Question 1

If a chromosome in one of your bone cells becomes mutated,you will not pass this mutation onto your children because

Accepted Answer

A) somatic cells cannot undergo mitosis. 
B) germ cells cannot undergo meiosis. 
C) germ cells cannot undergo mitosis. 
D) somatic cells cannot undergo meiosis.

Question 2

2n is an abbreviation for

Accepted Answer

A) diploid. 
B) gametes. 
C) haploid. 
D) mitosis. 
E) meiosis.

Question 3

Haploid cells lack which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) homologous chromosomes 
B) autosomes 
C) sex chromosomes 
D) a nucleus 
E) autosomes and sex chromosomes

Question 4

The process that merges the gametes from two parents is

Accepted Answer

A) fertilization. 
B) meiosis. 
C) mitosis. 
D) mutation. 
E) conjugation.

Exam 9: Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis

If a chromosome in one of your bone cells becomes mutated,you will not pass this mutation onto your children because

2n is an abbreviation for

Haploid cells lack which of the following?

The process that merges the gametes from two parents is