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Unit 5 Reassessment Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the biological sex of someone with two X chromosomes (XX)?

(a)  

2.

What is the biological sex of someone with one X and one Y chromosome (XY)?

(a)  

3.

Write an example of a homozygous recessive genotype using the letter R.

(a)  

4.

Write an example of a homozygous dominant genotype using the letter E.

(a)  

5.

Write an example of a heterozygous genotype using the letter T.

(a)  

6.

What is nondisjunction?

a)

Missing chromosomes

b)

Irregular chromosomes

c)

Extra chromosomes

d)

All of the above

7.

Genetic variation is an example of a/an ______________ of sexual reproduction.

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

8.

__________ produces somatic cells.

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

9.

1. Red flower petals are an example of a ___________.

2. RR is an example of a ___________.

a)

1. Phenotype

2. Genotype

b)

1. Genotype

2. Phenotype

10.

Asexual reproduction allows a population to grow more ________.

a)

Slowly

b)

Quickly

11.

Some cell types have one copy of each chromosome while others have two copies. Select all cell types that have 1 copy.

a)

Sperm cell

b)

Liver cell

c)

Egg cell

d)

Nerve cell

e)

Gamete

12.
a)

50% chance

b)

0% chance

c)

75% chance

d)

100% chance

13.

Asexual species are ________ stable as a population.

a)

More

b)

Less

14.

During fertilization, gametes must be (a)   in order to restore the diploid number in the zygote.

Hint: Haploid or Diploid

15.

Increased stability of a species is a/an _____________ of sexual reproduction.

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

16.

Meiosis produces __________ cells.

a)

4 diploid

b)

2 diploid

c)

4 haploid

d)

2 haploid

17.

For monsters, being scary is a dominant trait. Sulley is scary, Mike is NOT. What are all their possible genotypes?

a)

Sulley = MM or Mm

Mike = Mm

b)

Sulley = MM or Mm

Mike = mm

c)

Sulley = mm

Mike = MM and mm

18.

A cell went through meiosis. The resulting daughter cells have 60 chromosomes each. How many chromosomes did the original parent cell start with?

a)

15

b)

30

c)

60

d)

120

19.

Spongebob Squarepants has SUDS, a disease that makes him sneeze bubbles. SUDS is caused by the presence of a homozygous recessive gene. What must his parent's genotypes be if they do NOT have SUDS?

a)

BB x BB

b)

Bb x bb

c)

BB x Bb

d)

Bb x Bb

20.

Scooby-Doo has four siblings. Some of them look like their parents, but others do not. Explain how this can be if you know that Great Danes have 39 pairs of chromosomes.

a)

Each sibling inherited unique combinations of 39 chromosomes from Mumsy and 39 chromosomes from Dada.

b)

Some siblings inherited more than 39 chromosomes from each parent.

c)

Some siblings inherited fewer than 39 chromosomes from each parent.

d)

Unique mutations led to the physical differences between the siblings.