1. In humans, the autosomal gene allowing us to see the colorblue (symbolized as B) is dominant over a
different version of the same gene (b) which causes us to be colorblind for this color. A person with
normal vision will have the genotype
A) Bb
B) BB or bb
C) BB
D) BB or Bb
E) bb
2. Which of these cells can do meiosis in animals?
A) germ line cells
B) somatic cells
C) diploid cells
D) B and C above
E) A, B, and C above
3. The flowering plants (tulips, trees, grass, etc.) that youeasily see are
A) examples of sporophytes
B) either gametophytes or sporophytes
C) examples of gametophytes
D) asexually reproducing organisms
E) A and D
4. Which BEST describes an allele of a gene?
A) they are recessive forms of a gene
B) they are dominant forms of a gene
C) they are a mutation of a genes
D) they are “wildtype†varieties of genes
E) they are the different versions of a gene found inpopulations
5. The starting generation of a series of crosses is called thegeneration.
A) A
B) P
C) F1
D) F2
E) H
