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How is there so much diversity?

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Biologically speaking, what is a cell?

a)

the smallest unit of life

b)

where prisoners reside

c)

wrapping on a candy

d)

the sum of chromosomes

2.

Why do human cells divide?

a)

to repopulate earth

b)

for reproduction

c)

for growing and repairing the body

d)

to increase genetic diversity

3.

Here is the process of making chromosomes. Why is it important?

a)

If DNA isn't condensed, then it cannot be transcribed to Messenger RNA.

b)

Histones and proteins allow for condensed chromosomes.

c)

The double helix is impossible to read without being in an X shape.

d)

If DNA doesn't copy exactly, the new cell may not function properly.

4.

How many daughter cells are formed in Mitosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

5.

TRUE/FALSE: You have a new body every seven years.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

What does the image show?

a)

All the different DNA in your body being turned on and off.

b)

How different segments of DNA can be expressed in different cells.

c)

The method by which our bodies fight off disease.

d)

All the cell types in the human body.

7.

When cell division goes unchecked, it is called:

a)

meiosis

b)

gametes

c)

mitosis

d)

cancer

e)

stem cells

8.

What is DNA made of?

a)

carbon

b)

hydrogen

c)

oxygen

d)

nitrogen

e)

phosphorus

9.

What is DNA made of?

a)

nitrogenous base

b)

proteins

c)

sugar-phosphate backbone

d)

electrolytes

e)

chromosomes

10.

If two parents that are homozygous recessive for a trait have children, what are the chances that the trait will be expressed in the children?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

11.

If two parents that are heterozygous for a dominant trait have children, what are the chances that the trait will be expressed in the children?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

12.

What will be the resulting mRNA from this DNA sequence:

GAT-TAC-AGA-TTA-CAT?

a)

CTA-ATG-TCT-AAT-GTA

b)

GAU-UAG-UGA-UUA-GUT

c)

CUA-AUG-UCU-AAU-GUA

d)

CAT-ACA-TAC-ATA-TAG

13.
Every three letters (example: ATC) in DNA codes for what??
a)
Amino Acid
b)
Nucleotide
c)
Lipid
d)
Carbohydrate
14.

Amino acids are joined together in order to form

a)

DNA

b)

ribosomes

c)

proteins

d)

RNA

15.
Which amino acid is made from the RNA codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Leucine
c)
Serine
d)
Tyrosine
16.
Which amino acid is made from the RNA codon GUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Leucine
c)
Serine
d)
Valine
17.

What is the correct sequence?

a)

RNA --> DNA --> Protein

b)

Protein --> RNA --> DNA

c)

DNA --> RNA --> Protein

d)

DNA --> Protein --> RNA

18.

If a segment of double-stranded DNA has 40 percent A, how much of it is C?

a)

40

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

19.

What are the functions of genes?

a)

instructions for producing proteins

b)

instructions for producing DNA

c)

instructions for producing lipids

d)

they have no function

20.

Which answer models central dogma?

a)

DNA to protein to RNA

b)

RNA to DNA to protein

c)

DNA to RNA to protein

d)

protein to RNA to DNA

21.

In which organelle does transcription occur?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Golgi apparatus

22.

At which organelle does translation occur?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Golgi apparatus

23.

Proteins aren't made in the nucleus because they are too big to escape the ______________:

a)

Nuclear Membrane

b)

Cell Membrane

24.

When an extra base is inserted into the DNA sequence of a gene, the protein doesn't work. Which explains why?

a)

the base increases rate of translation

b)

the base causes DNA to be transcribed in opposite direction

c)

the inserted base causes the codons in the sequence to be shifted and read differently

d)

the base signals enzymes to translate DNA rather than RNA

25.
Is this trait (the shaded individuals) dominant or recessive?
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
26.

What type of mutation is shown in the diagram?

a)

Point mutation - missense

b)

Frameshift Mutation - deletion

c)

Frameshift Mutation - addition

d)

Point mutation - nonsense

27.

Name the process happening at number 1 in the diagram.

a)

DNA Replication

b)

Translation

c)

Mutation

d)

Transcription

28.
A mutation is?
a)
Any change in DNA
b)
Any change in RNA
c)
Any change in the genetic code
29.

a photograph or picture of chromosomes grouped in ordered pairs is a ______________

a)

pedigree

b)

Punnett Square

c)

Venn Diagram

d)

Karyotype

30.

Which sex chromosomes would indicate a typical human male?

a)

XX

b)

X

c)

XY

d)

XXY

31.
A pair of identical chromosomes shown in a karyotype, one inherited from mom, and one inherited from dad are called
a)
sister chromotids
b)
centromeres
c)
homologous chromosomes
d)
autosomes
32.

What is the mutation in this persons chromosomes?

a)

There is only one X

b)

7 is shaped like a hockey stick

c)

There's an extra 21

d)

1 is too curved

33.

How many daughter cells are produced from meiosis ?

a)

10

b)

6

c)

4

d)

2

34.

A fertilized egg is called

a)

egg

b)

lettuce

c)

zygote

d)

sperm

35.
Which letter(s) in the diagram correspond to cells that are haploid? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
A and B
36.

What causes genetic variation in meiosis?

a)

chromosomes lining up

b)

crossing over of chromosomes

c)

separation of chromosomes

d)

chromosomes pulling apart

37.

So, with all that you know, why is there so much diversity within species?

a)

Stem Cells

b)

Meiosis

c)

Random Fertilization

d)

Mitosis

e)

Mutations