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WorksheetsPart 2 - Guiding Questions
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Meiosis results in:
2 haploid daughter cells
4 haploid daughter cells
2 diploid daughter cells
4 diploid daughter cells
Which of the following cells undergo meiosis?
germ cells
liver cells
unicellular organisms
all of these
Crossing-over occurs during:
anaphase 1
metaphase 1
prophase 1
prophase 2
Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces:
Zygotes
Chromosomes
DNA
gametes
The picture shows what phase of meiosis
prophase 1
prophase 2
anaphase 1
anaphase 2
A diploid cell with 24 chromosomes undergoes meiosis, how many chromosomes are in each daughter cell?
6
12
24
48
The picture represents what stage of meiosis
prophase 1
anaphase 1
metaphase 1
metaphase 2
A kidney cell is an example of which type of cell?
sex cell
germ cell
somatic cell
haploid cell
How many chromosomes are in a human gamete?
a. 46
b. 23
c. 22
d. 44
Which phrase best describes the term genome?
a. the genetic makeup of a chromosome
b. the genes that make up an organism
c. the location of a specific set of genes
d. the sum of an organism’s physical traits
Hair color and eye color are examples of a person’s
a. recessive traits
b. dominant alleles
c. genotype
d. phenotype.
If a pea plant were homozygous recessive for height, how would its alleles be represented?
a. Tt
b. TT
c. tt
d. tT
An allele is dominant in a heterozygote when it is
a. expressed and the other allele is not
b. a very common allele in a population
c. the stronger of the two alleles
d. more desirable than the other allele.
What do the letters inside the grid of a Punnett square represent?
a. phenotypes of parents
b. genotypes of offspring
c. testcrosses of offspring
d. chromosomes of parents
In a genotype for plant height, such as Tt, what does each letter represent?
a. one genome
b. one gene
c. one allele
d. one gamete
When is a recessive allele expressed in offspring?
a. when two copies are present
b. when parents have no dominant alleles
c. when the offspring is heterozygous
d. when one copy is present
Which of the following cell types could have 22 autosomes and a Y chromosome?
sperm
ovum
somatic
germ
The four types of nucleotides that make up DNA are named for their
hydrogen bonds.
nitrogen-containing bases.
phosphate groups.
ring-shaped sugars.
After examining the DNA of different organisms, which of the following did Erwin Chargaff conclude about the four bases?
A = T and C = G.
A = C = G = T.
A = C and G = T.
A + T = C + G.
Which of the following DNA sequences is complementary to the base sequence ACCGTAT?
GTTACGC.
UCCGTAT.
TGGCATA.
CAGTCAT.
Combining the work of other scientists with their own research, Watson and Crick discovered that two strands of DNA join together to form a(n)
nucleotide.
X in a circle.
double helix.
covalent bond.
What holds base pairs together?
hydrogen bonds.
sugar-phosphate backbones.
pairs of double-ringed nucleotides.
nitrogen-carbon bonds.
Codominance means that the traits are
blended
recessive
dominant
expressed equally
In incomplete dominance
phenotype of both allele is expressed
phenotype of only one allele is expressed
phenotype of neither of the alleles are expressed
phenotype of both allele is partially expressed
Purple color is dominant to white color in peas flowers. Which genotype shows a purple flower that carries the white trait?
a. PP
b. Pp
c. pp
d. pP
If an organism's diploid number is 12, its haploid number is
a. 12
b. 6
c. 24
d. 3
Gametes have
Homologous chromosomes
Twice the number of chromosomes found in body cells
Two sets of chromosomes
One allele for each gene
Gametes are produced by the process of
a. Mitosis
b. Meiosis
c. Crossing-over
d. Replication
Sexual reproduction ________.
requires haploid gametes
results in a diploid zygote
creates offspring that are genetically different from the parents
all answers are correct
Once duplicated, a chromosome is composed of two identical parts called ________.
centromeres
sister chromatids
homologous chromosomes
chiasmata
Replication of the DNA occurs ________.
prior of meiosis I
prior to meiosis II
Homologous chromosomes separate during ________.
meiosis I
meiosis II
mitosis I
mitosis II
The diploid number of chromosomes is restored after ______ so that an animal's body cells contain the diploid number of chromosomes.
a. meiosis I
b. meiosis II
c. fertilization
The combining of chromosomes from genetically different gametes occurs during ______.
a. crossing over
b. synapsis
c. meiosis II
d. fertilization
When new DNA molecules are formed, almost all errors are detected and fixed by ______.
a. the correct nucleotide.
b. the sugar-phosphate backbone.
c. DNA polymerase.
d. one DNA strand
A cross between a purebred animal with red hair and a purebred animal with white hairs produces an animal that has both red hairs and white hairs. What type of inheritance pattern is involved?
a. Codominance
b. Incomplete dominance
c. Multiple alleles
d. Polygenetic
A cross between a black rooster with a white hen produces offspring that all have "gray" feathers, a color that is intermediate between black and white. What type of inheritance pattern is involved?
a. Codominance
b. Incomplete dominance
c. Multiple alleles
d. Polygenetic
In humans, wavy hair (CS) results by the co-dominant situation of curly hair (C) and straight hair (S). What are the possible genotype results if a curly-haired man and wavy-haired woman have children.
a. CC, CS, or SS.
b. All wavy hair
c. All straight hair
d. All curly hair
In crocus flowers can display three color patterns, white (W) and purple (P) colors, and a purple and white striped flower when both genes are present. What type of inheritance pattern is involved?
a. Codominance
b. Incomplete dominance
c. Multiple alleles
d. Polygenetic
Height in humans is controlled by more than one gene. What type of inheritance pattern is involved?
Codominance
Incomplete dominance
Multiple alleles
Polygenetic
