What structure in the cell carries the
genetic information and is passed
from parent to offspring?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ribosome
Chromosome
Genotype
phenotype
Humans have 46 chromosomes or 23
pairs of chromosomes. The
autosomes make up 22 pairs. What
do we call the remaining pair of
chromosomes?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Letter chromosomes
Homologous chromosomes
Sex chromosomes
Body chromosomes
What do we call two
forms of the same gene?
Phenotypes
b. Karyotypes
c. Dominant traits
d. Alleles
a.
What is the name given to a pair
of chromosomes that have
matching locations for alternate
forms of the same gene?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sex chromosomes
Genotypes
Homologous chromosomes
alleles
The sperm cells of a particular animal
species each contain 24
chromosomes. After this animal’s
sperm cell fertilizes an egg, the
number of chromosomes in the new
cell will be?
a.
b.
c.
d.
6
12
24
48
A section of a
chromosome that
controls one trait in an
organism is called a(n)?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Gene
Sperm cell
Asexual reproduction
offspring
All the following are inherited
traits EXCEPT…..
a.
b.
c.
d.
Spotted fur
Webbed feet
Migration
Broken wing
Which of the following is a learned
behavior?
A grasshopper jumps when it is touched
B. A male fiddler crab waves its claw to
attract a female.
C. A goldfish goes to the top of its tank to
fee when a light is flashed
D. A chameleon changes its skin color to
blend in with its environment
A.
The offspring of asexual
reproduction……..
a.
b.
c.
d.
Are genetically identical to their
parents
Do not grow and divide
Do not possess genetic material
Have a unique set of genetic
instructions unlike parents
An example of sexual reproduction
in plants is when…….?
a.
b.
c.
d.
A plant stem arches over and develops
roots at its tip
Plantlets grown on a leaf fall off and
begin to grow
A plant sends up a new stem from its
roots
A pollen grain combines with an egg
cell