Spring Final Exam Review

What type of reproduction involves only one parent and produces genetically identical offspring?

• Sexual

• Asexual

• Binary fission

• Budding

Which cell organelle contains the genetic material?

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• Endoplasmic reticulum

How many total chromosomes do humans have?

• 23

• 46

• 22

• 44

What is the chromosome combination for a girl?

• XY

• XX

• YY

• XZ

Who is known as the father of modern genetics?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• Louis Pasteur

• James Watson

Which of the following is an example of a structural adaptation?

• Migration

• Hibernation

• Claws

• Venom poisoning

What is the definition of a gene?

• A unit of heredity that is transferred from parent to offspring

• The passing down of traits from one generation to another

• A threadlike structure in the nucleus containing DNA

• The way an organism acts

Put these in order from smallest to largest: cell, gene, chromosome, nucleus, DNA.

• Gene, DNA, chromosome, nucleus, cell

• Cell, nucleus, chromosome, gene, DNA

• DNA, gene, chromosome, nucleus, cell

• Gene, chromosome, DNA, nucleus, cell

How can hibernation be a behavioral and physiological adaptation?

• It is the way an organism acts as well as having an effect on metabolism and breathing rates.

• It is the way an organism finds food.

• It is the way an organism reproduces.

• It is the way an organism migrates.

How long do adaptations take to occur and why is that?

• Changes take many generations to appear.

• Changes happen overnight.

• Changes take a few days to appear.

• Changes take a few weeks to appear.