Grade 11 Biology Worksheet
**Topics: Mendelian Traits, Non-Mendelian Traits &
Cell Division**
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (15 Questions)**
**Instructions:** Choose the correct answer and write the corresponding letter (A, B,
C, or D) in your answer sheet.
**Mendelian Genetics:**
1. Which law states that alleles separate during gamete formation?
A. LAW OF DOMINANCE
B. LAW OF SEGREGATION
C. LAW OF INDEPENDENT ASSORTMENT
D. LAW OF INHERITANCE
2. If a homozygous dominant (TT) plant is crossed with a homozygous recessive (tt)
plant, what will the offspring's genotype be?
A. TT
B. Tt
C. tt
D. TT or tt
3. In a monohybrid cross, what is the expected phenotypic ratio in the F2 generation?
A. 1:1
B. 3:1
C. 9:3:3:1
D. 1:2:1
**Non-Mendelian Genetics:**
4. Which inheritance pattern results in a blended phenotype in heterozygotes?
A. COMPLETE DOMINANCE
B. CODOMINANCE
C. INCOMPLETE DOMINANCE
D. MULTIPLE ALLELES
5. If a red flower (RR) and a white flower (WW) show codominance, what will the
offspring's phenotype be?
A. RED
B. WHITE
C. PINK
D. RED AND WHITE SPOTTED
6. Which of the following is an example of a polygenic trait?
A. BLOOD TYPE
B. SKIN COLOR
C. SICKLE CELL ANEMIA
D. HEMOPHILIA
7. A person with blood type AB has which type of inheritance pattern?
A. COMPLETE DOMINANCE
B. CODOMINANCE
C. INCOMPLETE DOMINANCE
D. SEX-LINKED
**Cell Division:**
8. What is the main purpose of mitosis?
A. GENETIC DIVERSITY
B. GROWTH AND REPAIR
C. PRODUCTION OF GAMETES
D. CROSSING OVER
9. During which phase of meiosis does crossing over occur?
A. PROPHASE I
B. METAPHASE I
C. ANAPHASE II
D. TELOPHASE II
10. How many daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
11. Which of the following is a difference between mitosis and meiosis?
A. MITOSIS PRODUCES HAPLOID CELLS
B. MEIOSIS INVOLVES TWO DIVISIONS
C. MITOSIS OCCURS ONLY IN GAMETES
D. MEIOSIS PRODUCES IDENTICAL CELLS
**Mixed Questions:**
12. If a trait is sex-linked, it is most likely located on which chromosome?
A. CHROMOSOME 1
B. CHROMOSOME 21
C. X CHROMOSOME
D. Y CHROMOSOME
13. Which genetic disorder is caused by nondisjunction during meiosis?
A. SICKLE CELL ANEMIA
B. DOWN SYNDROME
C. CYSTIC FIBROSIS
D. HEMOPHILIA
14. What is the genotype of a carrier for a recessive disorder?
A. HOMOZYGOUS DOMINANT
B. HETEROZYGOUS
C. HOMOZYGOUS RECESSIVE
D. CODOMINANT
15. Which of the following is NOT a stage of mitosis?
A. INTERPHASE
B. PROPHASE
C. METAPHASE
D. TELOPHASE
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### **Section B: Essay Questions (10 Questions)**
**Instructions:** Answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences.
1. **Mendelian Genetics:** Explain the difference between genotype and phenotype
using an example.
2. **Mendelian Genetics:** Describe Mendel’s Law of Independent Assortment and how
it applies to dihybrid crosses.
3. **Non-Mendelian Genetics:** How does incomplete dominance differ from
codominance? Provide examples.
4. **Non-Mendelian Genetics:** Why is human blood type considered an example of
multiple alleles and codominance?
5. **Non-Mendelian Genetics:** What are polygenic traits? Give two examples in
humans.
6. **Cell Division:** Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis in terms of purpose,
stages, and outcomes.
7. **Cell Division:** Explain the significance of crossing over in meiosis.
8. **Cell Division:** What is nondisjunction, and how does it lead to genetic disorders
like Down syndrome?
9. **Applied Genetics:** How can a pedigree chart be used to determine if a trait is
autosomal or sex-linked?
10. **Applied Genetics:** Why do males inherit X-linked disorders more frequently
than females?
