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Science Review: Heredity & Reproduction

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  1. 1

    Bacteria reproduce (asexually / sexually) by fission.

    Answer: asexually

  2. 2

    Riding a bicycle is a (learned / inherited) trait.

    Answer: learned

  3. 3

    Store-bought eggs are usually (not fertilized / fertilized).

    Answer: not fertilized

  4. 4

    A (gene / cell ) is a section of a chromosome carrying instructions for one trait.

    Answer: gene

  5. 5

    he variety created by (sexual / asexual) reproduction can help a species survive because a sickness that affects one person might not affect another.

    Answer: sexual

  6. 6

    Human body cells contain (23 / 46) pairs of chromosomes.

    Answer: 23

  7. 7

    Plants can reproduce (asexually / sexually).

    Answer: asexually / sexually

  8. 8

    A person can carry a hidden (recessive / dominant) gene without showing it physically.

    Answer: recessive

  9. 9

    Sex cells made during (meiosis / mitosis) carry half the normal chromosome count (23).

    Answer: meiosis

  10. 10

    (Sexual / Asexual) reproduction produces exact clones (100%DNA) from a single parent.

    Answer: Asexual

  11. 11

    A recessive trait only shows if an organism inherits two (recessive / dominant)genes.

    Answer: recessive

  12. 12

    All body cells in the same human contain (identical /different )DNA.

    Answer: identical

  13. 13

    A boy Offspring inherit (an equal / a large ) amount of DNA from his dad.

    Answer: an equal

  14. 14

    Human sex cells are made through a special cell division process called (mitosis / meiosis).

    Answer: meiosis

  15. 15

    Having blonde hair or brown eyes are examples of (learned / inherited) traits.

    Answer: inherited

  16. 16

    A (gene / cell) is a section of a chromosome that has the information for one trait.

    Answer: gene

  17. 17

    The DNA inside your toe cells is (identical / different) to the DNA inside your brain cells.

    Answer: identical

  18. 18

    When a sperm cell joins with an egg cell, the process is called (mitosis / fertilization).

    Answer: fertilization

  19. 19

    If you cut your skin or break a bone, your body uses (mitosis / meiosis) to grow new cells to repair the damage.

    Answer: mitosis

  20. 20

    The study of how traits are passed down from parents to offspring is called (heredity / fertilization).

    Answer: heredity

  21. 21

    Human sperm and egg cells carry (half / double) the amount of DNA found in body cells.

    Answer: half

  22. 22

    Skills like playing the piano, riding a bike, or writing Chinese are (inherited / learned) traits.

    Answer: learned

  23. 23

    In (asexual / sexual) reproduction, the offspring will be exact copies of a single parent.

    Answer: asexual