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AP Biology Extra Credit

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of mitosis?

a)

To produce genetically diverse gametes

b)

To replace dying cells

c)

To produce identical cells

d)

To separate homologous chromosomes

2.

Find the definition: One gene masks with the expression of another

a)

Codominance

b)

Epistasis

c)

Incomplete Dominance

d)

Multiple Alleles

3.

Which phase of the cell cycle involves the replication of genetic material?

a)

S phase

b)

G₁ phase

c)

G₂ phase

d)

M phase

4.

What is the purpose of meiosis?

a)

To produce genetically diverse gametes

b)

To produce identical cells

c)

To replace dying cells

d)

To separate homologous chromosomes

5.

What do tumor suppressor genes do?

a)

To prevent the conversion of normal cells into cancer cells

b)

To promote cell division

c)

To induce cell cycle progression in mammals

d)

To produce proteins that help prevent cancer in plants

6.

Which phase of meiosis involves the separation of homologous chromosomes?

a)

Telophase I

b)

Anaphase I

c)

Metaphase I

d)

Prophase I

7.

Who was known as the Father of Genetics?

a)


Louis Pasteur

b)

Johann Gregor Mendel

c)

Gulzar Telesphorus

d)

Isaac Newton

8.

What is the result of nondisjunction during meiosis?

a)

Production of identical cells

b)

Production of recombinant chromosomes

c)

Production of wrong number of chromosomes

d)

Production of genetically diverse gametes

9.

What is the purpose of cytokinesis?

a)

To divide the cytoplasm

b)

To produce genetically diverse gametes

c)

To replicate genetic material

d)

To separate homologous chromosomes

10.

In which phase of mitosis does the nuclear envelope dissolve?

a)

Anaphase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Telophase

d)

Prophase

11.

Which type of cell has only one set of chromosomes?

a)

Haploid cell

b)

Somatic cell

c)

Germ cell

d)

Diploid cell

12.

What is the purpose of the G₂ checkpoint in the cell cycle?

a)

To stop progression if cell is not ready to progress to next stage

b)

To check for DNA damage

c)

To check for cell size and DNA replication

d)

To check for nutrients and growth factors

13.

Which phase of meiosis involves crossing over?

a)

Prophase I

b)

Metaphase I

c)

Telophase I

d)

Anaphase I

14.

What is the function of tumor suppressor genes?

a)

To prevent the conversion of normal cells into cancer cells

b)

To promote cell division

c)

To produce proteins that cause cancer

d)

To induce cell cycle progression

15.

Which word means: the observable traits of an organism?

a)

Phenotype

b)

Homozygous

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Genotype

16.

Name of the method used to study the inheritance pattern of human genetic diseases?

a)

Punnett Square

b)

Pythagorean Theorem

c)

Pedigree Analysis

d)

Test Cross