Biology Quiz ChallengeVersion en ligne Test your knowledge with these challenging biology questions from Abeka Biology Quiz 35 and 36. par Lacy Huff 1 The transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring by means of genes within a chromosome is__________? a Mitosis b Replication c Transpiration d Heredity 2 Who is the father of Genetics? a Francis Crick b Thomas Hunt Morgan c Gregor Mendel d James Watson 3 The difference between your nerve cells and skin cells results from the process called________? a Linkage b Differentiation c Independent assortment d Dominance 4 The egg and sperm cell originate in a specifically designed type of cell division called_______? a Mitosis b Osmosis c Homozygous d Meiosis 5 The expression of the genes in the physical appearance of an individual is the ________? a Linkage b Hybrid c Genotype d Phenotype 6 A fertilized egg is a __________? a chromatid b gamete c zygote d haploid 7 The actual combination of alleles inherited for a particular trait is the ______________? a allotype b genotype c phenotype d prototype 8 If an organism has two different alleles for a particular trait, that organism is said to be___________? a homozygous b heterozygous c homologous d heterologous 9 The law of __________ states that a dominant trait will appear in the offspring even if a different allele for that trait is also present. a biogenesis b dominance c independent assortment d segregation 10 A(n) _________ cell has only a half set of chromosomes. a monoploid b aneuploid c diploid d haploid 11 What term does the abbreviation DNA stand for? a deoxyribonucleic acid b detroxyribonucleic acid c deuoxyribonucleic acid d deezoxyribonucleic acid 12 In what part of the cell is the DNA located? a ribosomes b mitochondria c golgi apparatus d nucleus 13 What term refers to the two-spiral structure of the DNA molecule? a double ladder b double felix c double helix d double decker 14 What are the individual DNA molecules in a cell called? a gene b allele c lysosomes d chromosomes 15 Name the process by which DNA is copied in a cell a transpiration b replication c identification d meiosiation 16 What molecule is similar to DNA but consists of only one strand instead of two? a CNA b MNA c RNA d MMA 17 What two scientists jointly deduced the structure of DNA? a Mendel and Sutton b Watson and Crick c Harvey and Morgan d Schwann and Hooke 18 Which of the following is NOT one of the four bases found in DNA a adenine b thymine c glycerine d cytosine 19 Discoveries in the 20th century revealed that a gene consists of the stored genetic information for a particular trait. In what form is the information stored? a particles of protein b segment of DNA c bilayer of lipids d chain of carbohydrates 20 What protein compose the "spools" that DNA is wound around? a nucleosomes b histones c chromosomes d lysosomes
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