Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph:   The two members of a given pair of chromosomes are called homologous chromosomes . We get one of each homologous pair, or 23 chromosomes, from our father. We get the other one of each pair, or 23 chromosomes, from our mother. A gamete must have the haploid number of chromosomes. That way, when two gametes unite, the zygote will have the diploid number. How are haploid cells produced? The answer is meiosis.   Q: The two members of a given pair of chromosomes are called what?   A:

A: homologous chromosomes


Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph:      Q: How many chambers does the stomach of a ruminant have?   A:

A: 4


Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph:   The placenta is a spongy mass of blood vessels. Some of the vessels come from the mother. Some come from the fetus. The placenta is attached to the inside of the mother’s uterus. The fetus is connected to the placenta by a tube called the umbilical cord . The cord contains two arteries and a vein. Substances pass back and forth between the mother’s and fetus’s blood through the placenta and cord. Oxygen and nutrients pass from the mother to the fetus. Carbon dioxide passes from the fetus to the mother.   Q: The fetus is connected to what by a tube called the umbilical cord?   A:

A: placenta


Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph:   Infectious diseases are diseases that are caused by pathogens. Human pathogens include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. Different pathogens spread in different ways. Pathogens may spread through contaminated food or water, sexual contact, droplets in the air from coughs or sneezes, contaminated objects or surfaces, or vectors.   Q: What type of disease is caused by pathogens?   A:

A: