BATAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

GENERAL BIOLOGY 2
LONG TEST #1 (Second Quarter)

1. Advantages to using the garden pea for Mendel's experiments included all listed below except
A) they have relatively short generation time.
B) he could expect to observe segregation of traits among the offspring.
C) true-breeding varieties were scarce.
D) sex organs of the pea are enclosed within the flower.
2. Pea plants can
A) self-pollinate, but are not self-compatible C) only cross-fertilize
B) self-fertilize D) reproduce without pollination
3. When Mendel crossed pure-breeding purple and white flowered pea plants, the dominant to recessive ratio in the F1
generation was
A) 3:1 B) 4:0 C) 4:1 D) 4:0
4. On which of the following chromosomes are sex-linked traits carried?
A) 13 B) 18 C) 21 D) X
5. A individual who has two of the same allele is said to be
A) homozygous B) heteromologous C) homologous D) heterozygous
6. Which of the following represents a dihybrid?
A) WWSs B) WwSS C) WwSs D) WWss
7. Where two alternatives for a trait are tall and short, and tall is dominant, the genotype of a heterozygous individual
would be expressed
A) tt B) TT C) Tt D) Ts
8. Where the two alternatives for a trait are broad and narrow, and broad is dominant, the phenotype of a homozygous
dominant individual would be expressed as
A) BB B) Bn C) NN D) broad
9. The model for the dihybrid cross of heterozygotes predicts a phenotypic ratio of 9:3:3:1.
A) True B) False
10. The genotypes of a husband and wife are IAIB x IAi. Among the blood types of their children, how many different
genotypes and phenotypes are possible?
A) 2 genotypes; 3 phenotypes C) 4 genotypes; 4 phenotypes
B) 3 genotypes; 4 phenotypes D) 4 genotypes; 3 phenotypes
11. Black eyes are dominant to blue eyes, and green skin is dominant to white skin. Sam, with black eyes and green skin,
has a parent with orange eyes and white skin. Carole, on the other hand, has orange eyes and white skin. If Sam and
Carole were to mate, the predicted phenotypic ratio of their offspring would be _____.
A. 1 black eyes, green skin : 1 black eyes, white skin : 1 orange eyes, green skin : 1 orange eyes, white skin
B. 9 black eyes, green skin : 3 black eyes, white skin : 3 orange eyes, green skin : 1 orange eyes, white skin
C. black eyes, green skin : 3 black eyes, white skin : 9 orange eyes, green skin : 1 orange eyes, white skin
D. black eyes, green skin : 3 black eyes, white skin : 3 orange eyes, green skin : 9 orange eyes, white skin
12. A cross between an individual with orange eyes and green skin and an individual with black eyes and white skin is an
example of a _____ cross.
A. monohybrid B. test C. trihybrid D. dihybrid
13. A phenotypic ratio of 9:3:3:1 in the offspring of a cross indicates that _____.
A. both parents are homozygous dominant
B. both parents are heterozygous for both genes
C. one parent is heterozygous and one parent is homozygous recessive
D. one parent is homozygous dominant and one parent is heterozygous
14. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the process of independent assortment
A. Genes located on the same chromosome assort as an independent unit.
B. Dominant alleles segregate with recessive alleles.
C. Alleles found on separate chromosomes segregate based upon their origin.
D. Alleles of different genes segregate from one another in a random manner.
15. When both parents are heterozygous for an autosomal recessive trait, neither show the trait, but ¼ of their children
will.
A. True B. False
16. An X-linked recessive trait is never seen in females and affects ¼ of all the sons of a female carrier.
A. True B. False
17. A proband is the first affected person that comes to the attention of a geneticist and from whom a pedigree is initiated.
A. True B. False
18. In his breeding experiments, Mendel first crossed truebreeding plants to produce a second generation, which were then
allowed to selfpollinate to generate the offspring. How do we name these three generations?
A. P1… F1 ... F2 C. F ... P1 ... P2
B. P1 ... P2 ... P3 D. P1 ... P2 ... F
19. A sexually reproducing animal has two unlinked genes, one for head shape (H) and one for tail length (T). Its
genotype is HhTt. Which of the following genotypes is possible in a gamete from this organism?
A. Hh B. Hh C. Tt D. HT

