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Intro to Genetics Vocabulary

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Mitosis makes cells that are identical to each other.

b)

Mitosis makes cells that are different from each other.

c)

Meiosis makes cells that are identical to each other.

d)

None of these choices are true.

2.

Mitosis is

a)

When a body cell reproduces and makes more cells.

b)

When a sex cell reproduces and makes more cells.

3.

Meiosis is

a)

Cell division that produces gametes or sex cells.

b)

Cell division that produces somatic cells or body cells

4.

The male sex cell is called a ______.

a)

sperm

b)

egg

c)

zygote

d)

gamete

5.

The female sex cell is an _______.

a)

sperm

b)

egg

c)

zygote

d)

gamete

6.

Another name for a sex cells is ______.

a)

animal

b)

plant

c)

zygote

d)

gamete

7.

A cell with two complete sets of chromosomes is a ________.

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

c)

zygote

d)

somatic

8.

A cell with a single set of unpaired chromosomes is a _______.

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

c)

neuron

d)

stem

9.

What is another name for body cell ________?

a)

somatic

b)

neurotic

c)

gamete

d)

normal

10.

Where do you get your genes from?

a)

the environment

b)

your parents

c)

your food

d)

none of the above

11.

Which of these is an example of a mutation?

a)

Peter Parker turning into Spiderman

b)

Kim Kardashian getting plastic surgery

c)

Cam Newton tearing his ACL

d)

none of the above