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Reproduction & Heredity

Asexual and sexual reproduction, Mendel's laws, heredity and variation

Sample Practice Questions

  1. The seed contains a:

    • Mature plant
    • Dormant embryo
    • Fruit
    • Pollen grain
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    Answer: Dormant embryo

  2. The process by which organisms produce offspring is called:

    • Respiration
    • Reproduction
    • Growth
    • Excretion
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    Answer: Reproduction

  3. The term 'allele' refers to:

    • Alternative forms of a gene
    • An identical copy of a gene
    • A chromosome pair
    • A type of mutation
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    Answer: Alternative forms of a gene

  4. A mutation is a change in:

    • Cell shape
    • Protein size
    • DNA sequence
    • Organelle number
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    Answer: DNA sequence

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Asexual and sexual reproduction, Mendel's laws, heredity and variation.

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