SUMMATIVE TEST #2 IN GRADE 9 SCIENCE

I. Multiple Choice: Read and analyze each question. Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. In which part of the cell is gene located?
A. cytoplasm B. mitochondria C. nucleus D. Vacuole

2. Which of the following best describe the location of genes? Genes are located at the
_________________.
A. cell’s cytoplasm C. nucleoplasm
B. mitochondria D. portion of chromosomes called locus

3. Which of the statement is TRUE about chromosomes?

I. It is located at the cell’s cytoplasm.
II. It is located inside the cell’s nucleus.
III. It is composed of a very long strand of DNA
IV. It carries the genes which control the different traits.
A. I, II & IV B. I, II, and III C. I, II, IV D. II, III, & IV

4. What are the major components of DNA?

A. (1) phosphate, (2) nitrogen base, (3) deoxyribose sugar
B. (1) deoxyribose sugar, (2) nitrogen base, (3) phosphate
C. (1) nitrogen base, (2) phosphate, (3) deoxyribose sugar
D. (1) phosphate, (2) deoxyribose sugar, (3) nitrogen base

5. Which base pairs are found in DNA?

A. A – T and C – G C. A – C and T – G
B. A – U and C- G   D. A - U and C – G 

6. When the red and white four o’clock flowers are crossed the resulting offspring are
heterozygous pink flower. What principle is associated to its characteristics?
A. Codominance C. Multiple alleles
B. Incomplete dominance D. Sex – linked genes

7. ABO blood types are an example of _______________.

A. polygenic inheritance C. codominance
B. incomplete dominance D. multiple alleles

8. When a black furred dog is crossed with a white furred dog, all the offspring have spotted
black and white. The trait exhibited by the offspring is an example of _________.
A. codominance C. multiple alleles
B. incomplete dominance D. sex – linked genes

9. Which of the examples DOES NOT follow the Mendel’s principle of inheritance?
I. When a red and white cow were crossed the resulting offspring are all roan
II. When a tall pea plant and short pea plant were crossed all offspring are tall
III. When red and white four o’ clock flower were crossed the resulting offspring are all pink
IV. When a round seed shape peas and wrinkled seed shape peas were crossed all offspring
are round because round is a dominant trait.
A. I and II B. I and III C. I and IV D. II and IV

10. What are the alleles that controlled our blood type?
A. A &B B. AB &O C. A, B, & AB D. A, B, & O
II. Write True if the statement is correct and False if it is incorrect.
_____11. Two O alleles must be present for a person to have type O blood.
_____12. A and B are recessive while is codominant.
_____13. In Incomplete Dominance, every genotype has its own phenotype.
_____14. If a person receives an A allele and a B allele, their blood type is type AB.
_____15. About 70% of the genes in humans are di-allelic

III. Classify the following: Write Incomplete Dominance or Codominance

16. 17. 18.

19. 20.

IV. Show the Punnett square and phenotypic ratios for the following crosses: (5pts each)

A. The father is type A heterozygous, the mother is type B heterozygous.

IAi x __ I B i __

Phenotypic Ratio:

B. The father has type O blood, the mother has type AB blood.

____ii ___ x __ IA IB__

Phenotypic Ratio: