Unit #3: Inheritance and Variation of Traits Review #2

What is cancer?

• Regulated meiosis

• Uncontrolled meiosis

• Regulated Mitosis

• Uncontrolled Mitosis

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A cell with 46 chromosomes divides by mitosis, how many chromosomes will be present in the resulting daughter cells?

• 92

• 46

• 23

• 12

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creates genetically different offspring

• sexual 
• asexual

The offspring from asexually reproduced organisms are?

• Different than their parents
• Identical to parents
• Like a combination from both parents
• A different species

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If two organisms reproduce sexually, then their offspring will exhibit a genetic makeup that is -

• identical to only one parent
• identical to all of its siblings
• a unique combination of traits
• the recessive traits of each parent

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When comparing the offspring of sexually and asexually reproducing organisms, we would expect the genetic material (DNA) of the sexually reproducing organism to -

• contain fewer mutations
• be lesser in quantity
• be simpler overall
• show more variation

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 A white cat had a litter of kittens that were orange, grey, and black and white spotted. Is this the result of sexual or asexual reproduction? And how would you characterize the offspring listed above?

• Sexual reproduction with uniform offspring
• Asexual reproduction with diverse offspring
• Sexual reproduction with diverse offspring
• Asexual reproduction with uniform offspring

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Which of the following is an advantage of asexual reproduction? (chose all that apply)

• Energy and time are not wasted finding a mate

• Favorable conditions can be exploited quickly

• It is generally faster that sexual reproduction

• Every organism is identical having the same needs, requirements, and characteristics

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When a starfish grows a new body off a broken arm, what kind of reproduction is this?

• Sexual
• Differentiation
• Asexual 
• Specialization

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Each of the cells present in a woman contains a complete set of chromosomes. The only exceptions are her

• skin cells

• nerve cells

• egg cells

• lung cells

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