DNA & Types of Reproduction Quiz
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The entire genome (or, “the book of you”) is contained inside the _________ of the cell.
A. mitochondria
B. cell wall
C. nucleus
D. lysosomes
What is the name for an organism’s genetic material?
A. DNA
B. Molecule
C. Nucleotide
D. Translation
What is heredity?
A. The passing of traits from parent to offspring
B. The passing of chromosomes from parent to offspring
C. Traits produced because of environmental influences
D. Alterations in the nucleotide sequence of genes
It’s estimated that all the chromosomes together house about 20,000 individual instructions called
A. genes
B. base pairs
C. chromatophores
D. lipids
You can think of DNA as a great library of information that exists to do one thing only. What is that thing?
A. direct the building of different protein molecules
B. Build other double helix models of information.
C. Tell the brain how to construct the body.
D. Store data about what worked and what did not.
Freshwater Hydra bulges off the side of a parent and eventually separates as a new cell. Based on this information what type of reproduction is this?
A. sexual reproduction
B. asexual reproduction (budding)
C. asexual reproduction (fragmentation)
How many chromosomes does the human genome contain?
A. 23
B. 46
C. 96
D. 14
Strands of DNA are tightly coiled in
A. DNA
B. Base Pairs
C. Chromosomes
D. Mitochondria
Occurs in many complex organisms such as plants, animals and fungi
A. mitosis
B. meiosis
C. both
Passes along genetic material.
A. mitosis
B. meiosis
C. both
A paramecium is a single celled organism that reproduces by splitting in half to become two new cells. Based on this information, what type of reproduction is this?
A. sexual reproduction
B. asexual reproduction (budding)
C. asexual reproduction (binary fission)
Replicates body cells.
A. mitosis
B. meiosis
C. both
Every cell of every living thing on earth contains all the information it needs to create and duplicate and make variations of:
A. itself
B. any other kind of cell
C. red blood cells
Creates unique set of DNA.
A. mitosis
B. meiosis
C. both
Process that allows asexual reproduction
A. mitosis
B. meiosis
C. both