WorksheetsChapter 6- Meiosis and Mendel
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Two major cell types in our bodies are:
a)
body cells and sex cells
b)
skin cells and nerve cells
c)
sex cells and hair cells
d)
easy cells and lagnetic cells
2.
Body cells are also known as what?
a)
Germ cells
b)
Sex cells
c)
Somatic cells
d)
Gametic cells
3.
____________: are sex cells- ova or eggs in females, and sperm in a male.
a)
Somatic cells
b)
Gametes
c)
Alleles
d)
Genes
4.
The human body has ____ chromosomes total?
a)
52
b)
47
c)
46
d)
23
5.
Cells differ from each other because of _____________!
a)
Alleles
b)
Genetic expression
c)
our parents
d)
cell type
6.
What does "homo' mean as it relates to chromosomes and alleles?
a)
Same
b)
Different
c)
Mixed
d)
Recessive
7.
What are the two types of chromosomes in our bodies?
a)
Sex chromosomes and gametosomes
b)
Autosomes and Histones
c)
Sex chromosomes and autosomes
d)
Sex chromosomes and lymphosomes
8.
Autosomes contain genes directly related to sex characteristics: True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What is the correct designation for a male as it relates to chromosomes?
a)
XXY
b)
XY
c)
YY
d)
YX
10.
What does "XX" mean as it relates to chromosomes?
a)
Male
b)
Female
c)
Two alleles
d)
Missing chromosomes
11.
Diploid means what? (Number)
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
1
12.
Haploid means what? (Number)
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
6
13.
Two similar chromosomes that are inherited from parents are called what?
a)
Heterozygous
b)
Homozygous
c)
Alleles
d)
Genes
14.
The fusion of haploid gametes is called?
a)
Gametogenesis
b)
Fertilization
c)
Meiosis
d)
Reassortment
15.
___________ is the form of division that divides a diploid cell into haploid cells.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Fusion
d)
Genetics
16.
In Meiosis, cells go through ____ rounds of division.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
Interphase occurs ____ time(s) before Meiosis can occur:
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
What would happen if Interphase did not occur before Meiosis?
a)
Improper growth and errors.
b)
Proper growth and no errors
c)
Splitting of the cell cytoplasm
d)
DNA condensing
19.
What occurs during 'crossing over'?
a)
Chromosomes split
b)
Chromosomes form
c)
Chromosome pieces switch
d)
Chromosomes duplicate
20.
True or False: Meiosis performs 2 PMAT twice? (Prophase, Metaphase, etc)
a)
True
b)
False
21.
What can result if Meiosis is not performed properly?
a)
Genetic Drift
b)
Genetic disorders
c)
Genetic expression
d)
Chromosome duplication
22.
The main difference between phases 1 and 2 in Meiosis is the presence of:
a)
Pairs
b)
Genes
c)
Alleles
d)
Chromosomes
23.
A sperm cell and an egg cell EACH have how many chromosomes?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
32
d)
56
24.
Meiosis is a _________ division.
a)
Replication
b)
Reduction
c)
Duplicating
d)
Generative
25.
Mitosis makes __________ cells, while Meiosis makes ______________ cells!
a)
unique, identical
b)
identical, identical
c)
identical, unique
d)
unique, unique
26.
This process produces 4 cells that are genetically unique!
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Gametogenesis
d)
Genetics
27.
Austrian Monk who is known for his work with pea plants.
a)
Michael
b)
Mitchell
c)
Malachi
d)
Mendel
28.
Why is Mendel's work significant?
a)
Shows genes
b)
Shows DNA structure
c)
Shows patterns of inheritance
d)
It isn't very significant
29.
____________: What you can actually observe or look at. (Think, how would you say it to another person?)
a)
Traits
b)
Genes
c)
Alleles
d)
Punnet Squares
30.
Which of the following is not an example of a trait?
a)
eye color
b)
hair color
c)
height
d)
genes
31.
