NCEA 1 - biology exam questions with correct answers.

NCEA 1 - biology exam questions with
correct answers

cell |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |smallest |structure |and |functional |unit |of |an |organism



chromosome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |threadlike |structure |of |nucleic |acids |and |protein |
found |in |the |nucleus |of |most |living |cells, |carrying |genetic |information |in |the |form |of |genes



gene |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |distinct |sequence |of |nucleotides |forming |a |parent |to |offspring
|and |is |held |to |determine |some |characteristic |of |the |offspring




DNA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |self-replicating |material |present |in |nearly |all |living |organisms |
as |the |main |constituent |of |chromosomes. |It |is |the |carrier |of |genetic |information.



karyotypes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |diagram |or |photograph |of |all |the |chromosomes |in |a |cell



nucleotides |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-it |is |a |repeating |unit |that |makes |up |DNA. |Contains |a |
phosphate, |a |sugar, |and |a |base



cell |division |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-for |a |living |organism |to |grow |and |reproduce, |its |cells |
must |divide |to |produce |new |cells



mitosis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cell |division |for |growth |and |repair



meiosis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cell |division |to |produce |gametes |(eggs |and |sperm |in |
animals/pollen |and |ova |in |plants)