Question 1

Match between columns
                        Premises: homologous chromosomes are separated during an anaphase event

Accepted Answer

The Answer of mitosis and neither mitosis or meiosis and is...

Question 2

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 3

A cell cycle checkpoint at which phase would ensure sufficient nutrients for cell division were available?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

An oncogene is a _____.

Accepted Answer

A) normal gene that promotes mitosis 
B) gene that codes for a growth factor that stimulates cell division 
C) gene that codes for tumor suppressing proteins 
D) mutated gene that results in tumor growth 
E) mutated gene that results in cell cycle arrest 
A) normal gene that promotes mitosis 
B) gene that codes for a growth factor that stimulates cell division 
C) gene that codes for tumor suppressing proteins 
D) mutated gene that results in tumor growth 
E) mutated gene that results in cell cycle arrest

Question 5

Meiosis in a diploid organism typically produces _____.

Accepted Answer

A) two diploid cells 
B) four diploid cells 
C) four haploid cells 
D) two haploid cells 
E) one triploid cell 
A) two diploid cells 
B) four diploid cells 
C) four haploid cells 
D) two haploid cells 
E) one triploid cell

Question 6

Which list correctly describes the sequence of events that occurs during cell division, beginning at interphase?

Accepted Answer

A) nuclear division, DNA replication, cytoplasmic division 
B) DNA replication, cytoplasmic division, nuclear division 
C) cytoplasmic division, nuclear division, DNA replication 
D) nuclear division, cytoplasmic division, DNA replication 
E) DNA replication, nuclear division, cytoplasmic division 
A) nuclear division, DNA replication, cytoplasmic division 
B) DNA replication, cytoplasmic division, nuclear division 
C) cytoplasmic division, nuclear division, DNA replication 
D) nuclear division, cytoplasmic division, DNA replication 
E) DNA replication, nuclear division, cytoplasmic division

Question 7

Which event occurs during interphase?

Accepted Answer

A) The cytoplasm divides. 
B) The cell doubles its cytoplasmic contents. 
C) The nuclear envelope disassembles. 
D) The nucleus divides. 
E) Protein synthesis is halted. 
A) The cytoplasm divides. 
B) The cell doubles its cytoplasmic contents. 
C) The nuclear envelope disassembles. 
D) The nucleus divides. 
E) Protein synthesis is halted.

Question 8

The fusion of egg and sperm cells results a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A) zygote 
B) embryo 
C) gamete 
D) germ cell 
E) sporophyte 
A) zygote 
B) embryo 
C) gamete 
D) germ cell 
E) sporophyte

Question 9

The cells of which individual do not have 23 pairs of homologous chromosomes?

Accepted Answer

A) a male 
B) a female 
C) an individual with a recessive disease, such as hemophilia 
D) an individual with measles 
E) an individual with polio 
A) a male 
B) a female 
C) an individual with a recessive disease, such as hemophilia 
D) an individual with measles 
E) an individual with polio

Question 10

Match between columns
                        Premises: S

Accepted Answer

The Answer of  23 and  108 and  is...

Question 11

Immortal cell lineages _____.

Accepted Answer

A) are derived from normal body cells 
B) are unable to grow outside the body 
C) have limited research applications 
D) are derived from cancerous cells 
E) are used in cell replacement therapies 
A) are derived from normal body cells 
B) are unable to grow outside the body 
C) have limited research applications 
D) are derived from cancerous cells 
E) are used in cell replacement therapies

Question 12

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

Question 13

The cell plate in dividing plant cells is composed of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) microfilaments 
B) the cytoplasmic membrane 
C) vesicles with wall-building materials 
D) Golgi bodies 
E) microtubules 
A) microfilaments 
B) the cytoplasmic membrane 
C) vesicles with wall-building materials 
D) Golgi bodies 
E) microtubules

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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 16

Match between columns
                        Premises: period prior to mitosis

Accepted Answer

The Answer of G2 and S and mitosis and G1 is...

Question 17

Examine the micrographs below to answer the following question.  
 
 
The cell in micrograph "IV" 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

Question 18

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 19

Which is an example of the Red Queen hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A) As spiders evolve resistance to a viral disease, the virus becomes more virulent. 
B) Dogs evolve characteristics that are selected by humans. 
C) Dinosaurs lack the adaptations to survive predation of their eggs by small mammals. 
D) Horses evolve from a five toed animal to one toe. 
E) Cats and cows separately, but for similar purposes, evolve scratchy tongues. 
A) As spiders evolve resistance to a viral disease, the virus becomes more virulent. 
B) Dogs evolve characteristics that are selected by humans. 
C) Dinosaurs lack the adaptations to survive predation of their eggs by small mammals. 
D) Horses evolve from a five toed animal to one toe. 
E) Cats and cows separately, but for similar purposes, evolve scratchy tongues.

Question 20

In which phase of mitosis do chromosomes arrive at opposite sides of the cell?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 8: How Cells Reproduce

Which phases comprise interphase?

A cell cycle checkpoint at which phase would ensure sufficient nutrients for cell division were available?

An oncogene is a _____.

Meiosis in a diploid organism typically produces _____.

Which list correctly describes the sequence of events that occurs during cell division, beginning at interphase?

Which event occurs during interphase?

The fusion of egg and sperm cells results a(n)_____.

The cells of which individual do not have 23 pairs of homologous chromosomes?

Immortal cell lineages _____.

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

The cell plate in dividing plant cells is composed of _____.

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

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

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

Meiosis II is similar to mitosis because _____.

Which is an example of the Red Queen hypothesis?

In which phase of mitosis do chromosomes arrive at opposite sides of the cell?

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