Topic 3 - Genetics

Question 1

What is mitosis

Answer 1

The process of cell division

Question 2

What does mitosis produce

Answer 2

Identical cells

Question 3

What is the first stage of mitosis called

Answer 3

Interphase

Question 4

What is the second phase of mitosis called

Answer 4

Prophase

Question 5

What is the third stage of metaphase called

Answer 5

Metaphase

Question 6

What is the 4th stage of mitosis called

Answer 6

Anaphase

Question 7

Where is genetic information found in the cell

Answer 7

In the nucleus

Question 8

Where does meiosis take place

Answer 8

In reproductive organs of animals and plants

Question 9

What is the difference between a diploid cell and a haploid cell

Answer 9

Diploid has 46 chromosomes and haploid has 23 chromosomes

Question 10

What is DNA

Answer 10

Deoxyribnucleonic acid

Question 11

What is a polymer

Answer 11

A long molecule made up of repeating sub units coded by amino acids

Question 12

What is amino acid

Answer 12

Amino acid is a chemical which creates an instruction that creates a protein

Question 13

Name 3 characteristics you gain from your parents

Answer 13

Height, eye colour, skin colour

Question 14

What is Gregor Mendel known for

Answer 14

Discovering the fundamental law of inheritance

Question 15

What is an allele

Answer 15

A different part of the same gene

Question 16

What does heterozygous mean

Answer 16

Having two different alleles

Question 17

Which bases always pair together

Answer 17

A pairs with T and C always pairs with G

Question 18

How are the bases attached in DNA

Answer 18

By hydrogen bonds

Question 19

What is a sequence of 3 bases called

Answer 19

Codon