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Cell Division & Genetics Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
SOMATIC or GAMETE? 
a)
Somatic
b)
Gamete
c)
Magic
d)
Yg
2.
SOMATIC or GAMETE? 
a)
Somatic
b)
Gamete
c)
Because Science
3.
What phase of Mitosis? 
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
4.
DIPLOID OR HAPLOID? 
a)
Diploid
b)
Hapolid
5.
What phase of Mitosis?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
6.
What phase of Mitosis? 
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
7.
What phase of Mitosis?
a)
Interphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Anaphase
8.
Longest phase in the cell cycle
a)
Interphase
b)
Mitosis
c)
Meiosis
d)
Cytokinesis
9.
Mitosis results in:
a)
2 daughter cells
b)
4 daughter cells
10.
In humans, how many chromosomes do the daughter cells created in mitosis have?
a)
23
b)
46
11.
What is the purpose of mitosis?
a)
To create gametes for sexual reproduction
b)
Growth and to replace dying cells
c)
To create gametes
d)
For fertilization
12.
What is the purpose of meiosis?
a)
To create gametes for sexual reproduction
b)
Growth and to replace dying cells
c)
To ready cell for mitosis
d)
For fertilization
13.
Which stage follows Anaphase in mitosis?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
14.
Number of parent cells in asexual reproduction
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
Number of parent cells in sexual reproduction
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
16.
A combined sperm and egg cell is called...
a)
Gamete
b)
Zygote
c)
Somatic cell
d)
Haploid
17.
Another name for a sperm or egg cell
a)
Gamete
b)
Somatic Cell
c)
Diploid Cell
d)
Stem Cell
18.
Different forms of genes:
a)
alleles
b)
phenotype
c)
purebred alleles
d)
homologous chromosomes
19.
What is another way of saying "purebred"?
a)
homozygous
b)
dominant
c)
recessive
d)
heterozygous
20.
An organism's appearance or physical characteristics:
a)
phentoype
b)
genotype
c)
recessive
d)
dominant
21.
An organism's genetic make-up:
a)
phenotype
b)
genotype
c)
dominant
d)
recessive
22.
Having two of the SAME alleles for a trait (example HH or hh):
a)
homozygous
b)
heterozygous
c)
recessive
d)
dominant
23.
Having two different alleles for a trait (example Hh):
a)
homozygous
b)
heterozygous
c)
dominant
d)
purebred
24.
bb crossed with BB, what is the probability of Bb?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
25.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
Aa
b)
red hair
c)
heterozygous
d)
BB
26.
When is a recessive allele expressed in offspring?
a)
when two copies are present
b)
when parents have no dominant alleles
c)
when the offspring is heterozygous
d)
when one copy is present
27.
Recessive alleles may not be expressed because they are
a)
masked by a dominant allele
b)
the least common allele in a population.
c)
the most common allele in a population.
d)
less likely to have crossing over.        
28.
What do the letters inside the grid of a Punnett square represent?
a)
phenotypes of parents
b)
genotypes of offspring
c)
testcrosses of offspring
d)
chromosomes of parents
29.
If a pea plant were homozygous recessive for height, how would its alleles be represented?
a)
TT
b)
Tt
c)
tt
d)
tT
30.
The allele that is expressed over another.
a)
Dominant
b)
Recessive
c)
Genotype
d)
Phenotype
31.
The allele that is expressed over another.
a)
Dominant
b)
Recessive
c)
Genotype
d)
Phenotype
32.
The genetic information inside an individual.
a)
Homozygous
b)
Heterozygous
c)
Genotype
d)
Phenotype
33.
The outward characteristics that people show due to their genetic material.
a)
Homozygous
b)
Heterozgyous
c)
Genotype
d)
Phenotype
34.
An alternative name for heterozygous
a)
Law of Independent Assortment
b)
Hybrid
c)
Homozgyous
d)
Same
35.
Recessive alleles are represented by:
a)
a ratio
b)
a percentage
c)
capital letters
d)
lower-case letters
36.
What machine is used to look an unborn fetuses and cysts?
a)
MRI
b)
X-ray
c)
Ultrasound
d)
CAT Scan
37.
What machine is used to look at soft tissues like tendons and ligaments?
a)
MRI
b)
X-ray
c)
CAT Scan
d)
Ultrasound
38.
Why did Gregor Mendel use pea plants for his genetics experiments?
a)
They grow quickly and are easy to reproduce
b)
They have purple flowers, which is his favorite color
c)
He could eat them after his experiment
d)
Pea plants could not express more than one trait at a time.
39.
The process that occurs when a sperm and egg combine, is called_________.
a)
Fertilization
b)
Condensation
c)
Perspiration
d)
Crossing over
40.
What is the function of a chromosome?
a)
To store genetic instructions needed to specify traits
b)
to protect the cell
c)
to transport nutrients into and out of the cell
d)
to release energy by breaking down food molecules