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Reproduction GCSE

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

Is a fast process

b)

Is energy efficient

c)

Produces variation

d)

Only one parent needed

2.

Name the process that produces gametes.

a)

Variation

b)

Fertilisation

c)

Meiosis

d)

Mitosis

3.

What is the meaning of the term gene?

a)

A section of DNA that codes for one amino acid

b)

A section of DNA that codes for a protein

c)

A single nucleotide of DNA

d)

One of the bases of DNA

4.

Which of the following is an inherited disorder?

a)

Malaria

b)

HIV

c)

Measles

d)

Cystic fibrosis

5.

The allele for brown eyes is B and the allele for blue eyes is b. Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

a)

BB

b)

bB

c)

bb

d)

Bb

6.

Which sex chromosome or chromosomes can be found in sperm?

a)

X only

b)

Y only

c)

X and Y

d)

X or Y

7.

Which organism is most likely to undergo both sexual and asexual reproduction?

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Plants

c)

Fungi

d)

Malaria parasite

8.

Which statement about the human genome is true?

a)

The human genome contains around 2000 genes.

b)

The human genome was the first genome to be sequenced.

c)

Humans are the species with the largest genome.

d)

Mitochondria has its own DNA.

9.

What is the most likely result of a mutation?

a)

A change that leads to an evolutionary advantage

b)

Death of an organism

c)

A new form of a gene is produced

d)

Changes the shape of the protein

10.

Which row from the table shows the features of CVS?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

B is the allele for brown eyes and b is the allele for blue eyes.

Calculate the probability of a blue-eyed child if the parents had the

genotype Bb and bb.

a)

75%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

0%

12.

The percentage of the base adenine (A) in a human’s DNA was 36%.

What would be the percentage of cytosine (C)?

a)

14%

b)

32%

c)

64%

d)

36%

13.

An organism had 24 chromosomes in the nucleus of one of its body cells.

How many chromosomes would there be in a sperm cell and a skin cell from

the same organism?

a)

sperm cell: 12, skin cell: 12

b)

sperm cell: 24, skin cell: 24

c)

sperm cell: 12, skin cell: 24

d)

sperm cell: 24, skin cell: 12

14.

In which situation would asexual reproduction be an advantage?

a)

Changes in environmental conditions

b)

Presence of alleles for polydactyly

c)

Adverse environmental conditions for fungi

d)

Geographical isolation of plants