Chapter 11 – Introduction to Genetics

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FINAL ROUND

Topic 1:

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Question: The chemical factors that determine traits are called

a. alleles.

b. genes.

c. characters.

d. traits.BACK TO GAME

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Topic 1:

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Question: The chemical factors that determine traits are called

a. alleles.

b. genes.

c. characters.

d. traits.BACK TO GAME

Topic 1:

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Question: Gregor Mendel used pea plants to study

a. flowering

b. cross-pollination

c. the inheritance of traits

d. gamete formationBACK TO GAME

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Topic 1:

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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.BACK TO GAME

Topic 1:

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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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Topic 1:

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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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Topic 1:

$400 Question

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.BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 1:

$400 Answer

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.BACK TO GAME

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%BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 1:

$500 Answer

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%BACK TO GAME

Topic 2:

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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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ANSWER

Topic 2:

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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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Topic 2:

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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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Topic 2:

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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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Topic 2:

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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.BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 2:

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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.BACK TO GAME

Topic 2:

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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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Question: Linked genes

a. are never separated.

b. are always recessive.

c. are on the same chromosome.

d. assort independently.

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Topic 2:

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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.BACK TO GAME

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Question: Which of the following assort independently?

a. codominant alleles

b. multiple alleles

c. genes on the same chromosome

d. chromosomesBACK TO GAME

Topic 3:

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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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ANSWER

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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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Topic 3:

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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. BACK TO GAME

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Topic 3:

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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. BACK TO GAME

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.BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 3:

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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.BACK TO GAME

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%BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 3:

$400 Answer

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%BACK TO GAME

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. dominantBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 3:

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Question: Organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait are said to be

a. hybrid

b. heterozygous

c. homozygous

d. dominantBACK TO GAME

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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 BACK TO GAME

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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 BACK TO GAME

Topic 4:

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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.BACK TO GAME

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Topic 4:

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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 BACK TO GAME

Topic 4:

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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.BACK TO GAME

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Topic 4:

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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.BACK TO GAME

Topic 4:

$400 Question

Question: If an organism’s diploid number is 12, its haploid number is

a. 12

b. 24

c. 3

d. 6BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 4:

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Question: If an organism’s diploid number is 12, its haploid number is

a. 12

b. 24

c. 3

d. 6BACK TO GAME

Topic 4:

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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.BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

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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.BACK TO GAME

Topic 5:

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Question: Gametes are produced by the process of

a. mitosis

b. meiosis

c. replication

d. duplicationBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 5:

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Question: Gametes are produced by the process of

a. mitosis

b. meiosis

c. replication

d. duplicationBACK TO GAME

Topic 5:

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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.BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 5:

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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.BACK TO GAME

Topic 5:

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Question: What is being shown in the figure?

a. independent assortment

b. replication

c. crossing-over

d. metaphase I of meiosisBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 5:

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Question: What is being shown in the figure?

a. independent assortment

b. replication

c. crossing-over

d. metaphase I of meiosisBACK TO GAME

Topic 5:

$400 Question

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.BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 5:

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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.BACK TO GAME

Topic 5:

$500 Question

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.BACK TO GAME

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Topic 5:

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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.BACK TO GAME

FINAL ROUND Question

Question:

a. Choice 1

b. Choice 2

c. Choice 3

d. Choice 4

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ANSWER

FINAL ROUND Answer

Question:

a. Choice 1

b. Choice 2

c. Choice 3 (correct answer)

d. Choice 4

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