Genetics Unit Name: _________________
Date: _________________
Test: SBI3U
Multiple Choice (15 marks) /68
Answer the following questions on the Scantron.
1. Adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine are 6. A heterozygous purple flower (Pp) crosses with a white
considered… flower (pp). What percent of offspring will be white?
a. Hydrogen bonds a. 0%
b. Sugars b. 25%
c. The phosphate backbone c. 50%
d. Nitrogenous bases d. 100%
2. Which blood type is the universal receiver? 7. What are sister chromatids?
a. A a. Chromosomes with the same arrangement of genes;
b. B undergo crossing over
c. AB b. The DNA before condensation (during interphase)
d. O c. The double of a chromatid connected through a
centromere
3. A blue flower crossed with a yellow flower. In d. The ends of chromosomes; associated with aging
codominance, the resulting flower would be…
a. Blue 8. During incomplete dominance, the heterozygous
b. Green phenotype shows…
c. Yellow a. Blending of two traits
d. Blue and yellow b. Both traits at the same time
c. Only one trait (the dominant trait)
4. The 9:3:3:1 ratio occurs in what dihybrid cross d. Only one trait, but is a carrier for the other
(assuming complete dominance)?
a. Two parents homozygous dominant for both traits 9. Why did Mendel study pea plants?
b. Two parents heterozygous for both traits a. They produced few offspring
c. One parent who is heterozygous; the other parent b. They self-fertilized
who is homozygous recessive c. They grew at all times of the year
d. One parent who is homozygous dominant; the other d. They demonstrated both incomplete and complete
parent who is homozygous recessive dominance
5. Colour-blindness is an example of…. 10. When a chromosome portion is copied, it is called a…
[Link] dominance a. Translocation
[Link] dominance b. Deletion
[Link] c. Inversion
[Link]-linked inheritance d. Duplication
[Link] disorder resulting in three X chromosomes is called…
a. Fragile X syndrome
b. Turner syndrome
c. Klinefelter syndrome
d. Edward syndrome
12. What type of diagnostic test samples placenta cells?
a. Amniocentesis
b. Karyotyping
c. Chorionic villus sampling
d. Ultra sounding
13. The recessive disorder causing a buildup of mucus and poor digestion is called…
a. Asthma
b. Prader-Willi syndrome
c. Monosomy 2
d. Cystic fibrosis
14. You have a pea plant with round seeds, but you do not know its genotype. How would you
go about figuring this out?
a. Doing a test cross
b. Finding the parental phenotypes
c. You would know the genotype based on the phenotype already
d. Undergoing gene therapy
15. In what stage of meiosis do homologous chromosomes initially separate?
a. Prophase I
b. Anaphase I
c. Metaphase 2
d. Anaphase 2
Labelling (8 marks)
Label the following diagrams.
_______________________________________________
{
_______________________________________
____________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
{ __________________________________
_______________________________________
Is this meiosis 1 or meiosis 2? __________________
Inheritance-Based Questions
Use Punnett squares to approach the following questions.
1. Hemophilia is a sex-linked genetic disorder in which a person’s blood does not clot properly, leading to
prolonged bleeding. It is specifically an X-linked recessive disorder. A mother who is a carrier for
hemophilia and a father who has hemophilia are planning to have a child.
a. What are the phenotypic and genotypic ratios for this couple? (5 points)
b. Why are most sex-linked traits carried on the X chromosome? (1 point)
2. The ability to roll your tongue shows complete dominance over being unable to roll your tongue. As
well, normal skin pigment demonstrates complete dominance over albinism.
A parent who is heterozygous for tongue rolling and has albinism, and a parent who is homozygous for
tongue rolling and heterozygous for skin pigment, have children.
State the genotypic and phenotypic ratios for the offspring. (6 points)
3. You come across a tall pea plant (recall: tall exhibits complete dominance to short). But you are unsure
of its genotype. You cross it with a short pea plant and get the following ratios:
50% tall
50% short
a. What is the genotype of the tall plant? (3 marks)
b. Would a test cross be helpful in a case of incomplete dominance? Why or why not? (2 marks)
4. Elijah needs a blood transfusion. He has type A blood. His mother is homozygous for type A blood, while
his father is heterozygous for type B blood.
a. What is Elijah’s genotype? (3 marks)
b. What blood type(s) is Elijah eligible to receive? What would happen if Elijah received an incompatible
blood type? (4 marks)
5. Observe the following karyotype:
a. What condition does this individual have? How do you know? (2 marks)
b. Describe at least 3 symptoms of the condition. (3 marks)
c. How might this have occurred in development? Use stages of meiosis to support your answer. (4 marks)
6. Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis. Include at least 3 similarities and 3 differences. (6 marks)
7. Pick one genetic technology we discussed in class. Outline how it works, what it is used for, and
at least 1 risk posed by the technology. (6 marks)
Genetics Unit
Test: SBI3U KEY
1. Adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine are 6. A heterozygous purple flower (Pp) crosses with a white
considered… flower (pp). What percent of offspring will be white?
