This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Plant > Genetics > Plant Genetics – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Plant Genetics Quiz 3 (12 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To indicate if a trait is dominant we use .....letters and to indicate if a trait is recessive we use .....letters. A) Dominant, neutral. B) Dominant, recessive. C) Recessive, dominant. D) Recessive, neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dominant, recessive. 2. A student places a plant in a dark room next to a growth lamp, while providing sufficient water and nutrients to ensure the plant's growth and survival. The plant is likely to respond by- A) Bending towards the lamp. B) Wilting and eventually dying. C) Shedding all of its leaves. D) Increasing its rate of photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bending towards the lamp. 3. Each pea plant had .....alleles for each trait. A) 4. B) 3. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 4. Two of the same genes for a trait (sometimes called purebred). BB or bb A) Hetrozygous. B) Homozygous. C) Protein. D) Chromosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homozygous. 5. Define genetic modification A) Altering the physical features of an animal. B) Altering an organism's amount of cells. C) Altering an organism's DNA to improve or correct a defect in the organism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Altering an organism's DNA to improve or correct a defect in the organism. 6. How did Mendel refer to the two kinds of traits exhibited by the pea plants (one coming from the father, one from the mother)? A) Gametogenic. B) Elective traits. C) Alleles. D) Sequals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alleles. 7. Brightly colored parts of flowers that attract insects. A) Pistils. B) Stamen. C) Filaments. D) Petals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Petals. 8. Mr Burns' favourite flower is A) Daffodils. B) Foxgloves. C) Bluebells. D) Roses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bluebells. 9. Which of the following terms best defines genomic selection A) Use of thousands of genetic markers associated with genes to predict the performance of an animal. B) Use of thousands of genetic markers associated with genes along with performance tested animals as references to predict the potential performance of an animal. C) DNA profiling of an animal. D) The use of a crystal ball to predict the performance of an animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use of thousands of genetic markers associated with genes along with performance tested animals as references to predict the potential performance of an animal. 10. What is the response of a plant that is further away from the window? A) Growing towards the light. B) Growing away from gravity. C) Growing toward moisture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Growing towards the light. 11. Mendel realized that organisms get .....of their genetics from each parent. A) 1/3. B) 1/2. C) 1/4. D) 1/8. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1/2. 12. Gregor Mendel is known as the father of ..... A) Modern Medicine. B) Father of the Green Revolution. C) The Pea Plant Man. D) Father of Genitics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Father of Genitics. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesPlant QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesPlant Genetics Quiz 1Plant Genetics Quiz 2Principles Of Genetics Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books