Question 1

Classification.Answer the questions in reference to the eukaryotic cell cycle.Each question has only one BEST answer.
-period prior to mitosis

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Question 2

About how many cells per day divide in a healthy adult human?

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A)   thousands of cells
B)   millions of cells
C)   billions of cells
D)   trillions of cells
E)   quadrillions of cells

Question 3

Classification.The phases of mitosis plus interphase are listed below.Answer the questions with reference to these phases.
-DNA replicates during this phase.

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A)  interphase
B)  prophase
C)  metaphase
D)  anaphase
E)  telophase

Question 4

If a eukaryotic cell divided by binary fission,

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A)   only one of its offspring would get the nucleus.
B)   only one of its offspring would get a complete cytoplasm.
C)   only sperm would be produced.
D)   only eggs would be produced.
E)   the chromosome number would be halved.

Question 5

Cancer cells

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A)   have an abnormal chromosome number.
B)   are unable to attach to other cells.
C)   divide to produce high densities of cells.
D)   have malformed cytoskeletons.
E)   fit all of these descriptions.

Question 6

Meiosis is most like

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A)   shuffling cards.
B)   painting a wall.
C)   building a house.
D)   playing a computer game.
E)   writing a novel.

Question 7

Match the following correctly.
-involves two phases

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A)  mitosis
B)  meiosis
C)  both mitosis and meiosis
D)  neither mitosis or meiosis

Question 8

Which of the following organisms does NOT do meiosis?

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A)   amoeba- a protist
B)   Candida - a fungus
C)   E. coli - a bacterium
D)   hydra - a marine invertebrate
E)   more than one of these organisms does NOT do meiosis

Question 9

Classification.The phases of mitosis plus interphase are listed below.Answer the questions with reference to these phases.
-Genes replicate during this phase.

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A)  interphase
B)  prophase
C)  metaphase
D)  anaphase
E)  telophase

Question 10

Match the following correctly.
-homologous chromosomes are separated during a metaphase event

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A)  mitosis
B)  meiosis
C)  both mitosis and meiosis
D)  neither mitosis or meiosis

Question 11

In mitosis,

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A)   the chromosome number is halved.
B)   the chromosome number is doubled.
C)   the chromosome number stays the same.
D)   the chromosome number may double or be halved depending on the species.
E)   gametes are formed in bacteria only.

Question 12

If an organism has three pairs of chromosomes,how many possible combinations of homologous chromosomes could result from meiosis?

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A)   2
B)   4
C)   8
D)   16
E)   32

Question 13

Match the following correctly.
-RNA polymerase is employed

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A)  mitosis
B)  meiosis
C)  both mitosis and meiosis
D)  neither mitosis or meiosis

Question 14

Crossing over is one of the most important events in meiosis because

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A)   it produces new combinations of alleles on chromosomes.
B)   separation of homologous chromosomes occurs.
C)   separation of sister chromatids occurs.
D)   it results in the production of haploid gametes.
E)   it aligns homologous chromosomes at the center of the cell so that they can be separated in anaphase II.

Question 15

Sister chromatids detach from one another and become visibly separate chromosomes during

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A)   anaphase.
B)   metaphase.
C)   interphase.
D)   prophase.
E)   telophase.

Question 16

Classification.Some of the stages of meiosis are listed below.Answer the questions in reference to these phases of meiosis.
-Swapping of gene segments occurs during this stage.

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A)  prophase I
B)  prophase II
C)  metaphase II
D)  anaphase I
E)  telophase I

Question 17

Which of the following most accurately describes mitosis?

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A)   doubling of cellular material
B)   DNA replication
C)   separation of membrane-bound organelles during cell division
D)   separation of chromosomes during nuclear division
E)   cell division

Question 18

Four of the five answers listed below are haploid.Select the EXCEPTION.

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A)   zygote
B)   spore
C)   egg
D)   sperm
E)   gametophyte

Question 19

Approximately how many genes do humans have?

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A)   10,000
B)   20,000
C)   50,000
D)   100,000
E)   1,000,000

Question 20

MATCHING
Answer the following questions by matching each term with the most appropriate description.
-two sister chromatids are joined here

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A)  centriole
B)  centromere
C)  chromatid
D)  cytoplasmic division
E)  microtubules

Exam 8: How Cells Reproduce

Sister chromatids detach from one another and become visibly separate chromosomes during

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Classification.The phases of mitosis plus interphase are listed below.Answer the questions with reference to these phases. -DNA replicates during this phase.

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Approximately how many genes do humans have?

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Match the following correctly. -involves two phases

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About how many cells per day divide in a healthy adult human?

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If an organism has three pairs of chromosomes,how many possible combinations of homologous chromosomes could result from meiosis?

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Which of the following most accurately describes mitosis?

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If a eukaryotic cell divided by binary fission,

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Four of the five answers listed below are haploid.Select the EXCEPTION.

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Meiosis is most like

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MATCHING Answer the following questions by matching each term with the most appropriate description. -two sister chromatids are joined here

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In mitosis,

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Classification.Answer the questions in reference to the eukaryotic cell cycle.Each question has only one BEST answer. -period prior to mitosis

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Match the following correctly. -homologous chromosomes are separated during a metaphase event

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Cancer cells

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Which of the following organisms does NOT do meiosis?

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Match the following correctly. -RNA polymerase is employed

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Classification.The phases of mitosis plus interphase are listed below.Answer the questions with reference to these phases. -Genes replicate during this phase.

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Crossing over is one of the most important events in meiosis because

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Classification.Some of the stages of meiosis are listed below.Answer the questions in reference to these phases of meiosis. -Swapping of gene segments occurs during this stage.

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