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Genetics Review Quizizz

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Place these phases in cell-cycle order.

a)

Prophase I

b)

Metaphase I

c)

Anaphase I

d)

Telophase I

e)

Cytokinesis

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
2.

Place these phases in cell-cycle order.

a)

Prophase II

b)

Metaphase II

c)

Anaphase II

d)

Telophase II

e)

Cytokinesis

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
3.

Which cell-division process is mitosis?

4.

Which cell-division process is meiosis?

5.

Label the processes shown in the photo.

6.

Name the stages of meiosis. (marked only)

7.

Name the stages of meiosis. (marked only)

8.

Name the stages of meiosis. (marked only)

9.

Name the stages of meiosis. (marked only)

10.

Label the stages of mitosis. (marked)

11.

When does crossing-over happen in meiosis?

a)

Prophase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

Metaphase I

d)

Anaphase I

e)

Telophase II

12.

One (1) cell is dividing by mitosis. How many daughter cells will it make?

(a)  

13.

One (1) cell is dividing by meiosis. How many daughter cells will it make?

(a)  

14.

The daughter cells in meiosis are ​ (a)   so they have ​ (b)   copy of each chromosome.

Choose from the below words
haploid
1
diploid
2
15.

A diploid parent cell that goes through mitosis will make ​ (a)   daughter cells.

Choose from the below words
diploid
haploid
16.

A diploid parent cell that goes through meiosis will make ​ ​ (a)   daughter cells.

Choose from the below words
haploid
diploid
17.

A haploid parent cell that goes through mitosis will make ​ ​ (a)   daughter cells.

Choose from the below words
haploid
diploid
18.

This image shows two possible ways the alleles for two traits might group up in the gametes. What is this an example of?

a)

independent assortment

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

fertilization

d)

crossing over

19.

Where is a spindle fiber?

20.

Where are some centrioles?

21.

What is this?

a)

tetrad

b)

gamete

c)

zygote

d)

centriole

22.

Where is a chromosome?

23.

What do the A's, a's, B's, and b's in this picture represent?

a)

alleles

b)

genes

c)

chromosomes

d)

chromatids

24.

For both meiosis and mitosis, DNA duplication happens in the ​ (a)   ​ phase of interphase.

Choose from the below words
S
G1
G2
M
25.

Label the stages of mitosis. (marked)

26.

The process occuring in the picture is ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
binary fission
mitosis
budding
meiosis
interphase
27.

​ ​ (a)   organisms use this kind of cell division.

Choose from the below words
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Periodic
28.

What does this picture represent?

a)

Chromatin

b)

Histones

c)

Chromosome

d)

Proteins

29.

What part of the picture represents ONE sister chromatid?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

30.

What part of the picture represents the centromere?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

31.

Humans have ​ (a)   chromosomes in ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
46
23 pairs
15 pairs
30
20 pairs
40
10
5 pairs
32.

Which of the following are reasons that cells perform cell division?

a)

repair a wound

b)

make the body grow larger

c)

replace damaged or dying cells

d)

repair damaged DNA

33.

The point in the cell cycle where the cell verifies that it is ready to go to the next phase is called ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
checkpoints
stop-start signals
gateways
markers
34.

Sort the images so that the events of the CELL CYCLE occur in order.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
35.

Put the names of the Mitosis stages in order. (#1 = start)

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

1)
2)
3)
4)
36.

What phase of the cell cycle is represented in this picture?

a)

Prophase

b)

Anaphase

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Interphase

37.

What phase of the cell cycle does a cell spend most of its time?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase/

cytokinesis

e)

Interphase

38.

Which letter in the cell cycle model represents interphase?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

39.

Which letter in the cell cycle model represents Mitosis?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

F

d)

D

e)

E

40.

Which letter in the cell cycle model represents G1?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

F

d)

D

e)

E

41.

Which letter in the cell cycle model represents G2?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

F

d)

D

e)

C

42.

Which letter in the cell cycle model represents Cytokinesis?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

F

d)

D

e)

C

43.

Which letter in the cell cycle model represents S phase?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

F

d)

D

e)

C

44.

Match the following stages with what happens in them.

a)

the nucleus fades away and chromosomes become visible

1.

Prophase

b)

the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

2.

Metaphase

c)

the sister chromatids move apart to separate sides of the cell

3.

Anaphase

d)

the division of the cytoplasm creating 2 daughter cells

4.

Cytokinesis

e)

the division (cleavage) of two cells appear. 2 nuclei are visible

5.

Telophase

45.

Which phase is this in?

a)

Interphase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telephase

46.

Which phase is this in?

a)

Interphase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telephase

47.

Which phase is this in?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telephase

48.

Which phase is this in?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

49.

Which phase is this in?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telephase

50.

Which phase is this in?

a)

Prophase

b)

Interphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Cytokinesis

51.

If the ​ (a)   phase failed, then the daughter cells wouldn't have enough DNA.

