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Biol24 Fundamentals of Genetics

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The diagram on the left shows homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis. Which of the following correctly describes the process being illustrated?

a)

mutation in which the DNA content of the gene is altered

b)

segregation of sister chromatids

c)

condensation and segregation of alleles

d)

crossing-over in which alleles are exchanged

2.

What happens to sister chromatids in meiosis II?

a)

They duplicate.

b)

They separate.

c)

They remain together

d)

They do not take part.

3.

Why is it important for the daughter cells to divide a second time in meiosis?

a)

The second division switches parts of matching chromatids to increase genetic variation.

b)

The second division forms four identical cells to ensure that all offspring have the same traits.

c)

The second division forms haploid cells that can combine with other haploid cells during fertilization.

d)

Both A & C

4.

Mitosis and meiosis are processes involved in cellular reproduction. Which of the following describes an

event that results from mitosis but NOT meiosis?

a)

. two stages of cell division

b)

replication of cellular genetic material

c)

daughter cells that are identical to the parent cell

d)

four daughter cells that are produced from each parent cell

5.

Which type of reproduction leads to increased genetic variation in a population?

a)

Parthenogenesis

b)

Asexual Reproduction

c)

Sexual reproduction

d)

Vegetative reproduction

6.

Differentiate sister chromatids from homologous chromosomes

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7.

What happens if the cell doesn’t get a signal to proceed the cell cycle?

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8.

Differentiate haploid from diploid cell

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9.

Describe what happens in the picture

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10.

Describe what happens during this phase

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11.

If an organism has a diploid number of 16 chromosomes, what is its haploid number?

(a)  

12.

The diagram on the right shows two strawberry plants. Plant 2 is produced asexually from Plant 1. If the leaf cells of Plant 1 have 56 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be found in the leaf cells of Plant 2?

a)

14

b)

28

c)

56

d)

112

13.

What is the difference between prophase of mitosis and prophase I of meiosis?

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14.

In a single celled organism, mitosis is used for?

a)

development.

b)

reproduction.

c)

growth.

d)

repair

15.

Which of the following observations represents the interphase stage of a cell?

a)

Centrosomes are on the opposite poles

b)

DNA is present in the form of chromatin

c)

Spindle fibers begin to form

d)

Nuclear envelope is absent

16.

Site where crossing over occurs

(a)  

17.

What is the difference between metaphase of mitosis and metaphase I of meiosis

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18.

What would most likely result if mitosis was not accompanied with cytokinesis?

a)

2 cells each with 1 nucleus

b)

2 cells each without nucleus

c)

1 cell with 2 identical nuclei

d)

1 cell w/o nucleus

19.

Mechanism of cancer cells

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20.

If a parent cell contained 30 chromosomes, its daughter cells would contain 15 following mitosis

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The main difference between meiosis and mitosis is that

a)

DNA replicates during mitosis, but does not during meiosis.

b)

During mitosis, sister chromatids separate; they do not during meiosis.

c)

Mitosis makes genetically identical copies; meiosis does not.

d)

Mitosis increases chromosome number in each cell, while meiosis decreases it.

22.

What are the things you learned from Module 2 Lesson 2.2? List atleast five

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23.

Which of the following happens during both meiosis and mitosis?

a)

Crossing over

b)

Random alignment of homologous chromosomes

c)

Sister chromatids separate

d)

Homologous chromosomes separate

24.

What is a tetrad?

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25.

During meiosis, when does crossing over occur?

a)

Prophase I

b)

Anaphase I

c)

Prophase II

d)

Anaphase II

26.

Which of the following statements is true about mitosis in humans?

a)

All cells of the body go through mitosis more or less constantly from conception until death.

b)

Each cell undergoing mitosis divides into two completely new cells that are usually identical to the cell from which they originated.

c)

It takes roughly two weeks for a cell to go through all six phases of mitosis

d)

All of the Above

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28.

Explain the difference between dominant and recessive alleles. For example, if I have brown eyes what would the allele look like.

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29.

Compare and describe the relationship between:

  1. Phenotype and Genotype
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30.

Compare and describe the relationship between:

homozygous / heterozygous / hybrid

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31.

Compare and describe the relationship between:

gene / locus / alleles

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32.

Different forms of a gene are called:

a)

recessive factors

b)

dominant factors

c)

alleles

d)

hybrids

33.

Which of the following statements is false?

a)

Prokaryotic cells are smaller than eukaryotic cells

b)

Eukaryotic organisms can be multicellular

c)

Prokaryotic lack a nucleus

d)

Plant cells are not eukaryotic

34.

The organelle found in both animal and plant cells that is clear but contains dissolved nutrients and ions is the:

a)

vacuole

b)

cytoplasm

c)

rough ER

d)

golgi body

35.

Compare plant and animal cells. Be sure to include at least three organelles plant and animal cells have in common, and another three organelles that are different

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36.

How do organelles i eukaryotic cells act in a manner similar to the organs in a multicellular organism?

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37.

Using the following image of a prokaryotic cell, identify two of the labeled parts and indicate its function.

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38.

Each identical side of a chromosome is the

a)

centromere

b)

centriole

c)

chromatin

d)

chromatid

39.

Label the following numbered parts on the image provided

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40.

When DNA is in its less coiled, "relaxed," state, between cell divisions, it is called

a)

autosomes

b)

chromatin

c)

chromatid

d)

centromere

41.

Which is NOT a true statement about the cell’s genetic material?

a)

Chromatin becomes a tightly packed chromosome when mitosis begins

b)

Chromatin is made of DNA and found loose in the nucleus

c)

The two sister chromatids are genetically identical to each other

d)

The two sister chromatids are genetically different from each other