Manila Science High School

Padre Faura St., Taft Ave., Manila

Second Grading Period

Summative Test in General Biology

GENERAL INSTRUCTION: Choose only the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer before the
number.

B. 1.A cell with 24 chromosomes undergoes meiosis, the sex cells produced will each have
________________ chromosomes.
a. 6 b. 12 c. 24 d. 48

A. 2. The chromosome number in cells after mitosis is _____________the parent chromosome number.
a. the same as b. half c. twice d. four times

C. 3. Meiosis produces ____________.

a. cells with the diploid chromosome number (2n)
b. cells with identical chromosomes
c. sex cells
d. a zygote

D. 4. In the cell cycle, most of the life of any cell is spent in ___________.
a. metaphase b. anaphase c. telophase d. interphase

C. 5. Chromosomes are doubled during _____________.

a. interphase b. prophase c. metaphase d. anaphase

D. 6. During _____________ in mitosis, double-stranded chromosomes separate and go to opposite ends of

the cell.
a. Interphase b. metaphase c. prophase d. anaphase

C. 7. During ________ stage in mitosis, the nuclear membrane disappears.

a. interphase b. metaphase c. prophase d. anaphase

D. 8. Bacteria reproduce through ______________.

a. mitosis b. meiosis c. both d. neither

D. 9. At the end of meiosis, how many haploid cells have been formed from the original cell?
a. one b. two c. three d. four

D. 10. During what phase of meiosis do sister chromatids separate?

a. prophase I b. telophase I. c. telophase II. d. anaphase II.

B. 11. The type of inheritance shown when a red-flowering plant is crossed with a white-flowering
plant and only pink-flowering plants are produced is _____.
a. inbreeding c. polygenic inheritance
b. incomplete dominance d. codominance
D. 12. A trait controlled by four alleles is said to have _____.
a. homologous alleles c. hybridization
b. autosomes d. multiple alleles

B. 13. The 23rd pair of chromosomes that differ in males and females are called _____.
 a. autosomes c. multiple alleles
b. sex chromosomes d. polygenes

Figure 12-1

A. 14. Refer to Figure 12-1. If individual III-2 marries a person with the sa me genotype as
individual I-1, what is the chance that one of their children will be afflicted with
hemophilia?
a. 0% c. 50%
b. 25% d. 75%

D. 15. What type of inheritance pattern does the trait represented by the shaded symbols in
Figure 12-1 illustrate?
a. incomplete dominance c. codominance
b. multiple alleles d. sex-linked

D. 16. For the trait being followed in the pedigree, individuals II-1 and II- 4 in Figure 12-1 can
be classified as _____.
a. homozygous dominant c. homozygous recessive
b. mutants d. carriers

B. 17. What is the relationship between individual I-1 and individual III-2 in Figure 12-
1?
a. grandfather-granddaughter c. great aunt-nephew
b. grandmother-grandson d. mother-son

C. 18. If a female fruit fly heterozygous for red eyes (X RXr) crossed with a white-eyed male
(X Y), what percent of their offspring would have white eyes?
r

a. 0% c. 50%
b. 25% d. 75%

B. 19. When roan cattle are mated, 25% of the offspring are red, 50% are roan, and 25% are
white. Upon examination, it can be seen that the coat of a roan cow consists of both red and
white hairs. This trait is one controlled by _____.
a. multiple alleles c. sex-linked genes
b. codominant alleles d. polygenic inheritance
D. 20. A cross between a white rooster and a black hen results in 100% blue Andalusian
offspring. When two of these blue offspring are mated, the probable phenotypic ratio seen in their
offspring would be _____.
a. 100% blue c. 75% blue, 25% white
b. 75% black, 25% white d. 25% black, 50% blue, 25% white
 D. 21. Because the gene for red-green color blindness is located on the X chromosome, it is
normally not possible for a _____.
a. carrier mother to pass the gene on to her daughter
b. carrier mother to pass the gene on to her son
c. color blind father to pass the gene on to his daughter
d. color blind father to pass the gene on to his son

A. 22. Which of the bar graphs shown below represents what t he phenotypic frequencies
might be for polygenic inheritance?
a. b. c. d.

Figure 12-3

C. 23. What is the probable mode of inheritance for the normal trait in Figure 12-3?
a. simple dominant c. sex linkage
b. polygenic d. multiple alleles

C. 24. Based on Figure 12-3, what do you know about individual III-1's mother?
a. She had the trait. c. She was homozygous recessive.
b. She was a carrier. d. She was homozygous dominant.

C. 25. According to the pedigree in Figure 12-3, how many of the offspring in the III generation
show the normal trait?
a. 1 c. 4
b. 2 d. 5

B. 26. Eye color in humans is the result of _____ inheritance.

a. multiple allelic c. sex-linked
b. polygenic d. simple dominant
C. 27. Royal hemophilia is the result of _____ inheritance.
a. multiple allelic c. sex-linked
b. polygenic d. simple dominant
A. 28. The blood types A, B, AB, and O are the result of _____ inheritance.
a. multiple allelic c. sex-linked
b. polygenic d. simple dominant

B. 29. A child is diagnosed with a rare genetic disease. Neither parent has the disease. How might the
child have inherited the disorder?
a. The disorder is dominant and was carried by a parent.
b. The disorder is recessive and carried by both parents.
c. The disorder is sex linked and inherited only from the father.
d. The disorder could occur only as a mutation in the child because neither parent had the
disease.

A. 30. Two healthy parents produce a child with the genetic disorder of cystic fibrosis, which is the
result of a recessive gene. What would be the best explanation for this inheritanc e?
a. This is not the result of a genetic disorder.
b. Both parents carried the recessive gene for cystic fibrosis.
c. Cystic fibrosis is a chromosomal mutation that occurred during development and is not
related to the parental genotypes.
d. Cystic fibrosis is caused by a mutation in the 21st pair of chromosomes

II. Labeling: Write your answer opposite to the letter that gives clue to the part asked.

a. Centrosomes l. Nonkinetochore microtubules

b. Aster
c. Chromatin
d. Nucleolus
e. Nuclear envelope
f. Plasma membrane
g. Early mitotic spindle
h. Pair of centrioles
j. Chromosome, consisting of
two sister chromatids
k. Fragments of nuclear envelope
m. Kinetochore
n. Spindle pole
o. Kinetochore microtubules
p. Spindle
q. Metaphase plate
r. Daughter chromosomes
s. Cleavage furrow
t. Nucleolus forming
u. Nuclear envelope forming
III. Completion: Complete the following table comparing mitosis & meiosis.

Mitosis Meiosis
Number of Divisions 51. 56.
1 2
Number of 52. 57.
Daughter Cells 2 4

Genetically Identical 53. Yes 58. No

Chromosome Number 54. 59.
46 23
Where Occurs 55. 60.
Somatic cells Primordial germ cells