Strand 4: Life Science
Concept 2: Heredity
PO #1: Explain the purposes of cell division: growth & repair, reproduction
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Strand 4: Life Science
Concept 2: Heredity
PO #1: Explain the purposes of cell division: growth & repair, reproduction
Multiple Choice/Matching/True-False
Fremont – McGee
1. The purpose of _________________ is growth and repair in body cells.
a. alleles b. mitosis c. meiosis d. chromosomes
2. The purpose of _________________ is reproduction.
a. alleles b. mitosis c. meiosis d. chromosomes
3. It looks like a twisted ladder and is located in the chromosomes of your cells.
a. allele b. jean c. gene d. DNA
Rhodes – Little
Matching: Write the correct letter of the term being described. Use each answer only once.
A. cell
B. chromosome
C. DNA
D. gene
E. nucleus
1. chemical that makes up chromosome, genes and alleles
2. a specific location on a chromosome that controls a trait
3. center of a cell that acts as a brain
4. strand of coded information in a cell
5. the basic unit of structure for all living things
Smith – Gratkins
1. Which of these things are made of cells?
a. red apple
c. metal spoon
b. plastic cup
d. glass window
2. Which part of the cell controls the cell’s activities (is the brain)?
a. cell wall
c. vaculole
b. nucleus
d. choloroplasts
3. One purpose of cell division is reproduction. Why do cells reproduce?
a. to cause cells to grow
c. to create new offspring
b. to repair worn out cells
d. to cause organisms to grow larger
4. A skin cell makes an exact copy of itself. What is the purpose of this type of cell division?
a. growth and repair
c. to increase the number of chromosomes
b. to produce offspring
d. to decrease the number of chromosomes
5. What type of cell division creates cells with only half the number of chromosomes in the original cell?
a. mitosis (for growth/repair)
c. pollination
b. meiosis (for reproduction)
d. reduction
6. Genes contain information for each of your traits. Where are genes located?
a. DNA
c. genotype
b. alleles
d. chromosomes
Strand 4: Life Science
Concept 2: Heredity
PO #1: Explain the purposes of cell division: growth & repair, reproduction
Shepherd-Code
1. Genes
a. are part of a chromosome
b. are made of DNA
c. carry information that determines traits
d. all of the above
2. What is the shorter way to say deoxyribonucleic acid?
a. DNA
b. RAN
c. DEO
d. DAR
3. Where is DNA found?
a. in the nucleus of a cell
b. in chromosomes
c. in genes
d. all of the answers are correct.
4. Which of the following puts the components in order from smallest to largest?
a. allele, cell, chromosome, gene
b. allele, gene, chromosome, cell
c. gene, chromosome, allele, cell
d. cell, gene, allele, chromosome
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Strand 4: Life Science
Concept 2: Heredity
PO #1: Explain the purposes of cell division: growth & repair, reproduction
Short Answer/Fill-in/Essay
Rhodes – Little
Completion: Write the word or words that best complete each statement below.
The three major purposes for cell division are: 1 , 2 , and 3 .
If you take one 4 from each parent then put them together, you’ll create a 5 which determines one
trait. If you stack hundreds of these pairs together, you’ll have a lengthy 6 which controls hundreds of
traits. Twenty three pair of these stringy objects are found in every human 7 which is inside of every
8 that makes up all living things.
Cells make more cells through a process called “cell 9 .”
“ 10 reproduction” requires two parents to reproduce but “ 11 reproduction” only involves one
parent that can reproduce by splitting itself in order to create two identical copies of itself.
Cell Identification: Name each of the numbered part in the drawing below.
15
12
13
Made
out of
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14
18. If you explored a cell closely, you would find what is responsible for caring and passing on traits?
Name all of the part(s) that are responsible for traits.
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Concept 2: Heredity
PO #1: Explain the purposes of cell division: growth & repair, reproduction
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