Reproduction Practice Questions

Question 1

3 marks

The diploid number of chromosomes in a horse is 64.

(a)

In a male horse, meiosis takes place in the

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☐ A liver

☐ B kidneys

☐ C testes

☐ D stomach

(b)

State the number of chromosomes in a horse egg cell.

(c)

State the number of daughter cells produced when one cell divides by meiosis.

Question 2

3 marks

DNA is made of two strands held together by complementary base pairs.

(a)

DNA is a polymer made up of repeating units called

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☐ A amino acids

☐ B glucose molecules

☐ C nucleotides

☐ D fatty acids

(b)

The table shows the sequence of bases on one strand of a short section of DNA.

Complete the table to show the sequence of bases on strand 2.

Strand 1 T A C G G A T C
Strand 2
(c)

Name the weak bonds that join a base on one strand to a base on the other strand.

Question 3

2 marks
(a)

State what is meant by the genome of an organism.

(b)

Which of these best describes a gene?

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☐ A all of the DNA found in a nucleus

☐ B a section of DNA that codes for a specific protein

☐ C a long molecule made of many amino acids

☐ D a structure that contains two identical chromatids