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Final Jeopardy
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The inherited material that is responsible for
variation in all organisms is DNA, what does this
stand for?
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A) donornucleic acid
B) delicate nucleus assist
C) denitro acetaminophen
D) deoxyribonucleic acid
D) Deoxyribonucleic Acid
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DNA is located in what part of the cell?
 A) cytoplasm
 B) nucleus
 C) Vacuoles
 D) mitochondria
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Nucleus
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The four bases that make up the “rungs” of the
“spiral Ladder” are…
 A) cytosine, adenine, thymine, guanine
 B) cryptosine, adenine, thalamine, guanine
 C) cytosine, adonine, thymine, quinine
 D) cryprosine, adonine, thymine, quanine
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A) cytosine, adenine, thymine, guanine
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Genes are made up of a specific sequence of
these…
 A) Sugar Phosphates
 B) Nitrogenous Bases
 C) Chromosomes
 D) Alleles
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B) nitrogenous bases
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Dogs have 78 chromosomes and cats have 38.
The different pairings of chromosomes outlines
the blueprints, which are the source of..
 A) hereditary
 B) diversity
 C) pigmentation
 D) sexuality
B) Diversity
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When a single cell undergoes meiosis how many
gametes are produced…
 A) 2
 B) 4
 C) 6
 D) 3
B) 4
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Mitosis results in the production of
 A) gametes
 B) somatic cells
 C) sperm
 D) eggs
B) somatic cells
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Binary Fission differs from Mitosis how?
 A) It results in two cells with a complete set
of DNA
 B) Results in an identical Cell being created
 C) Occurs in Unicellular organisms
 D) Is a form cell division
C) occurs in unicellular organisms
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The process that produces two new cells with
same number of chromosomes is called..
 A) meiosis
 B) mitosis
 C) pollination
 D) fertilization
B) mitosis
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Why must the gametes only contain ½ the DNA
needed for a new organism…
 A) the cell size is smaller and can only hold so
much
 B) by only taking some of the genes from
each parent it helps to ensure variation
 C) Other wise the union of two gametes
would cause there to be to many
chromosomes, and lead to problems
 D) B & C
D) B & C
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If a particular trait has a high frequency in a
population, you can conclude that it..
 A) is dominant
 B) is recessive
 C) shows continuous variation
 D) None of the above
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A) is dominant
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Characteristics that are discrete…
 A) are studied by geneticists more often than
continuous traits
 B) have a limited number of possible forms
 C) include ABO blood group
 D) all of the above
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D) all of the above
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Which of the following are examples of traits
that show discrete variation?
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I. Skin Color
II. Nose Shape
III. Weight
IV. Hair Texture
V. Tongue Rolling
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I and V
 B) I, II, and IV
 C) III, and IV
 D) V only
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D) V only
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Weight is an example of a characteristic that is..
 A) determined by genetics only
 B) determined by an interaction between
genetics and the environment
 C) inherited from the mother and father
 D) determined by the environment and by
individual choices
B) determined by an interaction between
genetics and the environment
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To understand how genes, chromosomes and
alleles are linked to inherited characteristics
inferences are made. For each characteristic
there must be…
 A) a single gene pair involved
 B) more than one gene pair involved
 C) 2 alleles present for each gene
 D) several alleles for each chromosome
C) 2 alleles present for each gene
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A recessive trait will not be shown when…
 A) both parents show the recessive trait
 B) both parents pass on recessive genes
 C) one parent passes on a dominant gene
 D) it is blended with a very common trait
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C) one parent passes on a dominant gene
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Heritable traits include, structural and
distinguishing characteristics. All of the
following are heritable traits, except…
 A) earlobes
 B) skin color
 C) eye color
 D) artistic ability
D) artistic ability
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Offspring inherit genes from both parents. Most
genes in most species exist in an array of
possible forms known as…
 A) alleles
 B) genomes
 C) traits
 D) chromosomes
A) alleles
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Cancer is an example of…
 A) the effect of a genetic mutation in body
cells
 B) a Trait that shows continuous variation
 C) a recessive trait
 D) a dominant trait
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A) the effect of a genetic mutation in body cells
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The arrangement of the four chemical bases
creates a code that cells are able to interpret.
This code is called…
 A) genetic code
 B) mutagen code
 C) variation code
 D) chromosome code
A) genetic code
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DNA in each cell is arranged in?
 A) globules
 B) chromosomes
 C) nuclei
 D) helical
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Each Human nucleus has this many
chromosomes?
 A) 18
 B) 24
 C) 46
 D) 72
C) 46
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Genes exist in a array of possible forms that
differ as to their exact DNA sequence. These
variations in forms are called…
 A) mutations
 B) genetics
 C) alleles
 D) alternates
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C) alleles
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46 tightly coiled strands of DNA in humans
represents the full compliment of…
 A) gametes
 B) sperm cells
 C) egg cells
 D) chromosomes
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D) chromosomes
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To produce purebred organism, a breeder would
choose purebred parents, those parents whose
ancestors have produced only the desired
characteristic. If a breeder chooses two
different “true breeds”, then the offspring would
be a…
 A) domestic
 B) mutant
 C) gamete
 D) hybrid
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D) hybrid
Final Jeopardy
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Two brown-eyed parents have a blue-eyed
daughter. You can conclude that..
 A) One parent passed on a recessive gene for
blue eyes
 B) One parent passed on a dominant gene for
blue eyes
 C) Both parent passed on a recessive gene for
blue eyes
 D) Both parents passed on a dominant gene
for blue eyes
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C) Both parents passed on a recessive gene for
blue eyes