Chapter 2 form 4

Section A.
20 objective questions

1. Where does meiosis occur in animal? A. variation

I Testes B. mutation
II Ovary C. fertilization
III Uterus D. crossing-over
A. I and II only Answer : B
B. I and III only
C. II and III only 7. Which of the following human characteristic is
D. I, II and III controlled by recessive gene?
Answer : A A. Right handed
B. Free ear lobes
2. What is one of the thread-like structures found C. Blue eyes
in a cell? D. Ability to roll the tongue
A. Nuclear membrane Answer : C
B. Chromosome
C. Cytoplasm 8. A gender or sex of the baby is determined by
D. Gene the
Answer : B I the type of sex chromosome carried by the
ovum
3. The process involved in the production of a II the type of sex chromosome carried by the
gamete is.. sperm
A. mitosis III the amount of chromosome in an ovum and a
B. meiosis sperm
C. mutation A. I only
D. fertilization B. II only
Answer : B C. I and II only
D. II and III only
4. Which of the following characteristic is Answer : B
determined by genes?
A. Skin colour 9. What is the probability of having a male child at
B. Body weight each birth?
C. Height A. 0%
D. Gender B. 25%
Answer : D C. 50%
D. 100%
5. The number of chromosome in human ovum Answer : C
is..
A. 22 + X 10. The same characteristic which can be found in
B. 22 + Y identical twins are
C. 44 + XX I. blood group
D. 44 + XY II thumbprint
Answer : A III eye colour
A. I and II only
6. A sudden change in the genes or chromosome B. I and III only
of an organism is known as.. C. II and III only
D. I, II and III B. Breeding of rice that is resistant to diseases
Answer : B
C. The production of insulin by cow to cure
11. Which of the following genetic diseases is diabetes
caused by chromosome mutation? D. Vaccination can prevent some diseases
A. Colour blindness Answer : B
B. Haemophilia
C. Down’s syndrome 17. Which of the following is an example of a
D. Sickle cell anemia continuous variation?
Answer : C A. Weight
B. Type of ear lobes
12. Which of the following is a gene mutation? C. Ability to toll tongue
A. Down’s syndrome D. Blood group
B. Haemophilia Answer : A
C. Klinerfilter’s syndrome
D. Turner’s syndrome 18. Diagram 1 shows a plant cell.
Answer : B

13.Enviromental agents which cause mutation are

I DNA
II radiation
III chemicals
A. I and II only Diagram 1
B. I and III only What is X?
C. II and III only A. Gene
D. I , II and III B. Chromosome
Answer : B C. Nucleus
D. DNA
14. What of the following is an example of Answer : A
discontinuous variation?
A. Weight 19. The number of chromosome found in a female
B. Intelligence human skin cell is..
C. Blood group A. 22 + X
D. Height B. 22 + Y
Answer : C C. 44 + XX
D. 44 + XY
15. Which of the following is an example of Answer : C
continuous variation?
A. Weight 20. Variation in humans may be influenced by..
B. Type of ear lobes I age
C. Ability to roll the tongue II surrounding
D. Blood group III genetic inheritance
Answer : A A. I and II only
B. I and III only
16. Which of the following is the contribution of C. II and III only
genetic research? D. I, II, and III
A. Discovery of diseases caused by viruses Answer : C
Section B
Structure questions

1. Table 1 shows the result of a study of variation conducted on the students Form 4A and 4B.

Body mass ( kg ) Number of students

35-40 8
41-45 12
46-50 24
51-55 10
56-60 6
Table 1

(a) Draw a histogram based on the data in Table 1.

( 3 marks )

(b) Calculate the percentage of student which have the body mass between 41 kg and 45 kg.

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( 1 mark )

(c) What is the type of variation shown by the graph in (a)?

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( 1 mark )
 (d) Give two other examples of this type of variation.

i) _____________________________________________

ii) _____________________________________________
( 2 marks )

2. Diagram 2 shows an ovum is fertilized by sperm . Two zygotes P and Q are formed at the same time.

Diagram 2

(a) State the genetic chromosome carried by

(i) sperm :______________________________________________________________

(ii) an ovum : ______________________________________________________________

( 2 marks )
(b) Based on the Diagram 2, name the process R.

______________________________________________________________________________
( 1 mark )
(c) What type of twins will be formed?

______________________________________________________________________________
( 1 marks )
(d) State two characteristic of the twin form in (c ).

(i)._________________________________________________________________________

(ii)_________________________________________________________________________
( 2 marks )