Ch. 5 Homework

He is known as the Father of Genetic

• Greg Pea Plant

• Gregorius Mendelius

• Gregor Mendel

• Greg Miller

A person's DNA alone determines their traits, and the environment has no influence.

• True

• False

In non-dividing cells, chromosomes appear as __________.

• chromosomes

• chromatin

• chromatics

• chromophone

A gene is a small part of a chromosome that contains the instructions to make a certain ____________________.

• fatty acid

• nucleic acid

• carbohydrate

• protein

A picture of the chromosomes of a cell is called a ___________________.

• karyotype

• eukaryote

• prokaryote

• karaoke

A diploid cell is described as _____.

• n

• 2n

• 3n

• 4n

A haploid cell is described as _____.

• n

• 2n

• 3n

• 4n

Most human body cells have _______ total chromosomes, while gametes have _______ total chromosomes.

• 46; 23

• 23; 46

• 46; 92

• 92;46

Which pair of chromosomes determines whether a person is male or female?

• 1st pair

• 5th pair

• 21st pair

• 23 pair

A person with one X and one Y chromosome is ________.

• male

• female