit lies have a long lifespan.
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25. Question: Why did Thomas Hunt Morgan use fruit flies in his studies?
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Question: Why did Thomas Hunt Morgan use fruit flies in his studies?
a. Fruit flies produce a large number of offspring.
b. Fruit flies take a long time to produce offspring.
c. Fruit flies share certain characteristics with pea plants.
d. Fruit lies have a long lifespan.
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26. Topic 3: $300 Question
Question: The number of chromosomes in a gamete is represented by the symbol
a. Z.
b. X.
c. N.
d. Y.
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Question: The number of chromosomes in a gamete is represented by the symbol
a. Z.
b. X.
c. N.
d. Y.
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28. Topic 3: $400 Question
Question: A heterozygous tall pea plant is crossed with a short plant. The probability that an F1 plant will be tall is
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 100%
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Question: A heterozygous tall pea plant is crossed with a short plant. The probability that an F1 plant will be tall is
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 100%
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30. Topic 3: $500 Question
Question: Organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait are said to be
a. hybrid
b. heterozygous
c. homozygous
d. dominant
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31. Topic 3: $500 Answer
Question: Organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait are said to be
a. hybrid
b. heterozygous
c. homozygous
d. dominant
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32. a. principle of independent assortment b. principle of dominance
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Question: What principle states that during gamete formation genes for different traits separate without influencing each other’s inheritance.
a. principle of independent assortment
b. principle of dominance
c. principle of prohibition
d. principle of segregation
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33. a. principle of independent assortment b. principle of dominance
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Question: What principle states that during gamete formation genes for different traits separate without influencing each other’s inheritance.
a. principle of independent assortment
b. principle of dominance
c. principle of prohibition
d. principle of segregation
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34. c. polygenic inheritance. d. incomplete dominance.
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Question: Situations in which one allele for a gene is not completely dominant over another allele for that gene are called
a. multiple genes.
b. multiple alleles.
c. polygenic inheritance.
d. incomplete dominance.
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35. c. polygenic inheritance. d. incomplete dominance
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Question: Situations in which one allele for a gene is not completely dominant over another allele for that gene are called
a. multiple genes.
b. multiple alleles.
c. polygenic inheritance.
d. incomplete dominance
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36. Question: Gregor Mendel’s principles of genetics apply to
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Question: Gregor Mendel’s principles of genetics apply to
a. plants only.
b. animals only.
c. pea plants only.
d. all organisms.
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37. Question: Gregor Mendel’s principles of genetics apply to
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Question: Gregor Mendel’s principles of genetics apply to
a. plants only.
b. animals only.
c. pea plants only.
d. all organisms.
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38. Question: If an organism’s diploid number is 12, its haploid number is
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Question: If an organism’s diploid number is 12, its haploid number is
a. 12
b. 24
c. 3
d. 6
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39. Question: If an organism’s diploid number is 12, its haploid number is
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Question: If an organism’s diploid number is 12, its haploid number is
a. 12
b. 24
c. 3
d. 6
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40. Question: Gametes have
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Question: Gametes have
a. one allele for each gene.
b. two sets of chromosomes.
c. twice the number of chromosomes found in body cells.
d. homologous chromosomes.
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41. Question: Gametes have
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Question: Gametes have
a. one allele for each gene.
b. two sets of chromosomes.
c. twice the number of chromosomes found in body cells.
d. homologous chromosomes.
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42. Question: Gametes are produced by the process of
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Question: Gametes are produced by the process of
a. mitosis
b. meiosis
c. replication
d. duplication
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43. Question: Gametes are produced by the process of
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Question: Gametes are produced by the process of
a. mitosis
b. meiosis
c. replication
d. duplication
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44. Question: Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of
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Question: Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of
a. diploid cells.
b. 2N daughter cells.
c. haploid cells.
d. body cells.
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45. Question: Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of
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Question: Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of
a. diploid cells.
b. 2N daughter cells.
c. haploid cells.
d. body cells.
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46. Question: What is being shown in the figure?
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Question: What is being shown in the figure?
a. independent assortment
b. replication
c. crossing-over
d. metaphase I of meiosis
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47. Question: What is being shown in the figure?
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Question: What is being shown in the figure?
a. independent assortment
b. replication
c. crossing-over
d. metaphase I of meiosis
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48. Question: Chromosomes form tetrads during
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Question: Chromosomes form tetrads during
a. anaphase II of meiosis.
b. telophase I of meiosis.
c. prophase I of meiosis.
d. metaphase I of meiosis.
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49. Question: Chromosomes form tetrads during
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Question: Chromosomes form tetrads during
a. anaphase II of meiosis.
b. telophase I of meiosis.
c. prophase I of meiosis.
d. metaphase I of meiosis.
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50. a. replication occurs twice. b. replication does not occur.
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Question: What happens between meiosis I and meiosis II that reduces the number of chromosomes?
a. replication occurs twice.
b. replication does not occur.
c. crossing-over.
d. Metaphase occurs.
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51. a. replication occurs twice. b. replication does not occur.
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Question: What happens between meiosis I and meiosis II that reduces the number of chromosomes?
a. replication occurs twice.
b. replication does not occur.
c. crossing-over.
d. Metaphase occurs.
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52. Question: a. Choice 1 b. Choice 2 c. Choice 3 d. Choice 4
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Question:
a. Choice 1
b. Choice 2
c. Choice 3
d. Choice 4
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53. c. Choice 3 (correct answer) d. Choice 4
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Question:
a. Choice 1
b. Choice 2
c. Choice 3 (correct answer)
d. Choice 4
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