Unit 10 Inheritance Test V1

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TEACHER’S NAME:

TUTOR GROUP:

MARKS SCORED: /48

Instructions:
 Use black ink or ball-point pen.
 Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
 Answer all questions.
 Answer the questions in the spaces provided– there may be more space than you
need.
 Show all the steps in any calculations and state the units.

Information:
 The marks for each question are shown in brackets– use this as a guide as to how
much time to spend on each question.
 Calculators ARE allowed.

Advice:
 Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
 Keep an eye on the time.
 Write your answers neatly and in good English.
 Try to answer every question.
 Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Q1.

Read the passage below. Use the information in the passage and your own knowledge to answer the
questions that follow.

Bees

(a) What is meant by the term pollination (line 1)?

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(b) Suggest why the bees collect nectar (lines 2 and 3).
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(c) Suggest what is meant by the term fertile (line 7).

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(d) Suggest how having 'extra genetic variation' may help the bees to combat disease (lines 12 and 13).
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(e) How many chromosomes would you expect to find in an unfertilised bee egg?
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(f) Explain what determines the genetic variation in worker bees.

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(g) Suggest two characteristics of a colony that would encourage a beekeeper to use the colony for
selective breeding.
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(Total for question = 11 marks)

Q2.
The diagram shows two types of cell division.

(a) Give the name of cell division A.

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(b) Name a part of a flowering plant where cell division A occurs and a part where cell division B occurs.
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In humans, the sex of a baby is determined by the chromosomes it inherits from its parents.
(c) Explain which parent determines the sex of the baby.
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(d) Describe how cell division by meiosis is different from cell division by mitosis.
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(Total for question = 9 marks)

Q3.
The peacock is a bird found in the jungle in India. The male has a large, colourful tail that he displays
during courtship to attract a female to mate with.

Use your knowledge of natural selection to suggest how the peacock’s tail has evolved.
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(5 marks)
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Q4.

The DNA molecule codes for the production of proteins in cells.

(a) Describe the structure of a DNA molecule.
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(b) (i) DNA is used as a template for protein synthesis.
Which of the following is the correct sequence for this synthesis?
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A DNA → transcription → mRNA → translation → amino acid chain
B amino acid chain → mRNA → transcription→ DNA → translation
C DNA → translation → mRNA → transcription → amino acid chain
D mRNA → translation → transcription → amino acid chain → DNA
 (ii) A codon is made of three bases. There are four different bases.
How many different codons can be produced?
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(c) (i) Describe how a mutation in the DNA of a cell can affect the functioning of an enzyme.
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(ii) Explain why some mutations have little effect on the phenotype of an organism.
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(iii) State one factor that will increase the incidence of mutations.
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(Total for question = 11 marks)

Q5.

Genetic conditions can be controlled by dominant alleles or by recessive alleles.

(a) Explain one difference between a dominant allele and a recessive allele.
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(b) Pedigree analysis can be used to find out if characteristics are controlled by dominant or recessive
alleles.
The diagram below shows a family pedigree for albinism.

Explain, using information in the pedigree, whether albinism is controlled by a recessive allele or a
dominant allele.
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(c) Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic condition that results in the formation of abnormal red blood cells.
Sickle cell anaemia is controlled by a gene with two alleles.
The allele (N) produces normal red blood cells and the allele (n) produces abnormal red blood cells.
Two parents who are both heterozygous plan to have children.
Use a genetic diagram to show the parent genotypes, the gametes produced and all the possible
genotypes and phenotypes of their offspring.
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Parent genotypes

Gametes

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(d) Individuals who are heterozygous for sickle cell anaemia are protected from malaria.
Suggest how this would affect the number of individuals born with sickle cell anaemia in parts of the
world where malaria is common.
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(Total for question = 12 marks)

End of Test
48 Marks