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Genetics Vocabulary List 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A reproductive cell (sperm or egg)

a)

gamete

b)

chromosome

c)

asexual

d)

mitosis

2.

chromosome

a)

a tightly wound bundle of DNA

b)

a physical feature

c)

a sperm or an egg

d)

a child

3.

A process by which two parents contribute genetic material to make an offspring

a)

asexual reproduction

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

chromosome

d)

gamete

4.

A reproductive strategy that involves only 1 parent and offspring identical to the parent

a)

asexual reproduction

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

replication

d)

offspring

5.

The duplication of an organism

a)

gamete

b)

chromosome

c)

replication

d)

daughter cell

6.

Cell division that results in identical daughter cells

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

daughter cell

d)

offspring

7.

What is meiosis? (Select all)

a)

cell division that results in cells with half the normal amount of genetic material

b)

cell division that results in identical cells

c)

makes gametes

d)

is a mechanism of sexual reproduction

8.

A cell that comes from a parent cell

a)

daughter cell

b)

son cell

c)

mother cell

d)

father cell

9.

A new organism that is the product of reproduction

a)

trait

b)

offspring

c)

gamete

d)

replication

10.

An characteristic or property of an organism; passed on from parents' genes

a)

gamete

b)

chromosome

c)

daughter cell

d)

trait