Quiz: Biology Quiz Challenge


Biology Quiz ChallengeOnline version Test your knowledge with these challenging biology questions from Abeka Biology Quiz 35 and 36. by 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

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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Biology Quiz ChallengeOnline version

by Lacy Huff

The transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring by means of genes within a chromosome is__________?

Who is the father of Genetics?

The difference between your nerve cells and skin cells results from the process called________?

The egg and sperm cell originate in a specifically designed type of cell division called_______?

The expression of the genes in the physical appearance of an individual is the ________?

A fertilized egg is a __________?

The actual combination of alleles inherited for a particular trait is the ______________?

If an organism has two different alleles for a particular trait, that organism is said to be___________?

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(n) _________ cell has only a half set of chromosomes.

What term does the abbreviation DNA stand for?

In what part of the cell is the DNA located?

What term refers to the two-spiral structure of the DNA molecule?

What are the individual DNA molecules in a cell called?

Name the process by which DNA is copied in a cell

What molecule is similar to DNA but consists of only one strand instead of two?

What two scientists jointly deduced the structure of DNA?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four bases found in DNA

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?

What protein compose the "spools" that DNA is wound around?