Question 1

Alternative or different forms of the same gene are called _____.

Accepted Answer

A) homozygous 
B) chromatids 
C) alleles 
D) homologous 
E) karyotypes 
A) homozygous 
B) chromatids 
C) alleles 
D) homologous 
E) karyotypes C

Question 2

Examine the micrographs below to answer the following question.   The cell in micrograph "II" is at which stage of the cell cycle?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Asexual reproduction _____.

Accepted Answer

A) results from fertilization 
B) produces genetic clones 
C) is more similar to meiosis than mitosis 
D) leads to increased genetic variation in offspring 
E) involves crossing over 
A) results from fertilization 
B) produces genetic clones 
C) is more similar to meiosis than mitosis 
D) leads to increased genetic variation in offspring 
E) involves crossing over B

Question 4

Match the correct number of chromosomes to the stage of mitosis or meiosis for a human cell.Each answer choice may be used more than once or not at all.
-G2

Accepted Answer

A) 23 
B) 46 
C) 69 
D) 92 
E) 108 
A) 23 
B) 46 
C) 69 
D) 92 
E) 108

Question 5

Match the correct number of chromosomes to the stage of mitosis or meiosis for a human cell.Each answer choice may be used more than once or not at all.
-S

Accepted Answer

A) 23 
B) 46 
C) 69 
D) 92 
E) 108 
A) 23 
B) 46 
C) 69 
D) 92 
E) 108

Question 6

The phase of the cell cycle during which cytoplasmic division occurs is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) G1 
B) S 
C) G2 
D) mitosis 
E) cytokinesis 
A) G1 
B) S 
C) G2 
D) mitosis 
E) cytokinesis

Question 7

Match the correct number of chromosomes to the stage of mitosis or meiosis for a human cell.Each answer choice may be used more than once or not at all.
-prophase II

Accepted Answer

A) 23 
B) 46 
C) 69 
D) 92 
E) 108 
A) 23 
B) 46 
C) 69 
D) 92 
E) 108

Question 8

Which statement describes the function of telomeres?

Accepted Answer

A) Telomeres are DNA segments that encode cell cycle checkpoint proteins. 
B) Telomeres are where DNA polymerase binds to initiate DNA replication. 
C) Telomeres serve as attachment points where microtubules bind to separate chromosomes during anaphase. 
D) Telomeres are added to chromosomes with each round of replication to increase DNA stability. 
E) Telomeres protect the coding regions of chromosomes because chromosomes are shortened with each round of replication. 
A) Telomeres are DNA segments that encode cell cycle checkpoint proteins. 
B) Telomeres are where DNA polymerase binds to initiate DNA replication. 
C) Telomeres serve as attachment points where microtubules bind to separate chromosomes during anaphase. 
D) Telomeres are added to chromosomes with each round of replication to increase DNA stability. 
E) Telomeres protect the coding regions of chromosomes because chromosomes are shortened with each round of replication.

Question 9

Which phases comprise interphase?

Accepted Answer

A) G1 and G2 
B) S and G2 
C) G1 and S 
D) G1, S, and G2 
E) prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase 
A) G1 and G2 
B) S and G2 
C) G1 and S 
D) G1, S, and G2 
E) prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase

Question 10

Meiosis II is similar to mitosis because _____.

Accepted Answer

A) both result in the production of diploid daughter cells 
B) both result in the production of haploid daughter cells 
C) DNA replication immediately precedes both meiosis II and mitosis 
D) homologous chromosomes are separated in meiosis II and mitosis 
E) sister chromatids are separated in meiosis II and mitosis 
A) both result in the production of diploid daughter cells 
B) both result in the production of haploid daughter cells 
C) DNA replication immediately precedes both meiosis II and mitosis 
D) homologous chromosomes are separated in meiosis II and mitosis 
E) sister chromatids are separated in meiosis II and mitosis

Question 11

Match the following terms to the correct statements.
-RNA polymerase is employed

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Meiosis may pause at which point in the cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) after DNA is replicated in S phase but before meiosis I begins 
B) after meiosis I is complete 
C) after prophase II 
D) before telophase II 
E) after prophase I 
A) after DNA is replicated in S phase but before meiosis I begins 
B) after meiosis I is complete 
C) after prophase II 
D) before telophase II 
E) after prophase I

Question 13

Match the correct number of chromosomes to the stage of mitosis or meiosis for a human cell.Each answer choice may be used more than once or not at all.
-G1

Accepted Answer

A) 23 
B) 46 
C) 69 
D) 92 
E) 108 
A) 23 
B) 46 
C) 69 
D) 92 
E) 108

Question 14

Chromosomes are unduplicated during which phase of cell cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) S 
B) prophase 
C) G1 
D) G2 
E) metaphase 
A) S 
B) prophase 
C) G1 
D) G2 
E) metaphase

Question 15

Nuclear envelopes reform during _____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Cells with two of each kind of chromosome are _____.

Accepted Answer

A) aneuploid 
B) diploid 
C) triploid 
D) haploid 
E) tetraploid 
A) aneuploid 
B) diploid 
C) triploid 
D) haploid 
E) tetraploid

Question 17

Tumor suppressor genes _____.

