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Final Exam Practice Quiz

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who discovered the basis of what we know about genetics?

a)

Walter Sutton

b)

Joseph Monarch

c)

George Buckley

d)

Gregor Mendel

2.

Which of these is TRUE about the parents of a child with Albinism?

a)

Both of their parents must have the recessive allele for Albinism

b)

Only one parent has the recessive allele for Albinism

c)

Neither parent has the recessive allele for Albinism

d)

Both of their parents must have the dominant allele for Albinism

3.

If someone has the blood type AO, what blood type is expressed?

a)

Type O

b)

Type B

c)

Type AB

d)

Type A

4.

1. Each alternate form of a gene for a certain trait is called a(n);

a)

Allele

b)

Genotype

c)

Phenotype

d)

Recessive trait

5.

The appearance of a trait determined by a given genotype is called the

a)

Allele

b)

Gametophyte

c)

Genotype

d)

Phenotype

6.

When each cell of an organism contains two different alleles for a given trait the organism is

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Dominant

d)

Recessive

7.

The combination of alleles for a given trait is the

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Allele

d)

Gamete

8.

What kind of trait always shows up, no matter what the other trait is?

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

c)

Homozygous

d)

Heterozygous

9.

Which is an example of a genotype?

a)

Aa

b)

Recessive

c)

Black hair

d)

Translation

10.

What is an example of a phenotype?

a)

Aa

b)

Recessive

c)

Black Hair

d)

Translation

11.

Which is Homozygous Dominant?

a)

TT

b)

Tt

c)

tt

12.

Which is Heterozygous?

a)

SS

b)

Ss

c)

ss

13.

Two sets of chromosomes that have matching size and genes on them are

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Haploid

d)

Homologous

14.

Mitosis creates

a)

4 sex cells

b)

2 sex cells

c)

4 cells

d)

2 cells

15.

Meiosis creates

a)

4 sex cells

b)

2 sex cells

c)

4 cells

d)

2 cells

16.

Mitosis creates

a)

Genetically identical cells

b)

Genetically different cells

17.

Meiosis creates

a)

Genetically different cells

b)

Genetically identical cells

18.

What is this picture showing?

a)

Meiosis

b)

Mitosis

c)

Replication

d)

Crossing Over

19.

When does crossing over occur?

a)

During Mitosis

b)

During Meiosis

20.

What is a section of DNA that codes for a protein?

a)

Phenotype

b)

Genotype

c)

Gene

d)

Albinism

21.

Fertilization is when...

a)

chromosomes cross over

b)

cells replicate

c)

egg and sperm join together

d)

gametes are formed

22.

Why are Cheetahs in danger of going extinct?

a)

Cheetahs have mutations in their sperm, do not reproduce often, and many cubs are killed by lions

b)

No one likes cheetahs so people are letting them go extinct

c)

Cheetahs are not fast enough and cannot escape predators

d)

Cheetahs are all genetically identical making them vulnerable to disease

23.

What is true about a population?

a)

They cannot reproduce

b)

They have identical genes

c)

They are members of the same species

24.

All organisms having DNA as their genetic material is evidence that

a)

Natural selection occurred

b)

All organisms descended from a common ancestor

c)

Genetic resistance rarely occurs

d)

Mutations don't exist

25.

What does natural selection require?

a)

Many generations, non-changing environment, no mutations

b)

Bacteria, plant life, and mitochondria

c)

Stabilizing environments, carrying capacity, and biodiversity

d)

Over-reproduction, genetic diversity, competition, best traits get passed to the next generation

26.

Which of these is a biotic factor?

a)

Number and kinds of prey in an ecosystem

b)

Average temperature

c)

Concentration of oxygen

d)

Type of soil

27.

What type of relationship occurs between a flower and an insect?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Predation

c)

Parasitism

d)

Commensalism

28.

Carrying capacity is...

a)

The largest number of individuals that an environment can support

b)

Animals moving out of an area

c)

Animals moving into an area

d)

Births-deaths

29.

What is happening from 1901-1941?

a)

Population has slow growth

b)

Population has exponential growth

c)

Decrease in population size

30.

What is happening from 1950-1970?

a)

Exponential Growth

b)

Slow growth of population

c)

Decline in population size

31.

Cane toads are an example of

a)

Parasite

b)

Keystone species

c)

Invasive species

32.

What is the carrying capacity of this population?

a)

100

b)

200

c)

700

d)

800

33.

What factors help determine carrying capacity?

a)

Availability of food

b)

Availability of water

c)

Availability of space

d)

Amount of competition

34.

Examples of a keystone species are

a)

White-nose fungus

b)

Bats

c)

Otters

35.

Examples of invasive species include...

a)

Cane toad

b)

White-nose fungus

c)

Otters

d)

bats

36.

Where is white-nose fungus from originally?

a)

Europe/Asia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Africa