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Genes, Genetics, and DNA video questions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

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1.

In most cases, a multicellular organism is not an exact copy of its parent because it....

a)

Does not inherit genes from either of its parents

b)

Inherits genes from both of its parents

c)

Inherits genes from its siblings as well as its parents

d)

Inherits genes from only one of its parents

2.

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?

a)

One out of four of their offspring will be white

b)

Two out of four of their offspring will be white

c)

Three out of four of their offspring will be white

d)

None of their offspring will be white

3.

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?

a)

two genes for white fur

b)

two genes for black fur

c)

two genes for white fur and two for black fur

d)

One gene for white fur and one for black fur

4.

Through the Human Genome Project, approximately how many genes have been found in each set of human chromosomes?

a)

3,000,000

b)

3,000

c)

30,000

d)

300,000

5.

How is the information within our DNA structured?

a)

as an arrangement of four chemical elements

b)

as an arrangement of four chemical bonds

c)

as an arrangement of four chemical reactions

d)

as an arrangement of four nitrogenous bases

6.

If you have inherited the talent to play the piano, you can play the instrument really well without much practice

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The process of genetic engineering usually involves altering the DNA of an organism so that __________.

a)

one atom in the DNA ladder is replaced by another

b)

one element in the DNA ladder is replaced by another

c)

one bond in the DNA ladder is replaced by another

d)

one segment of the DNA ladder is replaced by another

8.

When a single cell undergoes mitosis, what is the result?

a)

Two identical cells are formed

b)

Two nonidentical cells are formed

c)

Four nonidentical cells are formed

d)

Four identical cells are formed

9.

What is the number of chromosomes in each human sperm or egg cells?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

13

d)

26

10.

What is the name of the process in which a sperm cell from a male organism joins an egg cell from a female organism?

a)

Migration

b)

Replication

c)

Duplication

d)

Feralization