Life Chapter 1 Test ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A portion of DNA that codes for one kind of protein is called: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅a gene
DNA molecule attached to protein is: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅chromosomes
Beginning at the 9th week, the unborn child is called a _________, a Latin word meaning
"young one." - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅fetus
When the fertilized egg divides into two equal but smaller parts it is called: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅cleavage
From the 2nd week after fertilization until the 9th week the unborn child is called a(n)
____________ Greek word meaning "to swell." - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅embryo
An organ that serves as a liver, kidney, and lung for fetus is the: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅placenta
The transmission of genes from parent to child is called: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅heredity
When an ovum is first fertilized it is called a: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅zygote
Mother's egg cell: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ovum
A change from cartilage to bone: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅ossification
Union of sperm and egg - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅fertilization