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How organisms grow

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is the genetic material important?

a)

It allows us to do cell respiration

b)

It is responsible for photosynthesis in plants

c)

It allows organisms to increase their populations

d)

It allows characteristics to be passed on from generation to generation

2.

In some living organisms, the genetic material is in the form of DNA.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The genetic material is found in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER).

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Organisms that have two copies of each molecule of DNA (chromosomes) are called:

a)

haploid

b)

triploid

c)

tetraploid

d)

diploid

5.

Organisms that have only 1 copy of each molecule of DNA are called:

a)

haploid

b)

triploid

c)

tetraploid

d)

diploid

6.

Humans are:

a)

haploid

b)

triploid

c)

tetraploid

d)

diploid

7.

Human gametes are:

a)

haploid

b)

triploid

c)

tetraploid

d)

diploid

8.

Moss sporophytes are:

a)

haploid

b)

triploid

c)

tetraploid

d)

diploid

9.

Moss gametophytes are:

a)

haploid

b)

triploid

c)

tetraploid

d)

diploid

10.

Moss sporophytes produce spores through:

a)

meiosis

b)

mitosis

c)

binary fission

d)

another less common type of cell division

11.

Moss spores grow into gametophytes through mitosis.

a)

True

b)

False