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Quiz name: Biological Diversity Topic 3
Which biological process ensures that a male Labrador retriever’s sperm cells will
each have 39 chromosomes?
1.
A
Mitosis
B
Meiosis
C
Selective Breeding
D
Artificial Selection
Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk, experimented with pea plants. He observed
that when a plant that produced round seeds was mated with a plant that
produced wrinkled seeds, the resulting offspring produced only round seeds.
A conclusion that can be drawn from Mendel’s experiment is that the wrinkled-seed
trait is
2.
A
dominant and no longer part of the offspring’s DNA
B
recessive and no longer part of the offspring’s DNA
C
dominant and still part of the offspring’s DNA
D
recessive and still part of the offspring’s DNA
Which of the following heritable human traits cannot be influenced by the
environment?
3.
A
Height
B
Weight
C
Skin Colour
D
Earlobe attachment
4.
What are the values of X,Y,Z? (put a comma and space between answers)
5.
A benefit of asexual reproduction is that it
6.
A
produces many offspring
B
increases genetic diversity
C
increases species diversity
D
requires specialized structures
In the flowchart the stage at which fertilization takes place is labelled
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A
Process 1
B
Process 2
C
Process 3
D
Process 4
A man and a woman who both have brown hair have three children. Two of the children have brown
hair and one child has blonde hair.
The gene that codes for brown hair (B) is dominant to the gene that codes for blonde hair (b).
The gene pair combinations of the man and the woman are most likely
7.
A
bb and bb
B
Bb and Bb
C
BB and Bb
D
BB and BB
8.
Which part of a cell carries information about heritable traits?
A
A cell wall
B
A chloroplast
C
A chromosome
D
A cell membrane
Use the following code to indicate the type of variation that is associated with each of the human
traits listed below.
1 = Discrete variation
2 = Continuous variation
___ Gender
___ Height
9.
___ Hand Size
Which of the below is the correct order for the pairing of the chemicals responsible for coding for the
genetic code?
10.
A
Adenine paired with Cytosine; Thiamine paired with Guanine
B
Thiamine paired with Cytosine; Guanine paired with Adenine
C
Thiamine paired with Adenine ; Guanine paired with Guanine
D
Thiamine paired with Guanine ; Adenine paired with Cytosine
During sexual reproduction, the sperm unites with the egg in the process of fertilization. What is
created by the joining of these two cells?
11.
12.
A
A gamete
B
A zygote
C
An embryo
D
A bud
You observe binary fission as a method of asexual reproduction. What are three other forms of
asexual reproduction?
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A
spore production, pollination, budding
B
pollination, fertilization, budding
C
spore production, budding, vegetative reproduction
D
budding, fertilization, spore production
13.
A duck eats mostly plants, nests near lakes, and is hunted by humans. This is the duck's:
A
Community
B
Niche
C
Resource partitioning
D
Variability
14.
Variation within a species is crucial so that:
A
Individuals do not become bored with each other
B
Individuals will be able to distinguish between members
C
Some individuals are able to survive under different environmental conditions
D
Some individuals are able to become the leaders of their group
15.
Which one of the following is most likely to produce offspring that are exact copies of the parent?
A
Asexual reproduction
B
Sexual reproduction
C
Natural Selection
D
Artificial selection
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