Science
Inheritance
Grade 9 · Middle School
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- Question 1 of 20Easy
The molecule that carries genetic information and is found in chromosomes is ...
- Question 2 of 20Easy
The smallest unit of inheritance located on a chromosome is called ...
- Question 3 of 20Easy
The outward, visible trait of an organism is called ...
- Question 4 of 20Easy
The gene makeup of an individual that cannot be seen from the outside is called ...
- Question 5 of 20Easy
A trait that masks its partner trait is called ...
- Question 6 of 20Easy
The sex cell that carries inherited traits from parents to offspring is called ...
- Question 7 of 20Medium
A red-flowered plant (MM) is crossed with a white-flowered plant (mm). If red is dominant, the F1 phenotype is ...
- Question 8 of 20Medium
If the F1 individuals (Mm) from a red-and-white cross are crossed with each other, the F2 phenotypic ratio is ...
- Question 9 of 20Medium
Mendel's first law (the law of segregation) states that ...
- Question 10 of 20Medium
Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?
- Question 11 of 20Medium
An individual with genotype Mm can form gametes ...
- Question 12 of 20Medium
A monohybrid cross is a cross that observes ... differing trait(s).
- Question 13 of 20Medium
A cross between two heterozygous individuals (Bb x Bb) gives a genotypic ratio of ...
- Question 14 of 20Medium
The chromosomes that determine sex in humans are ...
- Question 15 of 20Hard
A heterozygous purple-flowered pea plant (Uu) is crossed with a white-flowered one (uu). What percentage of the offspring is purple-flowered?
- Question 16 of 20Hard
A large-fruited mango (BB) is crossed with a small-fruited mango (bb). All F1 are large-fruited. If the F1 are crossed and produce 120 F2 plants, the expected number of small-fruited plants is ...
- Question 17 of 20Hard
M (red) is dominant over m (white) and N (tall) is dominant over n (short). The cross MmNn x MmNn gives a phenotypic ratio of ...
- Question 18 of 20Hard
A red four-o'clock flower (MM) crossed with a white one (mm) produces pink F1. This inheritance pattern is called ...
- Question 19 of 20Hard
A mother has heterozygous blood type A (IAi) and a father has heterozygous blood type B (IBi). The chance of a child with blood type O (ii) is ...
- Question 20 of 20Hard
A test cross is done by crossing an individual of unknown genotype with an individual that is ...