Cell Division And Inheritance

Question 0

As a result of mitosis, how many cells are produced?

Answer 0

Two

Question 1

Mitosis produces daughter cells with:

Answer 1

Same number of chromosomes as the parents cell

Question 2

How many pairs of chromosomes are there in the human body cell?

Answer 2

23

Question 3

Cells produced by mitosis are:

Answer 3

Genetically identical to each other and the original cell

Question 4

This type of cell division used for growth and repair is:

Answer 4

Mitosis

Question 5

Where are the cells chromosomes found?

Answer 5

In the nucleus

Question 6

In the human reproductive system:

Answer 6

Females of ovaries and males have testes

Question 7

Compare to the body s, a Gamate contains:

Answer 7

Half the genetic information

Question 8

Name two things that happen during mitosis:

Answer 8

1. Cell divides twice to produce four cells

2. Gametes are formed each with a single single set of chromosomes

Question 9

Genes can exist as different forms called:

Answer 9

Alleles

Question 10

Polydactyly is caused by a:

Answer 10

Dominant allele

Question 11

Cystic fibrosis is caused by:

Answer 11

A recessive allele.

Question 12

Identical twins are very similar to each other mainly because:

Answer 12

They have identical genetic information

Question 13

You need two copies of a faulty allele to have cystic fibrosis because?

Answer 13

Allele is recessive

Question 14

A gene is a section of:

Answer 14

DNA