WorksheetsGenetic inheritance
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
Cell division has the following functions.
1 asexual reproduction
2 growth
3 production of gametes
4 repair of damaged tissue
5 replacement of cells
Which functions are specific to mitosis?
1,2,3 and 4
1,2,4 and 5
2,3 and 4 only
3,4 and 5 only
Which type of cell is produced by meiosis?
fertilised egg cell
leaf cell
red blood cell
sperm cell
Which statements about mitosis are correct?
1 Mitosis produces genetically identical cells.
2 Mitosis produces genetically different cells.
3 Mitosis produces gametes.
4 Mitosis produces body cells.
1 and 3
1 and 4
3 and 4
2 and 3
Which row correctly shows whether the nuclei of the cells are diploid or haploid?
body cell is diploid, gamete is diploid, zygote is haploid
body cell is diploid, gamete is haploid, zygote is diploid
body cell is haploid, gamete is diploid, zygote is haploid
body cell is haploid, gamete is haploid, zygote is diploid
Which name is given to the observable features of an organism?
(a)
When bases pair up in the formation of DNA, what is one of the pairings?
G and A
G and C
G and G
G and T
What happens to the chromosome number after meiosis and after mitosis?
meiosis-halved; mitosis-halved
meiosis-halved; mitosis-stays the same
meiosis-stays the same; mitosis-halved
meiosis-stays the same; mitosis-stays the same
what basic units make up a protein molecule?
(a)
Which substance is coded for by a length of DNA?
fat
fatty acid
glycerol
lipase
What are alleles?
(a)
A section of DNA, has the following four bases identified on one strand: -G-A-C-T-.
Which sequence of bases would be on the other strand?
(a)
A length of DNA that codes for a protein is called
(a)
What results from meiosis of a diploid cell?
genetically different diploid cell
genetically different haploid cell
genetically identical diploid cell
genetically identical haploid cell
