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Cells and cell reproduction

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which equipment is used to see cells?

a)

Periscope

b)

Telescope

c)

Microscope

d)

Micrograph

2.

Who looked at cork and named the cell?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Robert Brown

d)

Robert Remak

3.
Which of the following scientists was the first to observe bacteria?
a)
Anton van Leuwenhoek
b)
Matthais Schleiden
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
4.

Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?

a)

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

b)

All cells are produced from other cells.

c)

Only animals are composed of cells.

d)

All living things are composed of cells.

5.

What type of cell has a nucleus?

a)

eukaryotic only

b)

prokaryotic only

c)

both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

6.
Bacteria are prokaryotes.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
In what organelle does the food making process in plants take place?

a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplasts
d)
Mitochondria
8.
In what organelle is the genetic material found inside?
 
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Nucleus
9.
What organelle stores waste and water in both plant and animal cells?
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Vacuoles
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
10.
What is the function of the mitochondria?
a)
Structure that manufactures ribosomes
b)
Structures that converts nutrients to energy
c)
Stack of membranes that packages chemicals
d)
Structure that contains DNA and directs the cell
11.
Identify the phase:
a)
Metaphase I
b)
Metaphase II
c)
Anaphase I
d)
Anaphase II
12.
Identify the phase.
a)
Metaphase I
b)
Metaphase II
c)
Anaphase I
d)
Anaphase II
13.
After meiosis II the daughter cells will contain ____ chromosomes if the original cell contained 78.
a)
78
b)
39
c)
23
d)
46
14.
Which of the following cells is a gamete?
a)
egg
b)
bone
c)
heart
d)
muscle
15.
The fertilized egg is termed a/an _____.
a)
gamete
b)
allele
c)
homolog
d)
zygote
16.
In mitosis cells are genetically _______, but in meiosis cells are genetically ______.
a)
diverse, identical
b)
identical, diverse/different
17.
When does replication of chromosomes occur in animal cell meiosis?
a)
Before Meiosis I and Meiosis II
b)
Before Meiosis II Only
c)
Before Meiosis I Only
d)
During Prophase I and Prophase II
18.
This type of RNA moves amino acids to the ribosomes.
a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
rRNA
19.
In sexual reproduction, chromosome reduction is necessary to ___.
a)
ensure that all offspring have the correct diploid number of chromosomes
b)
ensure that all offspring have the correct haploid number of chromosomes
c)
ensure that all daughter cells are identical
20.

1n indicates that the cell is ____.

a)

Diploid

b)

Haploid

21.

Is this karyotype for a male or female?

a)

MALE

b)

FEMALE

22.

Which of the following describes heredity?

a)

A tiger teaching its young how to hunt

b)

A tree making food by photosynthesis

c)

Bacteria dividing into to make a new bacteria

d)

An animal eating a plant

23.

What advantage do organisms that reproduce sexually have or organisms that reproduce asexually?

a)

Organisms that reproduce sexually can reproduce faster

b)

Organisms that reproduce sexually don't need a mate

c)

Organisms that reproduce sexually have a better chance of survival if the environment changes

d)

Organisms that reproduce sexually are exactly like their parents.

24.

___________ reproduction happens when sex cells from both parents join.

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

c)

Binary fission

d)

Budding

25.

Inherited traits are controlled by

a)

nucleus

b)

chromosomes

c)

genes

d)

cells

26.

Many mutations...

a)

Occur randomly

b)

Occur because of bad eating habits

c)

Occur because of lack of exercise

27.

Mutations can be...

a)

Harmful

b)

Beneficial

c)

Neutral

d)

All of the Above

28.

Mutations are...

a)

Changes in the sequence of DNA

b)

Broken chromosomes

c)

Bad genes

29.

