Inheritance, Variation and Evolution

Multiple Choice Questions

Set 3

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1. Which of these is true about meiosis?

A. it causes an embryo to grow rapidly
B. it produces cells with 23 pairs of chromosomes
C. the cell divides twice to produce gametes
D. the cells produced are all identical

2. If a pair of alleles are both recessive, how can they be described?

A. dominant
B. genetic
C. heterozygous
D. homozygous

3. Which of the following is not true about sexual reproduction?

A. clones are produced
B. gametes fuse during fertilisation
C. it causes variation in a species
D. two parents are required

4. What is meant by the term ‘genome’?

A. how many times a cell divides
B. the entire genetic material of the organism
C. the number of chromosomes in each cell
D. whether an allele is dominant or recessive

5. Which of these is not a reason why scientists want to understand the human genome?
A. to create clones
B. to find and understand genes linked to diseases
C. to trace human migration patterns
D. to treat inherited disorders

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6. Which word describes the characteristic expressed as a result of the combination

of alleles?
A. genotype
B. heterozygous
C. phenotype
D. recessive

7. Which of the following is an inherited disorder caused by a dominant allele?

A. cystic fibrosis
B. influenza
C. measles
D. polydactyly

8. How does the number of chromosomes in a gamete compare to the number in

a regular body cell?
A. half as many
B. the same amount
C. three times as many
D. twice as many

9. How would you describe the missing genotype from the Punnett square below?
A. heterozygous dominant father’s alleles
B. heterozygous recessive
mother’s alleles

F f
C. homozygous dominant
D. homozygous recessive F FF Ff

f Ff

10. Using the Punnett square above, what is the probability that the offspring has
a heterozygous genotype? (HT Only)
A. 0%
B. 25%
C. 50%
D. 75%

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