Practice Sex Determination - 1.5 | Chapter 2: Genetics and Evolution | ICSE Class 12 Biology
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What chromosome combination indicates a male in humans?

💡 Hint: Think of the letters that correspond to male in the XY system.

Question 2

Easy

In which gender do ZW chromosomes appear?

💡 Hint: Remember that ZW is the female designation in birds.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the chromosome configuration for a female in species that use XX/XY sex determination?

  • XY
  • XX
  • YY

💡 Hint: Recall what chromosomal pair determines female gender.

Question 2

True or False: In honey bees, the sex of the offspring depends on whether the egg is fertilized or not.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about how fertilization affects development.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Explain how environmental factors might influence sex determination ratios in haplodiploid systems compared to XX/XY systems.

💡 Hint: Think about how climate or food availability can impact populations.

Question 2

Develop a hypothesis on how the sex determination system affects social structure in honey bee colonies compared to human societies.

💡 Hint: Consider how roles might differ in a bee colony versus a human society.

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