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20. Two parents are phenotypically normal, but one of their four biological children has a typical autosomal recessive
trait. The other three children are phenotypically normal. It is very likely that
a. the affected child is a girl.
b. the affected child is a boy.
c. the trait was expressed by one of the grandparents of the children.
d. the parents are both heterozygous for the trait.
21. Which of the following descriptions of a Y-linked trait in humans is correct?
a. All the sons of an affected father will be affected with the trait.
b. Half the sons of a mother whose father was affected with the trait will be affected.
c. Half the sons of an affected father will not be affected with the trait and the other half will be infertile.
d. All the daughters of an affected father will be phenotypically normal themselves but half of their own sons will be
affected with the trait.
22. Which of the following statements is incorrect concerning an X-linked recessive trait in humans?
a. An affected man often has phenotypically normal parents.
b. All the sons of an affected woman will be expected to be affected.
c. An affected woman almost always has an affected mother.
d. An affected man usually has a mother who carries the recessive allele.
23. Which of the following is not a characteristic of X-linked recessive traits in humans?
a. More males than females affected.
b. Approximately one-half of the sons of a female carrier are affected.
c. They cannot be passed from father to son.
d. Affected daughters always have an affected mother.
24. Most pedigrees showing the hypothetical human trait show the following characteristics:
• If a phenotypically normal woman with an affected father has children with an unaffected man, half of the sons and
none of the daughters are affected.
• Affected females always have an affected father and an affected maternal grandfather.
• The trait is never passed from father to son.
What is the most likely mode of inheritance for this disorder?
a. Autosomal recessive b. Autosomal dominant c. X-linked recessive d. X-linked dominant

25. Most pedigrees showing the hypothetical human trait show the following characteristics:
• Only males are affected.
• Affected fathers always pass the trait to sons.
What is the most likely mode of inheritance for this disorder?
a. Autosomal recessive b. Autosomal dominant c. X-linked recessive d. Y-linked
26. Most pedigrees showing the hypothetical human trait show the following characteristics:
• Females are affected twice as frequently as males.
• Affected fathers may have affected daughters but never affected sons.
• Half the children of affected mothers and normal fathers are affected.
What is the most likely mode of inheritance for this disorder?
a. Autosomal recessive b. Autosomal dominant c. X-linked recessive d. X-linked dominant

27. The ability to roll the tongue is caused by a dominant allele. A woman is a “roller,” but one of her parents is not. What
is the woman’s genotype?
a. Homozygous dominant c. Homozygous recessive
b. Heterozygous d. Either homozygous recessive or homozygous dominant
28. Polydactyly is an inherited condition, due to a dominant allele, causing extra fingers or toes. What is the chance of a
child having polydactyly if their parents are Pp and pp?
A. 25% B. 50% C. 75% D. 100%
29. The following pedigree represents the inheritance pattern of a specific genetic trait in humans. Assume the trait is
common in the population.

This disorder could be inherited in which of the following ways?

A. as an X-linked Dominant trait
B. as an Autosomal Recessive trait
C. as both an Autosomal Dominant trait and an X-linked Dominant trait
D. as both an Autosomal Recessive trait and an X-linked recessive trait
30. A woman with Type O blood and a man who is Type AB are expecting a child. What are the possible blood types of
the kid? Use the punnett square.

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31. What are the possible blood types of a child whose parents are both heterozygous for "B" blood type? Use the punnett
square.

32. Determine the possible genotypes & phenotypes with respect to blood type for a couple who's blood types are
homozygous A & heterozygous B. Use the punnett square.

33-34. A test was done to determine the biological father of a child. The child's blood Type is A and the mother's is B.
Dude #1 has a blood type of O, & dude #2 has blood type AB. Which dude is the biological father? Use the punnett
square.

35. What inheritance pattern is exemplified by the example below?

A brown guinea pig is mated with a white guinea pig. Their offspring are brown and white spotted guinea pigs.
A. complete dominance (Mendelian) B. incomplete dominance C. codominance D. sex-linked (x-linked)

36. Inheritance pattern identified by the dominant trait masking the recessive trait.
A. complete dominance (Mendelian) C. codominance
B. incomplete dominance D. sex-linked (x-linked)
37. A farmer mates a black chicken (BB) with a black-and-white (BW) chicken. What are the predicted phenotypes of
their offspring?
A. All of the offspring will have black feathers.
B. All of the offspring will have black-and-white feathers.
C 50 % of the offspring will be black, and 50 % of the offspring will be black-and-white.
D 75% of the offspring will be black, and 25 % of the offspring will be white.
38-39. Set up a Forked-line method using the following information:
· Dominate allele for tall plants = D · Dominate allele for purple flowers = W
· Recessive allele for dwarf plants = d · Recessive allele for white flowers = w
*Identify and write the phenotype

40. In autosomal recessive inheritance, two copies of a disease allele are required for an individual to be susceptible to
expressing the phenotype.
A. True B. False

II. 41-50
Assume that magical ability (m) is a recessive to non-magical ability (M). A person without any magical
abilities is also known as a muggle. Use the key below to answer the questions.

Draw a family pedigree of three generations of Harry Potter’s family. Harry is a wizard. His father, James, was a wizard
and his mother, Lily, was a witch. Both of Harry’s dad’s parents had magical abilities; however, Harry’s mother’s parents
did not nor does her sister, Harry’s Aunt, Petunia. Petunia is married to Vernon Dursley and they have a son, Dudley.
None of the Dursleys have magical powers. Use shading to indicate genotype. Also, write the names and genotypes
below each of the circles or squares.

III. For each pedigree below, tell if the trait can be autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked dominant or X-
linked recessive. Write the possible genotype. (10 pts. each)

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