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Genetics & Mitosis

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

section of the DNA molecule that gives instructions for making a gene

a)
chromosome
b)
nucleus
c)
code
d)
gene
2.

Which is used to repair or grow cell?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

replication

d)

transcription

3.
characteristics, such as facial features, eye color, hair color, skin color, or height
a)
traits
b)
genes
c)
codes
d)
offspring
4.

At the end of Mitosis, how many cells are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

What is this phase of mitosis? (hint: apart)

a)

Prophase

b)

Anaphase

c)

Telophase

d)

Metaphase

6.

Where does Mitosis take place?

a)

where growth and repair are happening

b)

in your hair cells only

c)

in your blood cells only

7.
Where, in the eukaryotic cell, is DNA located?
a)
ribosomes
b)
nucleus
c)
E.R.
d)
cytoplasm
8.
Complex molecule that carries genetic information that defines an organism's traits. It is stored in the nucleus.
a)
DNA
b)
protein
c)
RNA
d)
glucose nucleic acid (GNA)
9.
Which of your body cells contain DNA?
a)
Only your reproductive cells, like egg or sperm
b)
Only your blood cells
c)
Only your bone cells
d)
Most all of the cells in your body
10.
DNA can best be described as 
a)
The bricks of a building
b)
A cookbook of recipes
c)
People living in a community 
d)
The energy plant that fuels a city
11.
Inherited traits are controlled by 
a)
genetic information in the genes
b)
the environment a baby is born into
c)
the nucleus and mitochondria
d)
none of the above
12.

What is the study of genes and inheritance known as?

a)

Genetics

b)

Chemistry

c)

Physics

d)

Astronomy

13.

Which of the following features is NOT inherited?

a)

Skin color

b)

Tatoo

c)

Hair texture

d)

Color blindness

14.
the children or young, such as babies or puppies, that are the result of reproduction
a)
offspring
b)
parents
c)
genes
d)
code
15.
rods or x-shaped structures made up of the DNA molecule, found in pairs
a)
traits
b)
offspring
c)
chromosomes
d)
genes
16.
What is the 1st phase of mitosis?
a)
Anaphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Interphase
d)
Metaphase
17.

What phase of mitosis is shown below?

a)
Anaphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
18.

What is this phase of mitosis?

a)
Anaphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
19.

What phase of mitosis is shown here?

a)
Anaphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
20.
What phases is this?
a)
Prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telephase