Question 1

Match each term with the correct description.
-prophase II

Accepted Answer

A) DNA duplication occurs in this phase. 
B) Homologous chromosomes condense, pair up, and swap segments. 
C) Homologous chromosome pairs align on the equator. 
D) Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles. 
E) A nuclear envelope forms around each set of chromosomes to produce four haploid (n) nuclei.
F)Homologous chromosomes separate and move to opposite poles.
G)As in mitosis, duplicated chromosomes align on the equator.
H)Two nuclei formed; each has a complete set of chromosomes.
I)Spindle formation in two cells. 
A) DNA duplication occurs in this phase. 
B) Homologous chromosomes condense, pair up, and swap segments. 
C) Homologous chromosome pairs align on the equator. 
D) Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles. 
E) A nuclear envelope forms around each set of chromosomes to produce four haploid (n) nuclei.
F)Homologous chromosomes separate and move to opposite poles.
G)As in mitosis, duplicated chromosomes align on the equator.
H)Two nuclei formed; each has a complete set of chromosomes.
I)Spindle formation in two cells.

Question 2

Use the accompanying figure to match the cells in the figure to the correct phase in meiosis. The top figure panel is phases of meiosis I; the bottom panel is phases of meiosis II.
-prophase II

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E
F)F
G)G
H)H 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E
F)F
G)G
H)H

Question 3

Homologous chromosomes may differ from each other in terms of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) size 
B) shape 
C) position of the centromere 
D) alleles 
E) number of genes 
A) size 
B) shape 
C) position of the centromere 
D) alleles 
E) number of genes

Question 4

Match each term with the correct description.
-anaphase I

Accepted Answer

A) DNA duplication occurs in this phase. 
B) Homologous chromosomes condense, pair up, and swap segments. 
C) Homologous chromosome pairs align on the equator. 
D) Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles. 
E) A nuclear envelope forms around each set of chromosomes to produce four haploid (n) nuclei.
F)Homologous chromosomes separate and move to opposite poles.
G)As in mitosis, duplicated chromosomes align on the equator.
H)Two nuclei formed; each has a complete set of chromosomes.
I)Spindle formation in two cells. 
A) DNA duplication occurs in this phase. 
B) Homologous chromosomes condense, pair up, and swap segments. 
C) Homologous chromosome pairs align on the equator. 
D) Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles. 
E) A nuclear envelope forms around each set of chromosomes to produce four haploid (n) nuclei.
F)Homologous chromosomes separate and move to opposite poles.
G)As in mitosis, duplicated chromosomes align on the equator.
H)Two nuclei formed; each has a complete set of chromosomes.
I)Spindle formation in two cells.

Question 5

Sexually reproducing populations of New Zealand mudsnails are more competitive than asexual reproducers in ____ environments.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​low-phosphate 
B) ​high-phosphate 
C) ​low-oxygen 
D) ​high-oxygen 
E) ​low-sulfur 
A) ​low-phosphate 
B) ​high-phosphate 
C) ​low-oxygen 
D) ​high-oxygen 
E) ​low-sulfur

Question 6

Approximately ____ percent of a sexual reproducer's genes is passed on to each offspring.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​10 
B) ​30 
C) ​50 
D) ​75 
E) ​100 
A) ​10 
B) ​30 
C) ​50 
D) ​75 
E) ​100

Question 7

Match the following stages with the corresponding chromosome number in human cells.
-germ cell

Accepted Answer

A) 23, haploid 
B) 23, diploid 
C) 46, haploid 
D) 46, diploid 
A) 23, haploid 
B) 23, diploid 
C) 46, haploid 
D) 46, diploid

Question 8

Chromosomal DNA is duplicated in ____.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 12: Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Match each term with the correct description. -prophase II

Use the accompanying figure to match the cells in the figure to the correct phase in meiosis. The top figure panel is phases of meiosis I; the bottom panel is phases of meiosis II. -prophase II

Homologous chromosomes may differ from each other in terms of ____.

Match each term with the correct description. -anaphase I

Sexually reproducing populations of New Zealand mudsnails are more competitive than asexual reproducers in ____ environments.​

Approximately ____ percent of a sexual reproducer's genes is passed on to each offspring.​

Match the following stages with the corresponding chromosome number in human cells. -germ cell

Chromosomal DNA is duplicated in ____.

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Approximately ____ percent of a sexual reproducer's genes is passed on to each offspring.