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Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which group of Macromolecules is used for storing genetic information?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic acids

d)

Carbohydrates

2.

The genetic code is universal meaning all known living organisms use the same genetic code. What is evidence of this?

a)

Bacteria can infect humans

b)

Animal and humans DNA is different shapes

c)

Cells carry out different functions

d)

The same genes can be seen in simple orgainisms

3.

How can new phenotypes be introduced into a population?

a)

DNA Mutation

b)

Climate change

c)

Reproduction

d)

Immigration

4.

Body cells reproduce asexually. What process is used

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

5.

The physical characteristics of a gene is called

a)

Phenotype

b)

Genotype

c)

Codominance

d)

Incomplete dominance

6.

The alleles for a hybrid tall pea plant would be

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

7.

How do you write a blood type O in a Punnett square?

a)

The O blood type is a dominate allele and for the punnett square it will be written as “oo”.

b)

The O blood type is a recessive allele and for the punnett square it will be written as “oo”.

c)

The O blood type is a recessive allele and for the punnett square it will be written as “OO”.

d)

The O blood type is a recessive allele and for the punnett square it will be written as “Oo”.

8.

The genotype for heterozygous Type A is

a)

AA

b)

OO

c)

AO

d)

Ao

9.

The genotype for Type O blood is

a)

AA

b)

Ao

c)

OO

d)

OA

10.

A disease in which cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissue is called

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Cancer

d)

Hemophilia

11.

Cancerous cells spend less time in mitosis than noncancerous cells

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In Meiosis, crossing over occurs during

a)

Prophase

b)

Prophase 1

c)

Anaphase

d)

Anaphase 1

13.

Crossing over is important because it

a)

Increases genetic diversity

b)

Decreases Genetic diversity

c)

Produces identical cells

d)

Prevents mutations

14.

Which step in protein synthesis occurs directly after mRNA is assembled

a)

A portion of mRNA is used to form energy

b)

A section of DNA is removed by the mRNA

c)

mRNA is transported out of the nucleus

d)

mRNA is attached between 2 strands of DNA

15.

Farmers must plant a variety of crops to increase

a)

Diseases

b)

Genetic diversity

c)

Toxicity levels

d)

Genetic homogenous crops

16.

Tumor- suppressor genes prevent cells with damaged DNA from undergoing mitosis. What would happen is a mutation stopped this function?

a)

Tumor cells would continue to divide

b)

Tumor cells would attack healthy cells

c)

Cells would produce more protein

d)

Meiosis would stop

17.

Which cells perform mitosis?

a)

Gametes

b)

Sex cells

c)

Sperm and egg

d)

Somatic cells

18.

Mitosis results in

a)

Identical cells

b)

Genetically diverse cells

c)

4 identical cells

d)

Haploid cells

19.

What happens in mitosis to main chromosome number

a)

Chromosomes cross over

b)

Duplicated chromosomes are split into 2 identical cells

c)

Genetic information is shared

d)

Independent assortment

20.

Sex linkage applies to genes that are located on the sex chromosomes. Why are they considered sex- linked?

a)

They are more common in females

b)

They are gametes

c)

their expression and inheritance patterns are the same in males and females.

d)

their expression and inheritance patterns differ between males and females.

21.

Macromolecules are made of smaller units called

a)

Disaccharides

b)

Monomers

c)

Monosaccharides

d)

Polymers

22.

the process of determining the nucleic acid sequence – the order of nucleotides in DNA is called

a)

Universal code

b)

Protein synthesis

c)

DNA replication

d)

DNA sequencing

23.

What are the 4 bases of DNA?

a)

adenine, guanine, cytoplasm, and thymine

b)

adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine

c)

adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thorzine

d)

There are only 3 bases

24.

Each section of DNA strand has a base sequence of GCATAC, which base sequence is the complementary DNA for GCATAC?

a)

CATACG

b)

CGTATG

c)

GCATAC

d)

GTATGC

25.

