Heredity and Reproduction

Which characteristic is true of sexual reproduction but not of asexual reproduction?

• Produces new individuals

• Produces diverse offspring

• Involves a form of cell division

• Involves one parent

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What are chromosomes made of?

• cells

• DNA

• nucleus

• traits

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The Appalachian shoestring fern reproduces asexually. What can be concluded about the offspring of this fern? The genetic material of the offspring of the Appalachian shoestring fern -

• varies greatly from one generation to the next.

• is different for each individual offspring.

• could never be predicted with any reliability.

• is identical to that of the parent plant.

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Heredity is best described as the -

• passage of genetic information from one generation to the next.

• movement of nutrients through the digestive system.

• creation of new blood cells to replace old blood cells.

• removal of waste products from processes within each cell.

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Recessive genes are expressed under which of the following conditions?

• In green plants that reproduce through seeds.

• Every time they are found in an organism.

• Only in the absence of dominant genes for the same trait.

• When asexual organisms produce a pair of offspring.

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Four puppies have different hair color than the mother, which is responsible for the variety of hair color?

• asexual reproduction
• binary fission
• regeneration
• sexual reproduction

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During asexual reproduction in one celled algae, a single algae become two new algae. The genetic material in each of the daughter cells is usually -

• half the number of genes

• totally different from the parent cell

• the same number of genes

• twice the number of genes

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On what structures are genes located

• Chomosomes

• Lysosomes

• Ribosomes

• Golgi Bodies

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If an alligator has 32 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will the gamete of an alligator have?

• 32

• 64

• 16

• 100

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Which of the following statements correctly explains the frequency of expression of dominant and recessive traits?

• Dominant traits = always / Recessive = never

• Dominant traits = never / Recessive = sometimes

• Dominant traits = always / Recessive = sometimes

• Dominant traits = sometimes / Recessive = sometimes