WorksheetsST #11 Levels #1-3 Retake short version
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 52mins
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Class
Date
1.
Why would it be important to replicate (copy) DNA before a cell divides in mitosis or meiosis?
a)
In order for genetic information to be transferred into daughter cells.
b)
In order for the cell to be able to increase in size.
c)
In order for the DNA to be contained in the nucleus.
d)
In order for the cell to re-order the DNA sequencing in the new cells.
2.
Meiosis produces different types of cells than mitosis. If there was a "meiosis club," all of these cells could be included EXCEPT
(Which cell type is not produced in meiosis?)
(Which cell type is not produced in meiosis?)
a)
gametes
b)
body cells
c)
sperm cells
d)
egg cells
3.
Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have -
a)
16 chromosomes.
b)
46 chromosomes.
c)
8 chromosomes.
d)
4 chromosomes.
4.
Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.
a)
23, 46
b)
46, 23
c)
2, 4
d)
50, 100
5.
Have you ever heard of a skin graft? Skin cells can be harvested from one area and be grown in order to help burn victims or other skin injuries. Which process would result in the development of more skin cells in this treatment?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Crossing Over
d)
Interphase
6.
In meiosis, the four resulting cells are
a)
identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
b)
different from the starting cell and different from each other.
c)
identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.
d)
different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
7.
In mitosis, the two resulting cells are
a)
different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
b)
different from the starting cell and different from each other.
c)
identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
d)
identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.
8.
Where does a cell contain it's genetic material?
a)
nucleus
b)
nucleolus
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
golgi
9.
The cells produced via meiosis are called:
a)
sex cells
b)
somatic cells
c)
body cells
d)
skin cells
10.
If a body cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
11.
A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells?
a)
20
b)
40
c)
80
d)
160
12.
What is another reason we need meiosis?
a)
So the offspring has genes from both parents
b)
So the offspring has genes from one parent
c)
So the offspring has genes from neither parents
d)
So the offspring makes its own genes
13.
Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?
a)
mitosis, gametes
b)
mitosis, body cells
c)
meiosis, gametes
d)
meiosis, body cells
14.
Compared to the number of chromosomes contained in a body cell, how many chromosomes would normally be contained in a gamete (sex cell)?
a)
The same number
b)
One-fourth as many
c)
Twice as many
d)
Half as many
15.
What is one of the advantages, why is it better to reproduce sexually versus asexually?
a)
survival of the fittest
b)
overproduction
c)
genetic variation
d)
cloning
16.
How many daughter cells are produced at the end of mitosis?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
How many daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
What is one reason why we need meiosis?
a)
To double the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
b)
To halve the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
c)
To triple the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
d)
To not change the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
19.
What is one of the advantages, of reproducing sexually versus asexually?
a)
survival of the fittest
b)
overproduction
c)
genetic variation
d)
cloning
20.
This pedigree represents the inheritance of hemophilia in this family. How many of the females have the hemophilia trait?
a)
8
b)
5
c)
2
d)
3
21.
In the second generation-how many people are carriers of the trait?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
6
22.
How many people in this whole pedigree have the trait/disease?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
23.
How many females are in this pedigree?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
6
d)
7
24.
A horizontal line in a pedigree chart between two parents represents
a)
mating (reproduction)
b)
best friends
c)
frenemies
d)
offspring
25.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
26.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
27.
Each one of the boxes on the Punnett Square represents what probability of an offsprings' genotype?
a)
25%
b)
1%
c)
10%
d)
0%
28.
Which choice best represents the genotype of this cross?
a)
1 Yy: 2 yy: 0 YY
b)
2 Yy: 2 yy: 0 YY
c)
3 Yy: 1 yy: 0 YY
d)
1 Yy: 3 yy: 0 YY
29.
What is the phenotype of the offspring? (A-Brown hair; a-blond hair)
a)
50 % Brown Hair and 50% Blond Hair
b)
25 % Brown Hair and 75% Blond Hair
c)
75 % Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair
d)
0% Brown Hair and 100% Blond Hair
30.
If cells are taken from a certain plant, divide by mitosis, and develop into a new plant, than which statement is true?
a)
It is a form of sexual reproduction.
b)
The new plant has 50% of it's DNA from each of 2 parents
c)
It is a form of asexual reproduction.
d)
Meiosis occurs between mitosis and full development.
31.
Compared to sexual reproduction, what is an advantage for asexual reproduction?
a)
It leads to greater genetic diversity
b)
It allows for greater ability of the parent organism to care for it's offspring.
c)
Asexual reproduction preserves the life of the parent organism, unlike sexual reproduction.
d)
It is quicker.
32.
If your genotype is Bb, then you can only pass a B or b to your child but you can't pass both.
a)
Law of Dominance
b)
Law of Segregation
c)
Law of Independent Assortment
33.
The image is showing two possible ways non-homologous chromosomes may line up during metaphase 1 of meiosis 1. Which of Mendel's laws is this image depicting?
a)
Mendel's Law of dominance
b)
Mendel's Law of recessive
c)
Mendel's Law of random assortment
d)
Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment
34.
Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After meiosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have -
a)
16 chromosomes.
b)
46 chromosomes.
c)
8 chromosomes.
d)
4 chromosomes.
35.
This pedigree does not have the carriers identified. Individuals 1 and 2 in generation 2 must have which genotype?
a)
EE
b)
ee
c)
Ee
d)
EE or ee
36.
This pedigree does not have the carriers identified. Could individual 5 in generation IV have the genotype EE?
a)
You can't tell from this chart.
b)
No
c)
Yes
37.
How many generations are shown in this pedigree?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
38.
What does a filled in square represent?
a)
Not affected Female
b)
Not affected Male
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
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