a. Hydrogen bonds a. 0%
b. Sugars b. 25%
c. The phosphate backbone c. 50%
d. Nitrogenous bases d. 100%
2. Which blood type is the universal receiver? 7. What are sister chromatids?
a. A a. Chromosomes with the same arrangement of genes;
b. B undergo crossing over
c. AB b. The DNA before condensation (during interphase)
d. O c. The duplicate of a chromatid connected through a
centromere
3. A blue flower crossed with a yellow flower. In d. The ends of chromosomes; associated with aging
codominance, the resulting flower would be…
a. Blue 8. During incomplete dominance, the heterozygous
b. Green phenotype shows…
c. Yellow a. Blending of two traits
d. Blue and yellow b. Both traits at the same time
c. Only one trait (the dominant trait)
4. The 9:3:3:1 ratio occurs in what dihybrid cross d. Only one trait, but is a carrier for the other
(assuming complete dominance)?
a. Two parents homozygous dominant for both traits 9. Why did Mendel study pea plants?
b. Two parents heterozygous for both traits a. They produced few offspring
c. One parent who is heterozygous; the other parent b. They self-fertilized
who is homozygous recessive c. They grew at all times of the year
d. One parent who is homozygous dominant; the other d. They demonstrated both incomplete and complete
parent who is homozygous recessive dominance
5. Colour-blindness is an example of…. 10. When a chromosome portion is copied, it is called a…
[Link] dominance a. Translocation
[Link] dominance b. Deletion
[Link] c. Inversion
[Link]-linked inheritance d. Duplication
[Link] disorder resulting in three X chromosomes is called…
a. Fragile X syndrome
b. Turner syndrome
c. Klinefelter syndrome
d. Edward syndrome
12. What type of diagnostic test samples placenta cells?
a. Amniocentesis
b. Karyotyping
c. Chorionic villus sampling
d. Ultra sounding
13. The recessive disorder causing a buildup of mucus and poor digestion is called…
a. Asthma
b. Prader-Willi syndrome
c. Monosomy 2
d. Cystic fibrosis
14. You have a pea plant with round seeds, but you do not know its genotype. How would you
go about figuring this out?
a. Doing a test cross
b. Finding the parental phenotypes
c. You would know the genotype based on the phenotype already
d. Undergoing gene therapy
15. In what stage of meiosis do homologous chromosomes initially separate?
a. Prophase I
b. Anaphase I
c. Metaphase 2
d. Anaphase 2
Labelling (8 marks)
Label the following diagrams.
______sister chromatids_________________________
{
__________________________centromere__
______allele (or gene)________________
____________________telomere___________
___________centriole___________________
{ ____homologous chromosomes____
__spindle fibres__________________________
Is this meiosis 1 or meiosis 2? ______1____________
Inheritance-Based Questions
Use Punnett squares to approach the following questions.
1. Hemophilia is a sex-linked genetic disorder in which a person’s blood does not clot properly, leading to
prolonged bleeding. It is specifically an X-linked recessive disorder. A mother who is a carrier for
hemophilia and a father who has hemophilia are planning to have a child.
a. What are the phenotypic and genotypic ratios for this couple? (5 points)
b. Why are most sex-linked traits carried on the X chromosome? (1 point)
2. The ability to roll your tongue shows complete dominance over being unable to roll your tongue. As
well, normal skin pigment demonstrates complete dominance over albinism.
A parent who is heterozygous for tongue rolling and has albinism, and a parent who is homozygous for
tongue rolling and heterozygous for skin pigment, have children.
State the genotypic and phenotypic ratios for the offspring. (6 points)
3. You come across a tall pea plant (recall: tall exhibits complete dominance to short). But you are unsure
of its genotype. You cross it with a short pea plant and get the following ratios:
50% tall
50% short
a. What is the genotype of the tall plant? (3 marks)
b. Would a test cross be helpful in a case of incomplete dominance? Why or why not? (2 marks)
4. Elijah needs a blood transfusion. He has type A blood. His mother is homozygous for type A blood, while
his father is heterozygous for type B blood.
a. What is Elijah’s genotype? (3 marks)
b. What blood type(s) is Elijah eligible to receive? What would happen if Elijah received an incompatible
blood type? (4 marks)
5. Observe the following karyotype:
a. What condition does this individual have? How do you know? (2 marks)
b. Describe at least 3 symptoms of the condition. (3 marks)
c. How might this have occurred in development? Use stages of meiosis to support your answer. (4 marks)
a. Down syndrome/trisomy 21. Due to
three chromosomes at 21st pair
b. Any 3 accurate symptoms
c. 2 marks for anaphase 1 explanation, 2
marks for anaphase 2 explanation
6. Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis. Include at least 3 similarities and 3 differences. (6 marks)
1 mark per similarity and difference, up to
6 marks total
7. Pick one genetic technology we discussed in class. Outline how it works, what it is used for, and
at least 1 risk posed by the technology. (6 marks)
How it works = 2 marks
What it is used for = 2 marks
Risk = 1 mark
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