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Genetics & Heredity Progression 1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The reproductive process that involves one parent and produces offspring identical to the parent.

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Binary fission

c)

Cellular Reproduction

d)

Fertilization

2.

Most common form of reproduction in prokaryotes such as bacteria.

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Binary fission

c)

Cellular Reproduction

d)

Fertilization

3.

The joining of sperm and egg cell to make a new organism.

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Binary fission

c)

Cellular Reproduction

d)

Fertilization

4.

A process by which cells duplicate their contents and then divide to yield two cells with similar, if not duplicate, contents.

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Binary fission

c)

Cellular Reproduction

d)

Fertilization

5.

Diploid

a)

Full set of chromosomes (e.g. 46 in humans).

b)

Half set of chromosomes (23 in humans).

c)

Division of the cytoplasm and the last step in cell division.

d)

Relating to genes or heredity.

6.

Genetic

a)

Full set of chromosomes (e.g. 46 in humans).

b)

Half set of chromosomes (23 in humans).

c)

Division of the cytoplasm and the last step in cell division.

d)

Relating to genes or heredity.

7.

Haploid

a)

Full set of chromosomes (e.g. 46 in humans).

b)

Half set of chromosomes (23 in humans).

c)

Division of the cytoplasm and the last step in cell division.

d)

Relating to genes or heredity.

8.

Cytokinesis

a)

Full set of chromosomes (e.g. 46 in humans).

b)

Half set of chromosomes (23 in humans).

c)

Division of the cytoplasm and the last step in cell division.

d)

Relating to genes or heredity.

9.

The reproductive process that involves two parents whose genetic material is combined to produce a new organism different from themselves.

a)

Gametes

b)

Meiosis

c)

Mitosis

d)

Sexual Reproduction

10.

The process where a single cell divides resulting in generally two identical cells, each containing the same number of chromosomes and genetic content as that of the original cell.

a)

Gametes

b)

Meiosis

c)

Mitosis

d)

Sexual Reproduction

11.

Haploid cells join during fertilization to make a new genetically different organism (sperm/egg).

a)

Gametes

b)

Meiosis

c)

Mitosis

d)

Sexual Reproduction

12.

A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.

a)

Gametes

b)

Meiosis

c)

Mitosis

d)

Sexual Reproduction