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__ Matching Questions (2) __

1. Match the following with their definitions: Biology, Botany, Genetics

A: Biology-Study of life and living organisms Botany- The science of plants Genetics- A branch of biology which studies heredity and inherited characteristics

2. Match the following with their definitions: Breeding, Interbreeding, Genes, Meiosis

A: Breeding- to make new and improved types of an animal or plant Interbreeding- Breeding different species of plants or animals to make crossbreeds Genes- A unit of heredity Meiosis- Similar to mitosis, but involves sex/reproduction cells, sperm and eggs.

__ True/False Questions (2) __

3. True or False? There are not many genes involved in the reproduction of the soybean.

A: False

4. True or False? In the research project Identification of the Alternate Dwarfing System in Wheat, Dr. Sandhu is trying to find a gene which could still make the wheat shorter but have more grains.

A: True

__ Multiple Choice (6) __ ** Answers are bold **

5. Photosynthesis requires. (Choose the best answer.) **a) Light and Carbon Dioxide** b) Sugar and Bark c) Oxygen and Dark d) Chlorophyll and Nectar

6. Plants must go through in order to reproduce. (Choose the best answer.) a) Mitosis b) Photosynthesis **c) Pollination** d) Organisms

7. What are the three primary things that Dr. Sandhu's job is focused on? (Choose the best answer.) a) Botany, Breeding, and Research **b) Teaching, Scholarship, and Service** c) Exams, Seminars, and Labs d) Politics, Law, and Randomness

8. What is heredity? (Choose the best answer.) a) When you obtain clothes from your older siblings. b) Ancestral background. c) When your little brother gets really annoying. **d) When you inherit characteristics from relatives/parents.**

9. What is an allele? (Choose the best answer.) a) Pairs/series of cells in an acid. They determine heredity characters. **b) Pairs/series of genes on a chromosome. They determine heredity characteristics.** c) Pairs/series of cells in a chromosome. They determine heredity characteristics. d) Pairs/series of genes in an acid. They determine heredity characters.

10. If you pair a pure tall wheat plant with a pure short wheat plant, tall being dominant over short, what will be the result? (Choose the best answer.) **a) 4 tall hybrid plants** b) 4 medium plants c) 4 short hybrid plants d) 2 tall plants and 2 short plants