Accepted Answer

A) will turn into cancer genes 
B) encode proteins that inhibit mitosis 
C) encode proteins that promote mitosis 
D) are cancer genes that back mutate into normal genes 
E) encode proteins that promote DNA replication 
A) will turn into cancer genes 
B) encode proteins that inhibit mitosis 
C) encode proteins that promote mitosis 
D) are cancer genes that back mutate into normal genes 
E) encode proteins that promote DNA replication

Question 18

Which of the following is/are essential for formation of the cleavage furrow during cytoplasmic division in animal cells?

Accepted Answer

A) a contractile ring 
B) Golgi body vesicles 
C) ATP molecules 
D) a contractile ring and Golgi body vesicles 
E) a contractile ring and ATP molecules 
A) a contractile ring 
B) Golgi body vesicles 
C) ATP molecules 
D) a contractile ring and Golgi body vesicles 
E) a contractile ring and ATP molecules

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Match the correct number of chromosomes to the stage of mitosis or meiosis for a human cell.Each answer choice may be used more than once or not at all.
-metaphase

Accepted Answer

A) 23 
B) 46 
C) 69 
D) 92 
E) 108 
A) 23 
B) 46 
C) 69 
D) 92 
E) 108

Alternative or different forms of the same gene are called _____.

Examine the micrographs below to answer the following question. The cell in micrograph "II" is at which stage of the cell cycle?

Asexual reproduction _____.

Match the correct number of chromosomes to the stage of mitosis or meiosis for a human cell.Each answer choice may be used more than once or not at all. -G2

Match the correct number of chromosomes to the stage of mitosis or meiosis for a human cell.Each answer choice may be used more than once or not at all. -S

The phase of the cell cycle during which cytoplasmic division occurs is _____.

Match the correct number of chromosomes to the stage of mitosis or meiosis for a human cell.Each answer choice may be used more than once or not at all. -prophase II

Which statement describes the function of telomeres?

Which phases comprise interphase?

Meiosis II is similar to mitosis because _____.

Match the following terms to the correct statements. -RNA polymerase is employed

Meiosis may pause at which point in the cycle?

Match the correct number of chromosomes to the stage of mitosis or meiosis for a human cell.Each answer choice may be used more than once or not at all. -G1

Chromosomes are unduplicated during which phase of cell cycle?

Nuclear envelopes reform during _____.

Cells with two of each kind of chromosome are _____.

Tumor suppressor genes _____.

Which of the following is/are essential for formation of the cleavage furrow during cytoplasmic division in animal cells?

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

Match the correct number of chromosomes to the stage of mitosis or meiosis for a human cell.Each answer choice may be used more than once or not at all. -metaphase

Invitation To Biology

Molecules Of Life

Cell Structure

Energy And Metabolism

Capturing And Releasing Energy

DNA Structure And Function

Gene Expression AND Control

Patterns Of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence Of Evolution

Processes Of Evolution

Early Life Forms And The Viruses

Plants And Fungi

Animal Evolution

Population Ecology

Communities And Ecosystems

The Biosphere And Human Effects

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Exam 8: How Cells Reproduce

Alternative or different forms of the same gene are called _____.

Examine the micrographs below to answer the following question. The cell in micrograph "II" is at which stage of the cell cycle?

Asexual reproduction _____.

Match the correct number of chromosomes to the stage of mitosis or meiosis for a human cell.Each answer choice may be used more than once or not at all. -G2

Match the correct number of chromosomes to the stage of mitosis or meiosis for a human cell.Each answer choice may be used more than once or not at all. -S

The phase of the cell cycle during which cytoplasmic division occurs is _____.

Match the correct number of chromosomes to the stage of mitosis or meiosis for a human cell.Each answer choice may be used more than once or not at all. -prophase II

Which statement describes the function of telomeres?

Which phases comprise interphase?

Meiosis II is similar to mitosis because _____.

Match the following terms to the correct statements. -RNA polymerase is employed

Meiosis may pause at which point in the cycle?

Match the correct number of chromosomes to the stage of mitosis or meiosis for a human cell.Each answer choice may be used more than once or not at all. -G1

Chromosomes are unduplicated during which phase of cell cycle?

Nuclear envelopes reform during _____.

Cells with two of each kind of chromosome are _____.

Tumor suppressor genes _____.

Which of the following is/are essential for formation of the cleavage furrow during cytoplasmic division in animal cells?

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

Match the correct number of chromosomes to the stage of mitosis or meiosis for a human cell.Each answer choice may be used more than once or not at all. -metaphase

Invitation To Biology

Molecules Of Life

Cell Structure

Energy And Metabolism

Capturing And Releasing Energy

DNA Structure And Function

Gene Expression AND Control

Patterns Of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence Of Evolution

Processes Of Evolution

Early Life Forms And The Viruses

Plants And Fungi

Animal Evolution

Population Ecology

Communities And Ecosystems

The Biosphere And Human Effects

Filters