Choose from the below words
S
Gap 1
cytokinesis
Gap 2
52.
In mitosis, the two resulting cells are
a)

different from the starting cell, but identical to each other.

b)

different from the starting cell and different from each other.

c)

identical to the starting cell, but different from each other.

d)

identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.

53.

What is cancer? (pick 2)

a)

a premature stop in the cell cycle

b)

mitosis that is out of control

c)

programmed cell death

d)

unregulated mitosis

54.

study of inheriting traits

a)

genetics

b)

segregation

c)

hybrid

d)

fertilization

55.

when alleles separate during gamete production

a)

genetics

b)

segregation

c)

hybrid

d)

fertilization

56.

offspring from parents with different traits

a)

genetics

b)

segregation

c)

hybrid

d)

fertilization

57.

male and female reproductive cells merge to produce a new cell

a)

genetics

b)

segregation

c)

hybrid

d)

fertilization

58.

specific characteristic of an organism

a)

trait

b)

allele

c)

gene

d)

gamete

59.

inheritable DNA that codes for a feature of an organism

a)

trait

b)

allele

c)

gene

d)

gamete

60.

different forms of a gene

a)

trait

b)

allele

c)

gene

d)

gamete

61.

sex cell containing half the DNA needed to make a new organism

a)

trait

b)

allele

c)

gene

d)

gamete

62.

when an organism has two copies of the same allele for a gene

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

multiple alleles

d)

polygenic traits

e)

independent assortment

63.

when an organism has two different alleles for a gene

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

multiple alleles

d)

polygenic traits

e)

independent assortment

64.

when a gene has more than two alleles for a trait

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

multiple alleles

d)

polygenic traits

e)

independent assortment

65.

traits controlled by two or more genes

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

multiple alleles

d)

polygenic traits

e)

independent assortment

66.

genes for different traits segregate randomly during gamete formation

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

multiple alleles

d)

polygenic traits

e)

independent assortment

67.

physical traits, how an organism looks

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

incomplete dominance

d)

codominance

68.

genetic traits, what DNA code an organism has

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

incomplete dominance

d)

codominance

69.

heterozygous phenotype shows somewhere between the two homozygous phenotypes

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

incomplete dominance

d)

codominance

70.

phenotypes from both alleles show up simultaneously in a mixture

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

incomplete dominance

d)

codominance

71.

male chromosome lined up with its corresponding female chromosome

a)

homologous

b)

diploid (2n)

c)

haploid (1n)

72.

two sets of chromosomes that have two sets of genes

a)

homologous

b)

diploid (2n)

c)

haploid (1n)

d)

zygote

e)

gamete

73.

one set of chromosomes that have one set of genes

a)

homologous

b)

diploid (2n)

c)

haploid (1n)

d)

zygote

e)

gamete

74.

a form of cell division that produces haploid gametes

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

tetrad

d)

crossing over

75.

replicated chromosome pair + its homologous chromosome

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

tetrad

d)

crossing over

76.

swapping of alleles between chromatids on homologous chromosomes

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

tetrad

d)

crossing over

77.

fertilized egg that becomes a new individual

a)

homologous

b)

diploid (2n)

c)

haploid (1n)

d)

zygote

e)

gamete

78.

Fill in the Punnett square for the seed shape gene in pea plants:

·         round = R

·         wrinkled = r

·         male plant = homozygous dominant

female plant = heterozygous

79.

For a species of rabbit, H = long hair & h = short hair. In this 1-factor cross, the mother has short hair. What genotype is the father?

a)

H

b)

HH

c)

Hh

d)

h

e)

hh

80.

For a species of rabbit, H = long hair & h = short hair. In this 1-factor cross, the mother has short hair. What phenotype does the father have?

a)

long hair

b)

short hair

c)

Hh

d)

HH

e)

hh

81.

For a species of rabbit, H = long hair & h = short hair. What proportion of the offspring should have short hair?

(a)  

82.

For a species of rabbit, H = long hair & h = short hair. What proportion of the offspring should have long hair?

(a)  

83.

For a species of rabbit, H = long hair & h = short hair. What is the genotype ratio?

(a)  

84.

For a species of rabbit, H = long hair & h = short hair. What percentage of the offspring should have short hair?

(a)  

85.

For a species of rabbit, H = long hair & h = short hair. What percentage of the offspring should have long hair?

(a)  

86.

For a species of rabbit, H = long hair & h = short hair. If there are 12 kits in the litter, how many should have short hair?

(a)  

87.

For a species of rabbit, H = long hair & h = short hair. If there are 12 kits in the litter, how many should have long hair?

(a)  

88.

At the start of a breeding program, which generation's alleles get written in the edge boxes?

a)

P

b)

F1

c)

F2

d)

N

89.

At the start of a breeding program, which generation's alleles get written in the numbered boxes?

a)

P

b)

F1

c)

F2

d)

N

90.

The edge boxes of this Punnett Square represent the alleles in the parents'

​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
gametes
zygotes
91.

The numbered boxes of this Punnett Square represent the possible allele combinations for the

​​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
zygotes
gametes