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WorksheetsGenes, Genetics, and DNA video questions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
In most cases, a multicellular organism is not an exact copy of its parent because it....
Does not inherit genes from either of its parents
Inherits genes from both of its parents
Inherits genes from its siblings as well as its parents
Inherits genes from only one of its parents
Suppose you have a black male rabbit and a black female rabbit. Each has a dominant gene (F) for black fur and a recessive gene (f) for white fur. What do Mendel’s rules predict will happen when these two rabbits mate?
One out of four of their offspring will be white
Two out of four of their offspring will be white
Three out of four of their offspring will be white
None of their offspring will be white
In rabbits, the gene for black fur is dominant (F), but the gene for white fur is recessive (f). What genes would a white rabbit have?
two genes for white fur
two genes for black fur
two genes for white fur and two for black fur
One gene for white fur and one for black fur
Through the Human Genome Project, approximately how many genes have been found in each set of human chromosomes?
3,000,000
3,000
30,000
300,000
How is the information within our DNA structured?
as an arrangement of four chemical elements
as an arrangement of four chemical bonds
as an arrangement of four chemical reactions
as an arrangement of four nitrogenous bases
If you have inherited the talent to play the piano, you can play the instrument really well without much practice
True
False
The process of genetic engineering usually involves altering the DNA of an organism so that __________.
one atom in the DNA ladder is replaced by another
one element in the DNA ladder is replaced by another
one bond in the DNA ladder is replaced by another
one segment of the DNA ladder is replaced by another
When a single cell undergoes mitosis, what is the result?
Two identical cells are formed
Two nonidentical cells are formed
Four nonidentical cells are formed
Four identical cells are formed
What is the number of chromosomes in each human sperm or egg cells?
23
46
13
26
What is the name of the process in which a sperm cell from a male organism joins an egg cell from a female organism?
Migration
Replication
Duplication
Feralization
