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DMD Lesson 5 reading

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Body cells (hair, skin, brain, bone)

a)

zygote

b)

somatic cells

c)

germline cells

d)

gametes

2.

Cell division that occurs in all body cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Binary fission

d)

Natural selection

3.

How many TOTAL chromosomes are inside the nucleus of every human cell?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

12

d)

52

4.

How many PAIRS of chromosomes are inside every human cell?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

12

d)

52

5.

Before a baby can be made, and before fertilization can happen, human bodies must make __________.

a)

gametes

b)

genes

c)

somatic cells

d)

meiosis

6.

Egg and sperm cells

a)

Sex chromosomes

b)

Alleles

c)

Gametes

d)

Zygote

7.

Cells that divide to produce gametes

a)

nerve cells

b)

sex cells

c)

somatic cells

d)

germline cells

8.

Cell division that occurs to make sex cells

a)

Meiosis

b)

Mitosis

c)

Binary fission

d)

Homologous chromosomes

9.

The product(s) of meiosis

a)

genome

b)

chromosomes

c)

sex cells

d)

alleles

10.

How many new sex cells are made at the end of meiosis?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

11.

What is formed when an egg and sperm cell meet?

a)

chromosomes

b)

fertilization

c)

sex cell

d)

zygote

12.

What percent of your chromosomes (genes) come from your mom, and what percent come from your dad?

a)

25% from mom, 75% from dad

b)

75% from mom, 25% from dad

c)

100% from mom, 0% from dad

d)

50% from mom, 50% from dad

13.

How many chromosomes do zygotes inherit from their fathers?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

12

d)

52

14.

How many chromosomes do zygotes inherit from their mothers?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

12

d)

52

15.

The matching chromosomes a person inherits from their mother and father

a)

alleles

b)

homologous chromosomes

c)

sex chromosomes

d)

genome