What is a type of Mutation?

a)

Deletions

b)

Insertions

c)

Base Substitutions

d)

All of the Above

30.
What did Gregor Mendel use to discover the principles that rule heredity?
a)
Pea Plant
b)
Pigeons
c)
Pear trees
d)
Photosynthesis
31.
What did Mendel call the two kinds of traits exhibited by the pea plants (one coming from the father, one from the mother)?
a)
Genesis
b)
Elective traits
c)
Alleles
d)
Quadrants
32.
What do we call the result of the genotype (for example, the color of the peas)?
a)
Visible traits
b)
Physiotrait
c)
Genotype 2
d)
Phenotype
33.
What do we call the table used to calculate the probability of an offspring's genotype?
a)
Punnett square
b)
Venn diagram
c)
Golden ratio
d)
Fibonacci sequence
34.
This type of phenotype is less likely to be prominent in offspring
a)
Dominant genotype
b)
Recessive genotype
c)
Dominant phenotype
d)
Recessive phenotype
35.
Gregor Mendel was born in what country
a)
Austraila
b)
Austria
c)
Africa
d)
Alaska
36.
Before Mendel how did people think you got your traits
a)
equal from each parent
b)
more from the dad
c)
more from the mom
d)
from a stork
37.

Which of the following is heterozygous?

a)

MM

b)

Mm

c)

mm

38.

Which of the following is homozygous dominant?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

39.

What term denotes the physical expression of a gene?

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

appearance

d)

homologous

40.

Which term denotes the combination of genes an organism has?

a)

genotpye

b)

phenotype

c)

heterozygous

d)

homozygous

41.

Which of these genotypes would most likely be used to represent the dominant for pea plant height?

a)

TT

b)

tt

c)

PP

d)

pp

42.

Which of the these is homozygous?

a)

gg

b)

Yy

c)

Nn

d)

Ee

43.

What word would be INCORRECT to describe "QQ"

a)

homozygous

b)

dominant

c)

genotype

d)

recessive

44.

If Y (yellow) is the dominant allele for pea plant seed color, which of the following would produce green seeds?

a)

yy

b)

Yy

c)

YY

d)

gg

45.

What are the chances that two white flower (pp) pea plants could produce a purple flower pea plant?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

46.
The physical appearance of an organism based on traits
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Meiosis
d)
Genetics
47.
The allele combinations
a)
genetics
b)
mitosis
c)
genotype
d)
phenotype
48.
Hair colour is an example of
a)
genotype
b)
phenotype
49.
The genotype of:  bb   will have the PHENOTYPE of...
a)
black fur
b)
white fur
c)
course hair
d)
fine hair
50.
The genotype of:  Heterozygous Course Hair  will have the alleles of...
a)
Hh
b)
HH
c)
hh
51.
If a trait is recessive, it needs to be inherited from ___ parents to be 'expressed'.
a)
one
b)
both
52.
How many letters does a genotype contain?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
53.
Mark is heterozygous. If B is for brown hair, and b is for blonde hair, what is Mark's genotype?
a)
BB
b)
bb
c)
Bb
d)
bB
54.
If T=Tall & t=short, what is the genotypic ratio?
a)
1:3
b)
3:1
c)
1:2:1
d)
2:2
55.
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%
56.
In the Punnett square shown, what must the genotype of the missing parent be?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Tt
57.
What ratio of the offspring from the cross shown will be homozygous recessive for the  trait of tallness? 
a)
0 in 4
b)
1 in 4
c)
2 in 4
d)
4 in 4
58.
What is the yellow seed genotype?
a)
aa
b)
Aa
c)
AA
d)
AA or Aa
59.
What does a Punnett Square do?
a)
tell you exactly what your offspring will look like
b)
increase the chance you pass on recessive traits
c)
predict genotypes and phenotypes in offspring
d)
have no purpose but for Taylor to give us extra assignments
60.
A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Co dominance
c)
Independent assortment
d)
Recessive inheritance
61.
This type of inheritance pattern shows BOTH traits in possible offspring
a)
complete dominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
co-dominance
d)
dominant pattern
62.
Snap dragon color is a incomplete dominant trait.  A red flower (RR) is crossed with white flower (rr)? What color are flowers that are Rr?
a)
Red
b)
Red and White
c)
White
d)
Pink
63.
This type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE of both traits.
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
co-dominance
c)
complete dominance
d)
recessive pattern

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