Unit 5: Heredity (part 1)
11 review questions with answers for Unit 5: Heredity (part 1). Read them here, or play the set as a class game on the projector. Free to host, and students join with a code.
Cells with two full sets of chromosomes (2n)?
- Haploid
- DiploidRight answer
- Genotype
- Homozygous
All 11 questions and answers
Cells with two full sets of chromosomes (2n)?
Answer: Diploid
Cells with one set of chromosomes (n), such as sperm and egg?
Answer: Haploid
Pairs of chromosomes (one from mom, one from dad) that carry the same genes?
Answer: Homologous Chromosomes
The process of homologous chromosomes swapping segments of DNA?
Answer: Crossing Over
The phase where crossing over occurs?
Answer: Prophase I
Random alignment of homologous pairs in metaphase I, so unlinked genes sort into gametes independently?
Answer: Independent Assortment
The result of meiosis: How many cells are produced and are they identical?
Answer: 4 Non-identical Haploid Cells
Different versions of the same gene (e.g., purple vs. white flower alleles in peas)?
Answer: Alleles
An organism with two identical alleles (AA or aa)?
Answer: Homozygous
An organism with two different alleles (Aa)?
Answer: Heterozygous
The genetic makeup (the letters)?
Answer: Genotype
Play it as a class game
Play this set opens it in splycr, where you can host it for your class straight away. Hosting needs no account: put the room code on the projector, and students join from a phone with the code and their first name. Each question plays as multiple choice, and the three wrong options are other answers from the same set.