Inheritance

Question 1

What is sexual reproduction

Answer 1

Sexual reproduction is a biological process that involves the fusion of two gametes to produce offspring

Question 2

What type of cell division is involved in asexual reproduction

Answer 2

Mitosis is the type of cell division involved in asexual reproduction. It produces genetically identical daughter cells, resulting in clones of the parent organism.

Question 3

What type of cell division is involved in sexual reproduction

Answer 3

Meiosis is the type of cell division involved in sexual reproduction. It reduces the chromosome number in gametes

Question 4

What is meiosis

Answer 4

A form of cell divison that produces gametes which are non-identical cells with half the usual chromosome number

Question 5

What are the male and female sex chromosomes in humans

Answer 5

XX, XY

Question 6

What are the male and female sex chromosomes in flowering plants

Answer 6

In flowering plants, the male gametes are called pollen grains, and the female gametes are called ovules.

Question 7

What is material in cells called

Answer 7

DNA

Question 8

What is the structure of DNA

Answer 8

A double-helix structure

Question 9

What is a gene

Answer 9

A section of DNA that codes for a specific sequence of amino acids which undergo polymerisation to form a protein. Genes determine the inherited traits of an organism.

Question 10

What are alleles

Answer 10

Alleles are different versions of the same gene. They can influence the expression of a trait, leading to variation within a species.