What could be a negative consequence of genetic testing?

a)

Prevent dangerous mutations

b)

Improve diagnoses of diseases

c)

Cause discrimination based on health problems

d)

increase genetic diversity

26.

The process by which DNA is copied to RNA is called

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Codominance

d)

Incomplete dominance

27.

Process by which RNA is used to produce proteins is called

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Polygenic

d)

Segregation

28.

Mendel's law of independent assortment states that

a)

only one of the two gene copies present in an organism is distributed to each gamete (egg or sperm cell) that it makes, and the allocation of the gene copies is random

b)

the alleles of two (or more) different genes get sorted into gametes independently of one another.

c)

The genetic code is universal, unambiguous, and redundant

d)

Scientific laws can change

29.

The Law of Segregation states that

a)

The genetic code is universal, unambiguous, and redundant

b)

the allele a gamete receives for one gene does not influence the allele received for another gene

c)

the alleles of two (or more) different genes get sorted into gametes independently of one another.

d)

only one of the two gene copies present in an organism is distributed to each gamete (egg or sperm cell) that it makes, and the allocation of the gene copies is random.

30.

Codominance is

a)

a type of inheritance in which two versions (alleles) of the same gene are expressed separately to yield different traits in an individual

b)

a form of Gene interaction in which both alleles of a gene at a locus are partially expressed, often resulting in a different phenotype

c)

an interaction between alleles from a polygenic trait (a trait that involves multiple genes) where one allele dominates the other alleles.

d)

the alternative forms of the same gene so they influence the same trait.

31.

Polygenic

a)

trait is a characteristic, such as height or skin color, that is influenced by two or more genes

b)

Phenotyic

c)

trait is a characteristic, such as height or skin color, that is influenced by one gene

d)

The presence of two identical alleles at a particular gene locus.

32.

Incomplete dominance is

a)

a type of inheritance in which two versions (alleles) of the same gene are expressed separately to yield different traits in an individual.

b)

a form of Gene interaction in which both alleles of a gene at a locus are partially expressed, often resulting in a different phenotype

c)

traits that are influenced by genes carried on the sex chromosomes

d)

Phenotypic

33.

DNA of all organisms contain the same 4 bases

a)

False

b)

True

34.

In DNA sequencing, the bases form specific pairs, A with T and G with C

a)

True

b)

False

35.

DNA replication occurs during

a)

Prophase

b)

Interphase

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Metaphase

36.

What happens during anaphase?

a)

Chromosomes pull apart

b)

Chromosomes line up in the middle

c)

DNA is replicated

d)

Cytoplasm splits

37.

Meiosis forms

a)

Sex cells

b)

Somatic cells

c)

Brain cells

d)

Liver cells

38.

Mutations that cause uncontrolled cellular division causes

a)

Asthma

b)

Hemophilia

c)

Cancer

d)

Flu

39.

What does the diagram represent?

a)

Non-coding mRNA, tRNA, tRNA

b)

the synthesis of a protein from an structured template

c)

the synthesis of a protein from an mRNA template

d)

Polymerase protein binding

40.

the use of biology to solve problems and make useful products. The most prominent approach used is genetic engineering, which enables scientists to tailor an organism's DNA at will.

a)

Hemotology

b)

Immunology

c)

dermatology

d)

Biotechnology

41.

monosaccharides are the monomers of

a)

carbohydrates

b)

Fatty acids

c)

Lipids

d)

Protein

42.

Monomers of protein

a)

Lipids

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Amino acids

43.

monomers of lipids

a)

Cats

b)

Carbs

c)

Dogs

d)

glycerol/fatty acids

44.

monomers of DNA

a)

nucleotides

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Jeans

45.

Pedigree charts show

a)

Family relationships and heredity of genetic traits

b)

codominance

c)

incomplete dominance

d)

Dominate trait

46.

How many times does a cell divide in meiosis

a)

2

b)

4

c)

1

d)

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