Mendel had 3 very important choices he made in his experiment. They are:
a)
mixed breed plants, indeterminate traits, and self pollination
b)
control over breeding, either or traits, and purebred plants
c)
selective traits, mixed breeding, different seeds
d)
self pollination, no breeding, any trait ever
32.
Mendel's choices allowed for ___________ in his experiment.
a)
Conrtol/specificity
b)
Conveinence
c)
Profit
d)
Confusion
33.
Being genetically uniform is also known as _____________.
a)
Selected
b)
Dior
c)
Purebred
d)
Apoptosis
34.
Mendel followed how many traits?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
8
d)
7
35.
The way Mendel demonstrated any variations in his experiment was by:
a)
allowing plants to self pollinate
b)
Only selected the nice looking seeds
c)
Controlled self pollination
d)
He faked his results
36.
In genetics, a _________ is when two organisms mate.
a)
Gene
b)
Allele
c)
Cross
d)
Punnet Square
37.
Traits are inherited as what?
a)
Mixed bunches
b)
Discrete Units
c)
Microtraits
d)
Chromosomes
38.
Mendel came up with a law from his initial pea plant experiment. This law is known as the what?
a)
Law of Illusion
b)
Law of Diffusion
c)
Law of genetics
d)
Law of segregation
39.
Organisms inherit ___ copies of each gene. One from each ___________.
a)
1, chromosome
b)
2, parent
c)
3, family member
d)
1, cell
40.
In Mendel's experiment, the F1 generation showed what kind of trait?
a)
Dominant
b)
Recessive
c)
Remained purebred
d)
None
41.
______________: Piuece of DNA that provides a set of instructions to make proteins.
a)
Gene
b)
Allele
c)
Karyotype
d)
Cross
42.
___________: Two of the same alleles at a specific location.
a)
Heterozygous
b)
Gene
c)
Cross
d)
Homozygous
43.
___________: All of an organism's genetic material.
a)
Gene
b)
DNA
c)
Genome
d)
Chromosome
44.
______________: Two different alleles at a specific location.
a)
Homozygous
b)
Heterozygous
c)
Recessive
d)
Dominant
45.
______________: Genetic makeup of a specific set of genes.
a)
Phenotype
b)
Allele
c)
Gene
d)
Genotype
46.
__________________: Physical characteristics or appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Cheese
c)
Phenotype
d)
Probability
47.
______________: The allele expressed when two different alleles, or two dominant alleles are present.
a)
Recessive
b)
Heterozygous
c)
Dominant
d)
Gamete
48.
___________: The allele only expressed when two copies are present.
a)
Dominant
b)
Gene
c)
Recessive
d)
Cross
49.
______________: grid system for predicting all possible genotypes resulting from a cross. (Think of this as a tool we use)
a)
Cross
b)
Heredity
c)
Punnett square
d)
Mendel
50.
True or False: A monohybrid cross results in 6 offspring.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
The parents on a Punnett square are found on the square's:
a)
Grid
b)
Grid box
c)
Axis
d)
Backside
52.
What is the result of a Punnet Square? (I am looking for an answer relating numbers)
a)
Gene
b)
Parent
c)
Math
d)
Ratio
53.
How many example of a Monohybrid cross are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
54.
What is the correct choice for two homozygous dominant parents?
a)
SS,HH
b)
Ss, Hh
c)
ss,hh
d)
SH, SH
55.
Which is the correct choice for heterozygous parents?
a)
SS,HH
b)
Ss, Hh
c)
ss, hh
56.
The genotypic ratio shows _________, while the phenotypic ratio shows ____________.
a)
Expected phenotype, observed phenotype
b)
Observed phenotype, expected phenotype
c)
Genes, alleles
d)
Alleles, genes
57.
A test cross allows us to use the offspring genotypes to determine:
a)
Genes
b)
Traits
c)
Parent gametes
d)
Chromosomes
58.
True or False: It is better to only have 4 offspring to show a pattern than 100 offspring.
a)
True
b)
False
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