Common Test 2 Cells and Genetics

What are the possible phenotype(s) of the offspring? (A-Brown hair; a-blond hair)

• 50 % Brown Hair and 50% Blond Hair

• 25 % Brown Hair and 75% Blond Hair

• 75 % Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair

• 0% Brown Hair and 100% Blond Hair

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In a certain species of plant, the color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p).

According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being purple?

• 25%

• 0%

• 100%

• 50%

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Heterozygous is when...

• the alleles are the same
• the alleles are different
• the alleles are absent
• the alleles are present

In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Perform the following cross: Tt x Tt. What is the probability of producing a short plant?

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

What gas  do plants give off after conducting photosynthesis that humans/animals need in order to live?

• Oxygen
• Carbon
• Nitrogen
• Hydrogen

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New body cells have the same amount of chromosomes as the original cell

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Both

• Neither

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Body cells are formed

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Both

• Neither

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When an organism has cells with a nucleus, they are called _______.

• Prokaryotes

• Eukaryotes

• Bacteria

• Archaea

What is the basic unit of an organism?

• Chloroplast

• Organ

• Organelles

• Cell

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Plants provide a lot of _______________during photosynthesis.

• carbon

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• water

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