Heredity and Reproduction

Question 1

How much genetic material does an asexual organism pass on to its offspring?

Accepted Answer

100%

Question 2

Traits can be either __________ or ___________.

Accepted Answer

inherited, acquired

Question 3

What disadvantage of sexual reproduction does this peacock's mating dance represent?

Accepted Answer

takes more energy

Question 4

Which organelle contains the DNA?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

Question 5

Which of these answers lists the characteristics of sexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

Two parents, offspring are diverse, occurs slowly

Question 6

Which diagram shows asexual reproducation?

Accepted Answer

B - on the right

Question 7

What advantage of sexual reproduction does this picture illustrate?

Accepted Answer

genetic diversity

Question 8

The rate of asexual reproduction is ___________ than that of sexual reproduction.

Accepted Answer

faster

Question 9

In binary fission, a single cell splints to form two new cells. The number of genes in each of the daughter cells is:

Accepted Answer

the same as the number of genes found in the parent cell.

Question 10

The gene for red-green color blindness is carried on the X -chromosome. Who can pass on this trait?

Accepted Answer

Both males and females can pass on this trait.

Question 11

What is the passage of genetic information (genes/traits) from parent to offspring?

Accepted Answer

heredity

Question 12

If a student is able to roll their tongue, where did that trait (ability) come from?

Accepted Answer

Genetic instructions were passed from at least one of the parents to kid.

Question 13

What advantage of asexual reproduction does this video show?

Accepted Answer

fast reproduction rate

Question 14

How much genetic material did this boy receive from his mother?

Accepted Answer

50%

Question 15

These plants are being grown from the leaves of a parent plant. What % of the parent's DNA do the offspring inherit?

Accepted Answer

100% - In asexual repro, each offspring inherits 100% of parent's DNA.

Question 16

Sexual reproduction produces ___________ offspring than asexual reproduction.

Accepted Answer

less

Question 17

What advantage of asexual reproduction does this picture represent?

Accepted Answer

large number of offspring

Question 18

Where are genes found? (From largest structure to smallest.)

Accepted Answer

Cell - nucleus - chromosome - gene

Question 19

Ranchers need to understand __________ to produce beef with more fat and better taste.

Accepted Answer

heredity

Question 20

Komodo dragons have the ability to reproduce either sexually or asexually (parthenogenesis). If asexual, the offspring:

Accepted Answer

will be genetically identical to the mother.

Question 21

What type of asexual reproduction does this picture represent?

Accepted Answer

budding

Question 22

How many chromosomes do most humans carry in the nuclei of their cells?

Accepted Answer

46

Question 23

What advantage of sexual reproduction does this fact describe?

Accepted Answer

can adapt to change

Question 24

Which answer is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

Offspring are identical and are not able to adapt to environmental changes.

Question 25

Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-FAMILY-Genus-Species. In biology, families include diff species, how do they get their genes?

Accepted Answer

Animals inherit their genes from their parents.

Question 26

These skunks have a stripe down each side of their bodies. Where would you find the info that makes them so similar?

Accepted Answer

On the genes within the chromosomes

Question 27

Flowering plants use insects to carry pollen from one plant to another. What kind of reproduction is this?

Accepted Answer

sexual

Question 28

How is genetic information organized?

Accepted Answer

cell, nucleus, chromosome, gene

Question 29

If plant reproduction involves a flower, self- or cross-pollination, is it sexual or asexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

Sexual reproduction

Question 30

Female produces eggs + male fertilizes them = sexual reproduction (& gives diverse offspring). In budding, (asex):

Accepted Answer

The bud will contain DNA from its single parent and be identical to parent.

Question 31

Which of these traits is inherited, not acquired?

Accepted Answer

A boy has freckles just like his mom.

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