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Chap. 10.1 & 10.2 (Meiosis & Genetics) Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reduction division that produces gamete

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

replication

d)

translation

2.

Specific characteristic of an organism, such as body color, is called a

a)

genes

b)

homozygous

c)

trait

d)

gametes

3.

What is the end result of meiosis?

a)

2 genetically identical diploid somatic cells

b)

2 genetically different haploid somatic cells

c)

4 genetically identical diploid gametes

d)

4 genetically different haploid gametes

4.

What is the process that occurs in Prophase I where two chromosomes exchange genetic material?

a)

sharing

b)

crossing over

c)

splitting

d)

none of the above

5.

When an area of a chromatid is exchanged with the matching area on a chromatid of its homologous chromosome, _________________ occurs

a)

crossing over

b)

synapsis

c)

hybridization

d)

fertilization

6.

A body cell is also called a ___________cell. These cells make up most of your body tissues and organs

a)

prokaryotic

b)

zygote

c)

mutated

d)

somatic

7.

Brown hair is a _______

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

8.

This allele will mask the other allele

a)

Recessive

b)

Dominant

c)

Gene

d)

Independent

9.

This is used to predict the traits of an offspring

a)

Punnett Square

b)

Karyotype

c)

Nondisjunction

10.

A genotype in which the two alleles of a gene are different

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

c)

Dominant trait

d)

Recessive trait

11.

What is a phenotype

a)

The genetic make up (code)

b)

The physical trait

12.

What is it called when a sperm and egg meet?

a)

meiosis

b)

fertilization

c)

cell division

d)

mitosis

13.

Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in

a)

one haploid gamete

b)

two diploid gametes

c)

four diploid gametes

d)

four haploid gametes

14.

This picture shows which process?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

the cell cycle

d)

fertilization

15.

How are your chromosomes inherited?

a)

most of your chromosomes from your mother

b)

most of your chromosomes from your father

c)

a random number of chromosomes from each parent

d)

half your chromosomes from your mother and half from your father.

16.

What predicted percentage of the offspring will be heterozygous?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

17.

What process is seen in the diagram?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Fertilization

d)

asexual reproduction

18.

An organism with the genotype Dd for a trait is

a)

heterozygous dominant

b)

heterozygous recessive

c)

homozygous dominant

d)

homozygous recessive

19.

Potential evolutionary changes can occur more frequently in

a)

Meiosis

b)

Mitosis

20.

The genetic makeup of an organism or what represents the letters in a Dihybrid Cross

a)

allele

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

karyotype

21.

If alleles look like Aa in a genotype it is said to be

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

incomplete dominant

d)

codominant

22.

If alleles look like AA in a genotype it is said to be

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

incomplete dominant

d)

codominant

23.

What shows the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross?

a)

bar graph

b)

pie chart

c)

punnett square

d)

co-dominant graph

24.

 Cell created at the end of meiosis are best known as

a)

somatic cells

b)

gamete cells

c)

skin cells

d)

diploid cells

25.

How many cell divisions occur in Meiosis?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

1

26.

The color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p). According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being white?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

27.

The color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p). According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being PURPLE?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

28.

The color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p). According to the Punnett Square, what is the ratio of phenotypes?

a)

3 Purple: 1 White

b)

2 Purple: 2 White

c)

1 Purple: 3 White

d)

4 Purple

29.

Which sex chromosome combination is for a female?

a)

XY

b)

XX

c)

YY

d)

XXY

30.

How many haploid daughter cells are produced at the conclusion of meiotic division?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

31.

Are gametes (sex cells) haploid or diploid?

a)

Haploid

b)

Diploid

32.

Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with a total of _____ chromosomes.

a)

23, 46

b)

46, 23

c)

2, 4

d)

50, 100

33.

G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...

a)

GG

b)

Gg

c)

gg

d)

all of the choices result in yellow

34.

The result of meiosis is ______.

a)

two diploid cells

b)

two haploid cells

c)

four diploid cells

d)

four haploid cells

35.

Choose the correct answer choice for the following statement:


The DNA of the resulting daughter cells are identical.

a)

Meiosis

b)

Mitosis

36.

What is the correct order of the phases in Meiosis I?

a)

Prophase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I, Metaphase I

b)

Anaphase I, Metaphase I, Telophase I, Prophase I

c)

Prophase I, Metaphase I, Telophase I, Anaphase I

d)

Prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I

37.

T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square

a)

tt

b)

Tt

c)

Bb

d)

TT

38.

Another name for a fertilized egg is

a)

a zygote

b)

a haploid cell

c)

a homologue

d)

a gamete

39.

B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur? 

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

40.

What allele combination should go in the missing box?

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

none of these

41.

Each one of the boxes on the Punnett Square represents what percentage?

a)

25%

b)

1%

c)

10%

d)

0%

42.

What is the likelihood that the offspring will be yellow (g)?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

43.

What is the probability that the offspring will have blue eyes?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

44.

Which trait is dominant?

a)

pink

b)

white

45.

Round seeds are dominant (R). Wrinkled seeds are recessive (r). What is the likelihood that this offspring is round (R)?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%