Chapter 10

1) What characteristics would two homologous chromosomes

share? How is this relevant to the process of crossing over?
2) How is meiosis similar to mitosis? How are
these two processes different?
Mitosis Meiosis

Similar

Different
3) How did Gregor Mendel discover the basic
principles of inheritance?
4) How do Mendel’s law of segregation and independent
assortment relate to Punnett square crosses?
4) How do Mendel’s law of segregation and independent
assortment relate to Punnett square crosses?
5) What is the 2n rule?
6) In what circumstance would you conduct a
monohybrid cross? What about a dihybrid cross?
7) What phenotypic ratio can be expected from
crossing….. • A. True-breeding parents
for one gene?
7) What phenotypic ratio can be expected from
crossing….. • B. Two heterozygous
parents for one gene?
7) What phenotypic ratio can be expected from
crossing….. • D. Two heterozygous parents
for two genes?
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8) What universal symbols/rules apply to
pedigrees?
10) Which blood type is the universal donor?
Which type is the universal recipient? Why?
10) Which blood type is the universal donor?
Which type is the universal recipient? Why?
11) How is sex (male or female) determined in
humans?
12) What are some types of disorders visible on
a karyotype?
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13) Briefly describe the knowledge gained about
DNA by each of the following scientists/groups of
scientists: ?
Erwin Chargaff -

Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, and Francis Crick -

14) What type of force holds complementary
bases on the two DNA strands together?
15) How can you determine the orientation of a
DNA strand? (ex: 5’  3’ or 3’  5’)
16) Why are the two strands of DNA
considered anti-parallel?
17) How do DNA and RNA differ in their basic
structure and functions?
18) How can different types of cells have the same
DNA but different appearances and functions?
19) Why can mutations ultimately lead to
proteins that do not function properly?
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20) Explain how the ideas of other people aided
Darwin in developing his theory of evolution by
way of natural selection?
21) List 5 different fields of study that provide
evidence for evolution.
22) How do mutations relate to the concept of
Natural Selection?
23) Why is Natural Selection said to be a
mechanism for Evolution?
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24) What are the 8 levels of classification in order
from least specific (largest) to most specific
(smallest)?
25) How/why are organisms classified together
as we travel down the classification pyramid?
26) What are the rules of naming species using
the Linnaean System?
27) Why are scientific names used by scientists
instead of common names?
28) What are the three domains of life?
29) What are the four Eukaryotic Kingdoms and
the features differentiate those four Eukaryotic
kingdoms?