Active Science Resources—Assessment Pack

Section Quiz Name: _______________

Class: ____________( )
Section 4.2 (Higher tier) Date: ________________

4 Cells, human reproduction and heredity

A. True-or-false (3 marks)

Circle ‘T’ for a true statement and ‘F’ for a false one.

1. In general, a male has one X chromosome and one Y chromosome

in each cell. T/F

2. All cells in our bodies contain DNA. T/F

3. The number of chromosomes is kept constant after cell division. T/F

B. Multiple Choice (4 marks)

Choose the best answer for each question.

1. If the amount of DNA in the nucleus of a cell in a dog is y.

What is the amount of DNA in the nucleus just before it

divides into two daughter nuclei during cell division?

A. 0.5y
B. y
C. 2y
D. 4y

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2. DNA is very important to living things, because it …

A. is present in most of the cells.

B. makes up chromosomes.
C. stores information that instructs the production of protein.
D. stores information that is not passed to the next generation.

3. (extension) If 30 % of bases in a DNA molecule are ‘T’, what percentage of the

bases are ‘C’?

A. 20 % C. 30 %
B. 25 % D. 50 %

4. (extension) A part of the base sequence of a DNA molecule is ATACCGTA. Which

of the following shows the corresponding base sequence of another DNA molecule
after pairing up?

A. ATACCGTA
B. CGCAATGC
C. TATGGCAT
D. GCGTTACG

C. Fill-in-the-blank (3 marks)

Fill in the missing words.

1. The last pair of chromosomes in our body are called (a)__________________ .

They determine our (b)__________________ .

2. A chromosome is made up of a DNA molecule and __________________ .

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ANSWERS
A. True-or-false (3 marks)
1. T
2. F
3. T

B. Multiple Choice (4 marks)

1. C
2. C
3. A
4. C

C. Fill-in-the-blank (3 marks)
1. (a) sex chromosomes
(b) sex
2. proteins

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