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Science 8 Final Exam REVIEW 3Q

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _ is a relationship between two different number that is often expressed as a fraction.

a)

Probability

b)

Ratio

c)

Incomplete Dominance

d)

Alleles

2.

Chromosomes that carry the same set of genes is called...

a)

Homologus chromosomes

b)

Sex chromosomes

c)

Y chromosomes

d)

X chromosomes

3.

Deoxyribonucleic acid stands for...

(a)  

4.

Adenine always pair with...

a)

Thymine

b)

Cystosine

c)

Uracil

d)

Guanine

5.

Which of these are consequences of mutations?

a)

Improved trait

b)

No change

c)

Can detect errors not quickly

d)

Harmful trait

6.

What is an organism's appearance or chracteristic that is detectable?

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

genes

d)

alleles

7.

In _, X-rays are aimed at the DNA molecule.

(a)  

8.

The two sides of the ladder are made of alternating...

a)

base and sugar parts

b)

phosphate and base parts

c)

sugar and phosphate parts

d)

cytosine and thymine parts

9.

In _, organisms with desirable characteristics are mated.

a)

true-breeding

b)

cross-pollinating

c)

self-pollinating

d)

selective breeding

10.

In asexual reproduction, only _ parent cell(s) is/are needed.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Which is true about genes?

a)

One gene can influence multiple traits.

b)

Many genes can influence one trait.

c)

Genes contain a string of nucleotides.

d)

Genes are a set of instructions for an inherited trait.

12.

_ is a diagram that shows the occurence of a genetic trait in several generations of a family.

(a)  

13.

DNA is copied every time...

a)

genes divide

b)

a cell divides

c)

a protein divides

d)

a nucleus divides

14.

A tobacco plant that contains firefly genes to glow is an example of _.

(a)  

15.

A _ is a diagram used to determine and organize all the possible combinations of offspring from parents.

a)

Punnett square

b)

Pedigree

c)

Alleotype

d)

Probability Chart

16.

The dominant-to-recessive ratio in Mendel's experiment is...

a)

3:1

b)

1:3

c)

4:16

d)

16:4

17.

For sex chromosomes, human males have...

a)

2 X chromosomes

b)

1 Y chromosome and 1 X chromosome

c)

2 Y chromosomes

d)

None

18.

A mirrorlike copy of the DNA segment is called...

a)

transfer RNA (tRNA)

b)

messenger RNA (mRNA)

c)

ribonucleic acid (RNA)

d)

ribosomic RNA (rRNA)

19.

Any physical or chemical agent that can cause a mutation is DNA is called _.

(a)  

20.

The rules that say that each base has a equal amount of it to another base is called _.

(a)  

21.

Sex cells are also called...

a)

parent cells

b)

sex chromosomes

c)

gametes

d)

genetic cells

22.

When a genotype of ZZ and zz will breed, what is the probability of the offspring?

a)

100% Zz

b)

50% Zz; 50% zz

c)

25% ZZ; 75% zZ

d)

100% ZZ

23.

Bacteria usually reproduce by a type of cell division called...

a)

binary fission

b)

budding

c)

mating

d)

fragmentation

24.

Which of these is a(n) ADVANTAGE(S) of asexual reproduction?

a)

genetic variation

b)

increased survival rate

c)

reproduce a large number of knowledge

d)

reproduce offspring quickly

25.

When a egg is fertilized by a sperm cell, a new cell is formed called a _.

(a)  

26.

During replication, a DNA is...

a)

split down the middle

b)

make new amino acids

c)

make new proteins

d)

form new bases

27.

The genes for certain disorders are carried on X chromosomes. These disorders are called...

(a)  

28.

_ is a copying process that produces cells with 1/2 the usual number of chromosomes.

(a)  

29.

How did Mendel make sure that plants cross-pollinated and not self-pollinate?

a)

He removed the anthers of both plants.

b)

He removed the stigma of 1 plant.

c)

He removed the anthers of 1 plant.

d)

He removed the ovary of bothy plants.

30.

A plant with two dominant or recessive alleles is said to be...

a)

heterozygous

b)

homozygous

c)

homologus

d)

hezozygous

31.

The manipulation of individual genes within organisms is called...

a)

genetic engineering

b)

DNA fingerprinting

c)

clone

d)

insertion

32.

Amino acids...

a)

are joined to make a protein

b)

are building blocks of protein

c)

are contained with nucleotides

d)

are made when DNA splits

33.

T/F. In sexual reproduction, two parents are needed to reproduce a offspring.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

When a cell is ready to divide, it packages the chromatin into...

a)

chromatids

b)

proteins

c)

chromosomes

d)

DNA

35.

The organisms that are newly reproduced by parents or are the young versions of parents are...

a)

first-generation organisms

b)

offspring

c)

animals

d)

babies

36.

For EXAMPLE, when a human egg cell has 24 chromosomes, and a sperm cell has 24 chromosomes, the new cell forms when they combine has...

a)

half the amount combined (24)

b)

numbers combined (48)

c)

eliminated all (0)

d)

twice the amount combined (96)

37.

Dominant alleles are represented by a...

(a)  

38.

A _ is an exact copy of another organism's genes in a new organism.

(a)  

39.

A mutation that has the base LEFT OUT is called...

(a)  

40.

A mutation that has the base IS NOT USED PROPERLY is called...

(a)