Blended and both-showing traits

Grade 9 Science Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   A snapdragon cross (model data)

   offspring counted	flower color
   60	all pink

2. 1.

   Ari reads a snapdragon cross card. Every offspring has pink flowers. Which parents could these be?

   • One red parent and one pink parent (RR × RW)
   • One red parent and one white parent (RR × WW)
   • One pink parent and one white parent (RW × WW)
   • Two pink parents (RW × RW)
3. 2.

   Bo reads a snapdragon cross card. The offspring are about half pink and half white. Which parents could these be?

   • A pink parent and a white parent (RW × WW)
   • Two pink parents (RW × RW)
   • One red parent and one pink parent (RR × RW)
   • One red parent and one white parent (RR × WW)

4. A cattle cross (model data)

   coat	calves counted
   red	24
   roan	51
   white	25

5. 3.

   Esme reads a model cattle cross card. The calves are red, roan and white. Which parents could these be?

   • One roan parent and one white parent (RW × WW)
   • One red parent and one white parent (RR × WW)
   • Two roan parents (RW × RW)
   • One roan parent and one red parent (RW × RR)
6. 4.

   Jun picks one seedling at random from the pink × pink offspring. Its flowers are not white. What is the chance they are pink?

   • 2 in 3, since 2 of the 3 non-white boxes are pink
   • 1 in 3, since 1 of the 3 boxes that are not white is pink
   • 1 in 2, since 2 of the 4 boxes are pink
   • 3 in 4, since 3 of the 4 boxes are not white
7. 5.

   Luz follows a model cross of a roan parent and a red parent. What is the chance that three calves in a row are roan?

   • 1 in 8, since 1/2 × 1/2 × 1/2
   • 1 in 4, since 1/2 × 1/2
   • 1 in 6, since 1/2 ÷ 3
   • 1 in 2, the chance for one calf

8. Notebook

   Notes on two pink snapdragons (classmate's notebook), 4 lines. Columns: line, entry. Line 1: Each pink parent is RW and passes on one of its two alleles, chosen at random. Line 2: So the four boxes are RR, RW, RW and WW. Line 3: The genotypes are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 1. Line 4: The flower colors are in the ratio 3 : 1.

9. 6.

   Milo reads a classmate's notebook about two pink snapdragons. Which line has the mistake?

   • Line 2: the two RW boxes should be counted as one box
   • Line 1: a pink parent should pass on both of its alleles
   • Line 3: the genotypes should be in the ratio 3 : 1
   • Line 4: the colors are 1 red : 2 pink : 1 white

10. Notebook

    Notes on a roan calf (classmate's notebook), 4 lines. Columns: line, entry. Line 1: A roan calf has one red allele and one white allele (RW). Line 2: Both alleles show, so red hairs and white hairs grow side by side. Line 3: The red and white hairs blend into one pink color on every hair. Line 4: Two roan parents can give red, roan and white calves.

11. 7.

    Noah reads a classmate's notebook about a roan calf in a model cross. Which line has the mistake?

    • Line 2: roan is incomplete dominance, with one in-between color
    • Line 3: each hair stays red or white and does not blend
    • Line 1: a roan calf should show red hairs alone, since R is dominant
    • Line 4: two roan parents give roan calves, not red or white

12. Notebook

    Notes on a pink × pink cross (classmate's notebook), 4 lines. Columns: line, entry. Line 1: The expected ratio is 1 red : 2 pink : 1 white. Line 2: Of 80 seedlings, the expected counts are 20 red, 40 pink and 20 white. Line 3: The class counted 23 red, 38 pink and 19 white. Line 4: The counts are not 20, 40 and 20, so the cross does not follow the ratio.

13. 8.

    Pia reads a classmate's notebook about a pink × pink cross. Which line has the mistake?

    • Line 4: counts land near the expected counts, not on them
    • Line 3: the class should have counted exactly 20, 40 and 20
    • Line 2: 80 seedlings should give counts that add to 100
    • Line 1: the expected ratio should be 3 : 1
14. 9.

    Ren says pink snapdragons breed true, so two pink parents give only pink offspring. Do you agree?

    • No, because pink parents also give red and white offspring
    • Yes, because pink parents have no other alleles to pass on
    • No, because two pink parents give 3 pink to 1 white
    • Yes, because red and white blend into one pink allele

15. Class counts for a pink × pink cross (model data)

    flower color	counted	expected
    red	24	25
    pink	52	50
    white	24	25

16. 10.

    Tala says the cross failed because the counts are not exactly the expected counts. Do you agree?

    • Yes, because counts must match the ratio exactly
    • No, because real counts land near the ratio, not on it
    • No, because 52 pink shows pink is dominant over red and white
    • Yes, because the cross should give 75 colored and 25 white