Genotype, phenotype and offspring ratios

Grade 7 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Pea pod color, G = green (dominant), g = yellow (recessive). Gene pair: Gg; trait: ?. Ari's seed card says a pea plant has the letters Gg for pod color. Is Gg its genotype or its phenotype?

   • Genotype: the gene pair
   • Both, as letters and looks are one thing
   • Phenotype: the trait you can see
   • Neither: Gg is a pod color
2. 2.

   Bo's pea plant has puffy, inflated pods. Is inflated pods a genotype or a phenotype?

   • Genotype: a gene pair
   • Phenotype: a trait you can see
   • Genotype, since inflated is dominant
   • Neither: it is a single gene letter
3. 3.

   Pea pod shape, I = inflated (dominant), i = constricted (recessive). Gene pair: II; trait: ?. Jun's pea plant has the letters II for pod shape. Which word fits II?

   • Heterozygous: two different letters
   • Homozygous dominant: two capital letters
   • Homozygous recessive: two small letters
   • Phenotype: the look of the pods
4. 4.

   Pea pod shape, I = inflated (dominant), i = constricted (recessive). Gene pair: ii; trait: ?. Kira's pea plant has the letters ii for pod shape. Which word fits ii?

   • Homozygous recessive: two small letters
   • Heterozygous: one of each letter
   • Homozygous dominant: two capital letters
   • Phenotype: the letters are what you see
5. 5.

   Pea flower position, A = axial (dominant), a = terminal (recessive). Gene pair: Aa; trait: ?. Luz's pea plant has the letters Aa for flower position. Which word fits Aa?

   • Homozygous recessive, as it has an a
   • Homozygous dominant, as it looks axial
   • Phenotype, since the letters show the look
   • Heterozygous: two different letters
6. 6.

   Pea pod color, G = green (dominant), g = yellow (recessive). Gene pair: Gg; trait: ?. Milo reads a trait card: a pea plant with the letters Gg. What color are its pods?

   • Green, since G is dominant
   • Half green and half yellow pods
   • Yellow-green, a mix of both
   • Yellow, since it carries a g
7. 7.

   Pea pod shape, I = inflated (dominant), i = constricted (recessive). Gene pair: Ii; trait: ?. Noah reads a trait card: a pea plant with the letters Ii. What shape are its pods?

   • Constricted, since it carries an i
   • Inflated, since I is dominant
   • Partly inflated and partly pinched
   • Constricted, since i is written last
8. 8.

   Pea flower position, A = axial (dominant), a = terminal (recessive). Gene pair: aa; trait: ?. Pia reads a trait card: a pea plant with the letters aa. Where do its flowers grow?

   • At the stem tips (terminal)
   • Both along the stem and at the tips
   • Along the stem (axial), as axial is dominant
   • Nowhere: aa plants have no flowers
9. 9.

   Ren fills a Punnett square for Gg × Gg pea plants. How many of the four boxes are heterozygous (Gg)?

   • 1: just the GG box
   • 3: each box that has a G
   • 2: the two Gg boxes
   • 4: each box has a G or g
10. 10.

    Zee fills a Punnett square for Aa × Aa pea plants. How many of the four boxes are homozygous (AA or aa)?

    • 3: the boxes that look axial
    • 2: the AA box and the aa box
    • 0: each box has an A
    • 1: just the AA box