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Sci9 Life Sci Unit Exam Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct order of the stages of mitosis?

a)

Interphase, Anaphase,

Prophase, Metaphase, Telophase, Cytokinesis

b)

Interphase,

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase Cytokinesis,

Telophase

c)

Telophase, Metaphase,

Interphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Cytokinesis

d)

Interphase,

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokinesis

2.

What is genetic engineering?

a)

Adding together DNA from two different species

b)

Adding together DNA from the same species

c)

Replacing damaged DNA with healthy DNA

d)

Replacing healthy DNA with damaged DNA

3.

What is gene therapy?

a)

Adding together DNA from two different species

b)

Adding together DNA from the same species

c)

Replacing damaged DNA with healthy DNA

d)

Replacing healthy DNA with damaged DNA

4.

What is selective breeding?

a)

Selecting what breeds you like best

b)

Picking which male and female will breed to get certain traits

c)

Survival of the fittest

d)

Selecting what DNA you like the best

5.

How are cells made in meiosis different than cells made in mitosis?

a)

Half the amount of chromosomes

b)

Twice the amount of chromosomes

c)

The DNA is unique

d)

The DNA is cloned

6.

What is the cause of Down Syndrome?

a)

Damaged DNA

b)

Extra cells in the body

c)

Extra chromosome

d)

Recessive alleles

7.

What is the cause of cystic fibrosis?

a)

DNA damage

b)

Extra cells in the body

c)

Extra chromosome

d)

Recessive alleles

8.

What is the cause of FAS?

a)

DNA damage

b)

Extra cells in the body

c)

Extra chromosome

d)

Recessive alleles

9.

How many chromosomes does a human body cell have?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

92

d)

101

10.

How many chromosomes does a human sex cell have?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

92

d)

101

11.

How many chromosomes do you get from each parent?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

92

d)

101

12.

Which are names for a baby before it is born?

a)

Fetus

b)

Zybron

c)

Embryo

d)

Zygote

e)

Fimbrion

13.

Where does conception happen?

a)

Ovary

b)

Vas deferens

c)

Fallopian tube

d)

Uterus

14.

Where does a fetus/baby develop?

a)

Ovary

b)

Vas deferens

c)

Fallopian tube

d)

Uterus

15.

What happens in prophase?

a)

The chromosomes condense and the centrioles grow spindles.

b)

The chromosomes get enveloped by two new nucleuses.

c)

The chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.

d)

The chromosomes move away to either side of the cell.

16.

What happens in metaphase?

a)

The chromosomes condense and the centrioles grow spindles.

b)

The chromosomes get enveloped by two new nucleuses.

c)

The chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.

d)

The chromosomes move away to either side of the cell.

17.

What happens in anaphase?

a)

The chromosomes condense and the centrioles grow spindles.

b)

The chromosomes get enveloped by two new nucleuses.

c)

The chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.

d)

The chromosomes move away to either side of the cell.

18.

What happens in telophase?

a)

The chromosomes condense and the centrioles grow spindles.

b)

The chromosomes get enveloped by two new nucleuses.

c)

The chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.

d)

The chromosomes move away to either side of the cell.

19.

What is a dominant trait?

a)

You only need one dominant allele to show the trait

b)

You need two dominant alleles to show the trait

c)

You need one dominant and one recessive allele to show the trait

d)

You need two recessive alleles to show the trait

20.

What is a recessive trait?

a)

You only need one dominant allele to show the trait

b)

You need two dominant alleles to show the trait

c)

You need one dominant and one recessive allele to show the trait

d)

You need two recessive alleles to show the trait

21.

What happens if you have one dominant allele and one recessive allele?

a)

The dominant trait shows

b)

The recessive trait shows

22.

If a baby has two X chromosomes (XX), what reproductive system will they usually get?

a)

Male

b)

Female

23.

If a baby has one X and one Y chromosome (XY), what reproductive system will they usually get?

a)

Male

b)

Female

24.

Select what are true for asexual reproduction:

a)

One parent

b)

Two parents

c)

Lots of genetic diversity

d)

Less genetic diversity

25.

Select what are true for sexual reproduction:

a)

One parent

b)

Two parents

c)

Lots of genetic diversity

d)

Less genetic diversity

26.

A starfish loses an arm but the arm generates a whole new starfish. This is an example of what kind of asexual reproduction?

a)

Parthenogenesis

b)

Budding

c)

Binary fission

d)

Fragmentation

27.

A bacterium splits into two identical bacteria. This is an example of what kind of asexual reproduction?

a)

Parthenogenesis

b)

Budding

c)

Binary fission

d)

Fragmentation

28.

A yeast grows a smaller yeast on its side that eventually pinches off. This is an example of what kind of asexual reproduction?

a)

Parthenogenesis

b)

Budding

c)

Binary fission

d)

Fragmentation

29.

A komodo dragon fertilizes her own eggs without help from a male. This is an example of what kind of asexual reproduction?

a)

Parthenogenesis

b)

Budding

c)

Binary fission

d)

Fragmentation

30.

What is true about a heritable trait?

a)

Not passed from parent to child

b)

Passed from parent to child

c)

Example: skin colour

d)

Example: scars

31.

What is true about a non-heritable trait?

a)

Not passed from parent to child

b)

Passed from parent to child

c)

Example: skin colour

d)

Example: scars

32.

What is inbreeding?

a)

Mating with close relatives so that the genetic diversity is high

b)

Mating with close relatives to that the genetic diversity is low

c)

Mating with strangers so that the genetic diversity is high

d)

Mating with strangers so that the genetic diversity is low

33.

What is cancer?

a)

An infection

b)

Cells dividing really slow

c)

Cells dividing kind of fast

d)

Uncontrollable cell division

34.

What does carcinogen mean?

a)

A thing that causes DNA to duplicate

b)

A thing that causes sicknesss

c)

A thing that causes cancer

d)

A thing that causes cells to die

35.

Which is in the correct order?

a)

Gametes, zygote, embryo, fetus

b)

Zygote, gametes, fetus, embryo

c)

Zygote, gametes, embryo, fetus

d)

Gametes, zygote, fetus, embryo

36.

What is true about conception?

a)

Happens in the fallopian tube

b)

Sperm and egg coming together

c)

Can be stopped by birth control

d)

Happens in the vagina

37.

What does progesterone do? (Pick 2)

a)

Shed uterus' lining

b)

Increase estrogen production

c)

Cause body hair to grow

d)

Matures sperm

38.

What does estrogen do? (Pick 2)

a)

Shed uterus' lining

b)

Increase testosterone production

c)

Maintain female reproductive system

d)

Helps sperm production

39.

What does testosterone do? (Pick 2)

a)

Increase sex drive

b)

Increase breast size

c)

Create secondary male sex characteristics

d)

Shed uterus' lining

40.

What does luteinizing hormone do? (Pick 2)

a)

Cause testosterone production

b)

Cause estrogen production

c)

Help a successful pregnancy

d)

Increase sex drive

41.

What does follicle stimulating hormone do? (Pick 2)

a)

Cause testosterone production

b)

Cause estrogen production

c)

Increase sperm production

d)

Increase sex drive

42.

What kind of contraceptive is hormonal?

a)

Spermicide

b)

The Pill

c)

Condoms

d)

Abstinence

43.

What kind of contraceptive is a barrier?

a)

Spermicide

b)

The Pill

c)

Condoms

d)

Abstinence

44.

Which of the following contraceptive methods also protect against STDs?

a)

IUD

b)

Condoms

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Abstinence

45.

True or false? A Y chromosome can only be carried by sperm and never eggs.

a)

True

b)

False