Biology Semester 2 Final

What process produces gametes?

• fertilization

• mitosis

• meiosis

• binary fission

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following cells is haploid?

• muscle cell

• bone cell

• nerve cell

• ovum (egg cell)

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

In what phase do homologous chromosomes line up on the equator (middle) of the cell?

• prophase I

• metaphase I

• anaphase II

• anaphase I

In what phase of meiosis do sister chromatids separate?

• anaphase I

• anaphase II

• telophase I

• metaphase II

What resulted when Mendel crossed two tall plants from an F1 generation?

• All the offspring were tall.

• All the offspring were short.

• Approximately 75% were tall and 25% were short.

• The plants did not germinate.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What is the function of a cell's mitochondria?

• control center of the cell

• storage

• generate energy

• breaks down old cell parts and gets rid of waste

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What offspring are predicted from a AA x Aa cross?

• 100% AA

• 100% Aa

• 50% AA and 50% Aa

• 75% Aa and 25% AA

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is not one of Mendel's laws of inheritance?

• Law of Purebreds

• Law of Independent Assortment

• Law of Dominance

• Law of Segregation

What process occurs in prophase I of meiosis that causes genetic variation?

• genetic linkage

• independent assortment

• allele dominance

• crossing over

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Colorblindness is an example of a ____________________ because males cannot be carriers (they either have the disorder or they don't).

• polygenic trait

• sex-linked trait

• codominance

• incomplete dominance