Sponge Bob Genetics
Authored by Lisa Thompson
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8th Grade
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1.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
. SpongeBob SquarePants recently met SpongeSusie Roundpants at a dance. SpongeBob is heterozygous for his square shape, but SpongeSusie is round. Create a Punnett square to show the possibilities that would result if SpongeBob and SpongeSusie had children.
A.List the possible genotypes and phenotypes for their children.
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B. What are the chances of a child with a square shape? ____ out of ____ or ____%
C. What are the chances of a child with a round shape? ____ out of ____ or ____%
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2.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Mr. Krabbs and his wife recently had a Lil’ Krabby, but it has not been a happy occasion for them. Mrs. Krabbs has been upset since she first saw her new baby who had short eyeballs. She claims that the hospital goofed and mixed up her baby with someone else’s baby. Mr. Krabbs is homozygous for his tall eyeballs, while his wife is heterozygous for her tall eyeballs. Some members of her family have short eyes, which is the recessive trait. Create a Punnett square using T for the dominant gene and t for the recessive one.
A.List the possible genotypes and phenotypes for their children.
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B. Did the hospital make a mistake? Explain your answer.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which two of these genotypes means SpongeBob and his relatives will have yellow-colored bodies?
YY
Yy
yy
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NGSS.MS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In #4, what are SpongeBob and SpongeSusie's genotypes?
Ss and Ss
SS and ss
ss and ss
Ss and ss
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NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are the chances that Patrick and Patti will have a PINK child?
3 in 4 (75%)
2 in 4 (50%)
1 in 4 (25%)
0 in 4 (0%)
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NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-3
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
SpongeBob is known for his big round eyes (R), which are dominant over oval shaped eyes (r). If he is heterozygous for his round eye shape and marries a woman with oval shaped eyes, what type of eyes might his kids have? Complete a Punnett Square to answer this question. Choose all answers that are correct.
Homozygous round eyes
Heterozygous round eyes
Oval eyes
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
SpongeBob is known for his big round eyes (R), which are dominant over oval shaped eyes (r). If he is heterozygous for his round eye shape and marries a woman with oval shaped eyes, what is the probability of inheritance of eye shape? Use the Punnett Square from question five to answer this question.
100% round eyes
75% round, 25% oval
50% round, 50% oval
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