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Mitosis, Meiosis, and Mendel

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Process of cell division resulting in 2 new nuclei

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

2.

Asexual Reproduction

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

3.

Daughter cells are identical to parent

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

4.

1 division

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

5.

Growth and Repair

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

6.

Reproduction in unicellular organisms

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

7.

2 daughter cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

8.

Humans duplicate body cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

9.

Takes place in both unicellular and multicellular organisms

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

10.

Daughter cells contain same amount of chromosomes as parent

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

11.

Process of cell division resulting in half the amount of chromosomes compared to parent cell

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

12.

Daughter cells contain 1/2 the amount of chromosomes as parent

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

13.

Daughter cells are not identical to parent

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

14.

Part of reproduction of multicellular organisms

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

15.

Only occurs in specialized cells for reproduction

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

16.

2 divisions

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

17.

Only in reproductive cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

18.

4 daughter cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

19.

If parent has 60 chromosomes, daughters will have 30

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

20.

If parent has 60 chromosomes, daughters will have 60

a)

Mitosis

b)

Both

c)

Meiosis

21.

Who is often called the "father of genetics"?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Isaac Newton

22.

What type of plants did Gregor Mendel use for his experiments?

a)

Sunflowers

b)

Pea plants

c)

Rose bushes

d)

Oak trees

23.

What is a quality or characteristic that distinguishes one person or thing from another?

a)

Gene

b)

Mutation

c)

Trait

d)

Allele

24.

What is required for a dominant gene to be expressed in an individual?

a)

At least one copy of the dominant allele

b)

Two copies of the dominant allele

c)

No copies of the dominant allele

d)

At least one copy of the recessive allele

25.

What must be true for a child to express a recessive trait?

a)

Only one parent must be a carrier of the recessive trait

b)

Both parents must be carriers of the recessive trait

c)

Neither parent needs to be a carrier of the recessive trait

d)

Only the mother must be a carrier of the recessive trait

26.

What does the genotype determine?

a)

The observable traits

b)

The genetic makeup

c)

The environment

d)

The diet

27.

Which of the following is a heterozygous genotype?

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

BB

28.

What is the observable trait of eye color an example of?

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Chromosome

d)

Gene

29.

What does the phenotype describe?

a)

Genetic makeup

b)

Observable traits

c)

DNA sequence

d)

Protein structure

30.

What does it mean if an individual is homozygous for a trait?

a)

They inherit different versions of a gene from each parent.

b)

They inherit the same version of a gene from both parents.

c)

They inherit no genes from their parents.

d)

They inherit genes only from one parent.

31.

What happens to alleles during gamete production according to the Law of Segregation?

a)

They separate randomly.

b)

They combine with other alleles.

c)

They remain unchanged.

d)

They duplicate.

32.

During which process do genes separate independently according to the Law of Independent Assortment?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Development of reproductive cells

c)

Digestion

d)

Respiration

33.

If the parent cell has 46 chromosomes, after mitosis, the daughter cells will have __ chromosomes.

a)

23

b)

46

34.

The products of meiosis have _______ number of chromosomes.

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

35.

Produces 2 daughter cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

36.

Has 2 divisions

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

37.

Produces body cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

38.

helps with growth

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

39.

Produces gametes

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

40.

Helps create genetic variation

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

41.

Crossing over occurs during Prophase I

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

42.

Has 1 division

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

43.

Produces haploid cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

44.

Makes unique cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

45.

Produces 4 daughter cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

46.

helps you heal cuts

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

47.

Produces diploid cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

48.

cytokinesis occurs at the end

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

49.

Makes identical cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

50.

start with one parent cell

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both