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GCSE BIOLOGY QUIZ - B1 YOU AND YOUR GENES

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Question 1

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The nucleus contains your genetic material
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  • True
  • False

Question 2

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How many chromosomes does the human cell nucleus contain?
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  • 23
  • 23 pairs

Question 3

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What do chromosomes carry?
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  • The nucleus
  • Genes
  • Proteins

Question 4

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A gene is a short length of a chromosome which is one molecule of DNA.
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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The DNA is coiled up to form the arms of the chromosome
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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What are alleles?
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  • Different versions of the same gene
  • Identical versions of the same gene
  • Identical versions of different genes

Question 7

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Each gene is a code for making a certain protein
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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Having different versions of proteins means that we end up with...
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  • Identical characteristics
  • Different characteristics

Question 9

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What are the different types of proteins?
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  • Structural proteins
  • Enzymes
  • Alleles

Question 10

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What does an enzyme do?
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  • Copy the cells in a gene
  • Contains genetic material
  • Control all the chemical reactions in an organism

Question 11

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Chromosomes come in pairs because we have two parents
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  • True
  • False

Question 12

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The sex cells (the sperm and the egg) are different from ordinary body cells because they contain 23 pairs of chromosomes
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  • True
  • False

Question 13

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What happens to the chromosomes when the sperm fertilises the egg?
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  • Half of the chromosomes in the egg combine with half of the chromosomes in the sperm
  • The chromosomes in the sperm combine with the chromosomes in the egg

Question 14

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The fertilised egg has 23 single chromosomes
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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The two chromosomes in a pair always carry the same genes
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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What does homozygous mean?
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  • You have two alleles the same for that particular gene
  • You have two different alleles for that particular gene

Question 17

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What is heterozygous?
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  • You have two different alleles for that particular gene
  • You have two alleles the same for that particular gene

Question 18

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Alleles that produce dominant characteristics are always shown with...
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  • A small letter
  • A capital letter

Question 19

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Alleles that produce recessive characteristics are always shown with...
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  • A capital letter
  • A small letter

Question 20

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All men have an X and a Y chromosome
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  • True
  • False

Question 21

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All women have two Y chromosomes
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  • True
  • False

Question 22

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What is the chance of having a boy or a girl?
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  • 50:50. There is an equal chance
  • 70:30
  • It is always more likely to have a boy because of their Y chromosome

Question 23

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The gene that makes an embryo into a male causes a protein called...
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  • Neuroplastin
  • Testis determining factor (TDF)
  • Glycosyltransferases

Question 24

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The gene 'Testis determining factor (TDF)' causes the development of ovaries
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  • True
  • False

Question 25

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Which of these are lifestyle factors than can affect your health?
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  • Smoking
  • Eating junk food
  • Your genes
  • Exercise

Question 26

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Clones are genetically identical organisms
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  • True
  • False

Question 27

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Clones...
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  • Have different alleles but the same genes
  • Have the same genes and the same alleles
  • Can differ due to differences in their environment (e.g. the amount of food available)

Question 28

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Some organisms reproduce asexually (without sexual reproduction). This means that there is only one parent, and the offspring are genetically the same as each other and the parent.
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  • True
  • False

Question 29

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Most bacteria reproduce asexually by dividing into two, and multiplying very quickly.
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  • True
  • False

Question 30

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Plants cannot reproduce asexually
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  • True
  • False

Question 31

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Identical twins are also clones.
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  • True
  • False

Question 32

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How are identical twins made?
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  • The embryo splits into four and they are all genetically identical
  • The embryo splits into two, and two separate embryos begin to develop. (They are genetically identical).

Question 33

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Scientists can make clones in the lab
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  • True
  • False

Question 34

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Clones are made in the lab by removing the nucleus of an egg cell to form an enucleated cell, this leaves the egg without any genetic information. A nucleus from an adult donor cell is inserted in its place. The cell is then stimulated so that it starts dividing as if it was a normal embryo (fertilised egg). The embryo produced is genetically identical to the donor cell.
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  • True
  • False

Question 35

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Genetic disorders are caused by faulty alleles
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  • True
  • False

Question 36

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What are the symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis?
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  • Thick, sticky mucus in the air passages, gut and pancreas
  • Shaking, erratic body movements
  • Mental deterioration

Question 37

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Cystic fibrosis is caused by a dominant allele
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  • True
  • False

Question 38

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Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disorder of the...
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  • Heart
  • Lungs
  • Cell membranes
  • Cytoplasm

Question 39

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For a child to have a chance of inheriting Cystic Fibrosis, ___________ of the parents must be either carriers of sufferers.
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  • none
  • both
  • one

Question 40

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Cystic Fibrosis... The baby will be normal if they have...
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  • FF alleles
  • Ff alleles
  • ff alleles

Question 41

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Huntington's Disorder is caused by a recessive allele
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  • True
  • False

Question 42

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Huntington's Disorder makes the body produce thick, sticky mucus in the air passages, gut and pancreas.
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  • True
  • False

Question 43

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There is no cure for Huntington's Disorder
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  • True
  • False

Question 44

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A "carrier" of Huntington's Disorder will be a sufferer
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  • True
  • False

Question 45

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The symptoms of Huntington's Disorder appear around the age of 15
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  • True
  • False

Question 46

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IVF = in vitro fertilisation
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  • True
  • False

Question 47

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Doctors produce more embryos than they need during IVF. The embryos are screened and only healthy ones are chosen to be implanted into the mother's womb.
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  • True
  • False

Question 48

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What is it called when doctors test fetuses in the womb by testing the fluid surrounding the fetus?
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  • IVF
  • Amniocentesis
  • That is not possible

Question 49

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Testing embryos for genetic disorders is known as...
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  • Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis
  • Differentiation
  • Amniocentesis

Question 50

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Adults can be checked to see if they carry alleles for genetic disorders
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  • True
  • False

Question 51

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What are the issues surrounding genetic testing?
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  • No genetic tests are 100% accurate. There are always some errors due to things like samples getting contaminated or misinterpretation.
  • Tests carried out during pregnancy aren't 100% safe
  • Genetic testing can only take place after birth
  • You're not allowed to have children after being tested
  • Insurance companies might refuse to give life insurance to people with the "wrong" alleles
  • If the information becomes available to others, this might cause discrimination

Question 52

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Gene therapy may soon make it possible to treat or prevent genetic disorders
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  • True
  • False

Question 53

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What could be the problems of gene therapy?
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  • Some people have concerns about 'playing God'
  • Gene therapies carry risks. There are concerns that they could even cause cancers instead of preventing them.
  • There isn't any problems with gene therapy

Question 54

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Stem cells are unspecialised
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  • True
  • False

Question 55

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Differentiation is the process by which a cell changes to become specialised for its job.
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  • True
  • False

Question 56

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Stem cells are found in early human embryos
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  • True
  • False

Question 57

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People with some blood diseases can be treated by bone marrow transplants. Bone marrow contains stem cells that can turn into new blood cells to replace the faulty old ones.
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  • True
  • False

Question 58

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No research is allowed on embryos older than...
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  • A week
  • 14 days
  • A month
  • A year

Question 59

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Scientists can extract stem cells from very early human embryos and grow them
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  • True
  • False

Question 60

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How many genes determine which sex organs you develop?
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  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 8
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