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genetics
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. A cell that has two of every kind of chromosome is ____.
a. haploid
c. an egg
b. diploid
d. a sperm
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2. Haploid numbers of chromosomes are usually found in the ____ of an organism.
a. tissues
c. sex cells
b. body cells
d. zygotes
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3. Each human skin cell has ____ pairs of chromosomes.
a. 13
c. 23
b. 18
d. 46
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4. One cell that undergoes meiosis will yield how many independent cells?
a. 1
c. 3
b. 2
d. 4
Use the diagram to answer the following questions.
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5. The female sex cell is called a(n) _____.
a. egg
b. sperm
c. zygote
d. diploid
6. How are sex cells produced?
a. haploid
b. diploid
c. meiosis
d. mitosis
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7. What is the cell called that results from fertilization?
a. egg
c. zygote
b. sperm
d. diploid
Use the table to answer the following questions.
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8. Yeast has how many homologous pairs?
a. 8
b. 16
c. 24
d. 32
9. How many chromosomes are in a fern’s egg?
a. 315
b. 630
c. 945
d. 1260
____ 10. Which type of cells form through meiosis?
a. sex cells
b. body cells
c. zygote cells
d. epithelial cells
____ 11. How many times does a body cell divide during mitosis?
a. 0
c. 2
b. 1
d. 3
____ 12. How many cells are produced by mitosis and cell division?
a. 0
c. 2
b. 1
d. 3
____ 13. How many cells are produced by a reproductive cell during meiosis?
a. 1
c. 3
b. 2
d. 4
____ 14. After meiosis, how many chromosomes does each cell have compared to the original cell?
a. same number
c. twice as many
b. half as many
d. three times as many
____ 15. Which of the following is NOT a part of sexual reproduction?
a. one parent organism
b. two parent organisms
c. meiosis
d. fertilization
____ 16. Which of the following is part of asexual reproduction?
a. one parent organism
c. meiosis
b. two parent organisms
d. fertilization
____ 17. Which of the following organisms does NOT primarily reproduce asexually?
a. bacteria
c. protists
b. archaea
d. mammals
____ 18. Which of the following is NOT a form of asexual reproduction?
a. budding
c. animal regeneration
b. vegetative reproduction
d. meiosis
____ 19. Where is cloning performed?
a. in the barn
b. in the house
c. in a flower bed
d. in a laboratory
____ 20. Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
a. do not need a mate
c. mutations can occur
b. little genetic variation
d. all susceptible to same disease
21.
What is the purpose of chromosomes?
A
Chromosomes are used to pass on genetic traits.
B
Chromosomes form into haploid cells, making reproduction possible.
C
Chromosomes are the chemicals needed for mitosis to occur.
D
Chromosomes are responsible for matching hair colors.
22. What happens during meiosis?
A
A haploid cell divides into four diploid cells.
B
Two haploid cells combine to form a full chromosome set.
C
A zygote splits into two haploid cells.
D
A diploid cell divides into four haploid cells
23. What is the name of the process when an egg cell combines with a sperm cell?
A
mitosis
B
fertilization
C
zygote
D
meiosis
Matching
Match the following.
a. meiosis
b. mitosis and cell division
____ 24. one division of the nucleus
____ 25. four daughter cells produced
____ 26. two daughter cells produced
____ 27. results in growth and cell repair
____ 28. diploid daughter cells
____ 29. haploid daughter cells
____ 30. forms sperm and egg cells
31.
Which is an advantage of asexual reproduction?
A.
B.
C.
D.
multiple parents involved
a lot of steps are involved
all the offspring have the same genetic material
one parent is involved
32. What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Can produce offspring with genetic disorders
Every organism is genetically different
Gametes must be brought together
Need two kinds of gametes are required
33. What is a disadvantage of the sexual reproduction?
A.
B.
C.
D.
In a mammal a sperm and an egg are needed to produce a zygote (fertilized egg).
Every organism is genetically different
Everyone is not exactly like
For most species large numbers can be produced very quickly