Combined: Biology: Heredity & Genetics + Mitosis and Meiosis (Sexual and Asexual) + Sexual R...

Question 1

What type of cell division makes identical copies of themselves?

Accepted Answer

Mitosis

Question 2

Two chromosomes that have genes for the same traits in the same order.

Accepted Answer

homologous

Question 3

What are advantages in asexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

fast, 1 parent

Question 4

What are some disadvantages of sexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

2 parents

Question 5

When a trait seems to be the strongest & shows up in most of the offspring, it is known as:

Accepted Answer

a dominant trait

Question 6

What is the correct order of the steps for Mitosis?

Accepted Answer

Interphase,Prophase,Metaphase,Anaphase,Telophase,Cytokenesis

Question 7

The type of cell division the zygote goes through to develop into a new organism (letter e)

Accepted Answer

mitosis

Question 8

____ is when cells divide, giving half of the chromosomes to each offspring cell.

Accepted Answer

meiosis

Question 9

What term describes the passing of genetic material from parents to offspring?

Accepted Answer

heredity

Question 10

What is meiosis?

Accepted Answer

result 4 cells which have half amount of original chromosome

Question 11

How many chromosomes do human sex cells have after going through meiosis?

Accepted Answer

23

Question 12

A male sex cell (letter b)

Accepted Answer

sperm

Question 13

How many parent organisms does it take to go through asexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 14

Which term describes a feature that is found in different forms within a population?

Accepted Answer

characteristics

Question 15

Which one of these is a haploid?

Accepted Answer

Sperm

Question 16

Segments of DNA that give instructions for making certain characteristics are known as:

Accepted Answer

genes

Question 17

What are some advantages of sexual reproduction

Accepted Answer

more genetic variety in offspring

Question 18

What are chromosomes made of?

Accepted Answer

Dna, nucleotides

Question 19

Process by which one diploid cell divides into four haploid cells.

Accepted Answer

meiosis

Question 20

How many cells result from mitosis?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 21

The joining of an egg and sperm (letter c)

Accepted Answer

Fertilization

Question 22

Genetic information in a cell

Accepted Answer

DNA

Question 23

If a person's total DNA were laid in a straight line, how far would it stretch?

Accepted Answer

1.5 times the diameter of the solar system

Question 24

What is the probability that a child will be female?

Accepted Answer

50 %

Question 25

What are some disadvantages of asexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

no genetic variety

Question 26

From where do humans inherit their genes?

Accepted Answer

both parents

Question 27

While studying heredity, Mendel looked at 7 different features of which kind of plant?

Accepted Answer

peas

Question 28

Which organisms reproduce asexually?

Accepted Answer

bacteria, fungi

Question 29

When traits seem to fade away, they are known as __________ traits.

Accepted Answer

recessive

Question 30

T/F: Alleles are the different versions of genes responsible for hereditary variations.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 31

Male or female sex cell that has only one (1) chromosome from each pair.

Accepted Answer

haploid

Question 32

A female sex cell (letter a)

Accepted Answer

egg

Question 33

What term is used to distinguish the different forms of characteristics?

Accepted Answer

trait

Question 34

What monk made the first major contribution to the study of heredity?

Accepted Answer

Gregor Mendel

Question 35

A body cell or zygote which has pairs of chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

diploid cell

Question 36

The cell formed by fertilization (letter d)

Accepted Answer

zygote

Question 37

T/F: Scientists believe blue-eyed people came from a single ancestor whose gene mutated.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 38

How many chromosome pairs do humans have?

Accepted Answer

23

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