7th grade chapter 7 test

Front

Guanine bonds with _____________.

Back

Cytosine

Front

A human usually has ______ chromosomes in their body cells.

Back

46

Front

How many daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?

Back

4

Front

How are similarities passed from parent to offspring?

Back

through genes

Front

Why is DNA important?

Back

it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

Front

What are the four bases of DNA?

Back

Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

Front

What is the process of cell division called that results in two identical daughter cells?

Back

Mitosis

Front

What is the genetic material found in all living organisms?

Back

DNA

Front

What is the role of chromosomes in heredity?

Back

They carry genes that determine traits.

Front

What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?

Back

Mitosis produces 2 identical cells; meiosis produces 4 genetically different cells.