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Cloning Quiz
1. True or False: Sperm and eggs are somatic cells.
2. True or False: A sheep was the first large mammal cloned.
3. Was is human cloning banned in the United States and many other
countries?
4. Compare a clone’s genetic material to that of the parents.
5. Is cloning natural is some organisms? Explain your answer.
6. Which statement is correct?
a) To clone an organism, the nucleus from a gamete cell is placed in a donor
egg.
b) To clone an organism, the nucleus from a somatic cell is placed in a donor
sperm.
c) To clone an organism, the nucleus from a somatic cell is placed in a donor
egg.
d) To clone an organism, the nucleus from a sperm cell is placed in a donor
egg.
7. Which best defines a zygote?
a) The first cell of a new organism.
b) A cell that results from placing the nucleus into an egg cell.
c) A somatic cell isolated from an organism.
d) A gamete cell, such as a sperm or egg cell.
8. Why must the nucleus be removed from the donor egg cell during the
cloning process?
a) So the zygote does not have too many chromosomes.
b) To keep the number of human chromosomes at 46.
c) So the initial cell acts as a true zygote.
d) All of the above are valid reasons.
9. Which organisms can naturally create clones of themselves?
a) bacteria
b) single-celled protists
c) some plants
d) all of the above
10. Which is an example of a somatic cell?
a) a sperm cell
b) a zygote
c) a mammary gland cell
d) all of the above