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GENES Y CROMOSOMAS

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 14mins

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1.

A two-cell sea urchin (Echinoidea) embryo was physically separated by scientists into two cells. Each cell, through further embryonic development, became an adult sea urchin.

What is the relationship between the two adult sea urchins?

a)

They are equivalent to non-identical twins.

b)

Half of the genes would be the same.

c)

Both adults would have haploid cells.

d)

They are clones.

2.

The electron micrograph shows a section through a plant cell.

In which structure(s) is the genome of the cell contained?

a)

Z only

b)

X, Y and Z only

c)

W and X only

d)

X and Y only

3.

What feature of eukaryotic chromosomes distinguishes them from the chromosomes of prokaryotes?

a)

Histone proteins

b)

Circular DNA

c)

Double-stranded DNA molecules

d)

Multiple genes along the length of each chromosome

4.

What is a feature of the human genome?

a)

Plasmids

b)

Messenger RNA

c)

Transfer RNA

d)

Mitochondrial DNA

5.

A pregnant woman had fetal cells removed by chorionic villus sampling and tested. The following karyogram was produced.

What does this show?

a)

The child is female with Down syndrome.

b)

The child is female without Down syndrome.

c)

The child is male with Down syndrome.

d)

The child is male without Down syndrome.

6.

The system of sex determination in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) is the same as in other mammals. A chimpanzee has 48 chromosomes in the nuclei of its body cells.

What can be deduced from this information?

a)

The sex of the chimpanzee

b)

The number of genes in each chromosome

c)

Whether non-disjunction has occurred

d)

The number of autosomes in a diploid cell

7.

Which statements are characteristics of alleles?

I. Alleles differ significantly in number of base pairs.

II. Alleles are specific forms of a gene.

III. New alleles are formed by mutation.

a)

I and II only

b)

I and III only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II and III