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Heredity and Reproduction Review 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Produces offspring with identical DNA.

a)

asexual reproduction

b)

sexual reproduction

2.

Provides greater genetic variation.

a)

asexual reproduction

b)

sexual reproduction

3.

Where in the body is DNA found?

a)

In a cell's ribosomes

b)

In a cell's nucleus

c)

Moving freely through the body

d)

Moving freely through a cell

4.
Look at the picture.
Eye color.
a)
inherited
b)
acquired
5.
Look at the picture.
A dog that sits when told to.
a)
inherited
b)
learned
6.
Look at the picture.
The ability to play basketball.
a)
inherited
b)
learned
7.
Color of feathers or fur
a)
inherited trait
b)
acquired trait
8.
True or False: Genetics is the scientific study of heredity.
a)
True
b)
False
9.

What is an advantage of asexual reproduction?

a)

Simple and Fast

b)

If the parent has poor qualities so will the offspring

c)

Allows for genetic variation

d)

Aides the offspring

10.

What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

Allows for genetic variation

b)

If the parent has good qualities so will the offspring.

c)

Simple and fast

d)

Requires one parent

11.

What is a disadvantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

Complex

b)

Fast

c)

Requires one parent

d)

If the parent has good qualities so will the offspring.

12.
The smallest biological unit of a living organism is a
a)
compound
b)
element
c)
cell
d)
molecule
13.
Which of the following defines heredity?
a)
The manipulated changing of a trait in an organism
b)
the study of how characteristics are passed from parent to offspring
c)
the ability of organisms to adapt to their environment
d)
the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next
14.
Which characteristic is true of sexual reproduction but not of asexual reproduction?
a)
Produces new individuals
b)
Produces diverse offspring
c)
Involves a form of cell division
d)
Involves one or more parents
15.
Which of the following is NOT true of asexual reproduction?
a)
allows for rapid population increases
b)
occurs commonly among single-celled animals
c)
causes a population to have more genetic variety
d)
can be used along with some organisms along with sexual reproduction
16.
Which of the following traits would be passed down through chromosomes?
a)
a scar
b)
the organism's language
c)
blue eyes
d)
pierced ears
17.

What are chromosomes made of?

a)

cells

b)

DNA

c)

nucleus

d)

traits

18.

A gene is best described as -

a)

the release of energy.

b)

the waste produced by cells.

c)

a unit of heredity.

d)

a collection of adaptations.

19.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
20.

Which organelle is where genetic information is stored?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

21.

What parts of a cell are most involved in determining the shape of your face?

a)

Genes, chromosomes, and nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm, chloroplasts, and genes

c)

Vacuoles, nucleus, and chromosomes

d)

Chromosomes, chloroplasts, and vacuoles

22.

The hydra is a very small, simple animal that lives in water. Hydras reproduce asexually by budding,

a process in which a bud breaks off an adult hydra and floats away. Which of these describes a hydra?

a)

A hydra bud contains genetic material from its two parents.

b)

A hydra bud is genetically identical to the parent hydra.

c)

A hydra bud has different mutations than the parent hydra.

d)

A hydra bud has half as much genetic material as the parent hydra

23.

An organism reproduces asexually. What percentage of the offspring’s genetic information is the same as the genetic information of the parent?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

24.

In one student’s family, two of the children have curly hair, one child has wavy hair, and the fourth child has straight hair. Which of these processes is responsible for the variety of hair texture in this family?

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Binary Fission

c)

Sexual Reproduction

d)

Vegetative Propagation

25.

Certain species of whiptail lizards have only female individuals and no males. These lizards reproduce asexually. What is one disadvantage of asexual reproduction for these lizards?

a)

They are smaller than lizards that reproduce sexually.

b)

They are more likely to develop a variety of tail lengths.

c)

A new population can be established by a single individual in a relatively short period of time.

d)

All the members of a population are genetically very similar and less able to survive environmental changes.

26.
What do these two organisms have in common?
a)
They reproduce sexually
b)
They reproduce asexually
c)
They reproducing using eggs and sperm
d)
They reproduce with two parents
27.
Which statement describes asexual and sexual reproduction?
a)
Asexual is one part of sexual reproduction.
b)
Sexual reproduction happens before asexual reproduction.
c)
Asexual needs one parent, and sexual needs two parents.
d)
Sexual only happens in animals, and asexual happens only in plants.
28.
This shows which form of reproduction?
a)
sexual
b)
asexual
29.

Eye color, hair color, having freckles, etc. are examples of:

a)

DNA

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Genes

d)

Traits

30.
Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________
a)
predators to prey
b)
water to rain
c)
parents to offspring
d)
fungi to protists