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What types of cells does mieosis make?
a) Every cell in the body, except ovum and sperm
b) The ovum, sperm, and other cells in the body
c) Ovum and sperm
d) Meiosis is a type of asexual reproduction

____________ are small parts of the DNA that determine a specific trait
a) DNA
b) Genes
c) Chromosome
d) Cytoplasm

What does mitochondria do?
a) Convert sugar into usable energy for the cell. Usually called the powerhouse
b) Convert energy from the sun into sugar
c) Holds organelles in place
d) Storage area for water, nutrients, and other materials

BB is an example of what type of alleles?
a) heterozygous dominant
b) homozygous recessive
c) heterozygous
d) Homozygous dominant

How do you define heredity?
a) The passing of genetic material and traits to the offspring
b) The passing of culture and identity
c) How traits are passed from siblings
d) Slow change that happens over time as traits are passed from generation to generation

Jeff always hears comments that he looks a lot like his uncle. How do you think that is possible?
a) Jeff's Uncle have the same parents as his mom and dad
b) His uncle may be his real father
c) Jeff and his uncle aren't related
d) Because his uncle is related to his mom and dad, he might have got a recessive trait from his uncle

Alleles are different versions of the same trait. For example, brown hair is one version and blonde hair is a different version. If the dominant trait is brown and blonde hair is recessive, which is more likely to be expressed?
a) Brown hair, because when you have a dominant and recessive trait together, the recessive trait will always be expressed
b) Brown hair, because it is dominant and dominant traits are always expressed unless there are two recessive traits
c) Blonde hair, becauseit is dominant and dominant traits are always expressed unless there are two recessive traits
d) Blonde hair, because when you have a dominant and recessive trait together, the recessive trait will always be expressed

Through which process are ovum and sperm produced?
a) Neither mitosis nor meisos
b) Both mitosis and meiosis
c) Mitosis
d) Meiosis

What does haploid mean?
a) The cell has the full amount of DNA
b) The cell only has half the DNA as other cells
c) The cell is only half as large as other cells
d) The cell is shaped like half of a circle

What does diploid mean?
a) The cell has the full amount of DNA
b) The cell only has half of the DNA
c) The cell is only half as large as other cells
d) The diploid cell is cut in half

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