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1. the creation of genetically identical offspring by a d
single parent, without the participation of sperm and
egg, is called
a) spontaneous generation
b) regeneration
c) sexual reproduction
d) asexual reproduction
2. asexual reproduction requires ______ individuals(s), a
whereas sexual reproduction requires ______ indi-
viduals(s)
a) 1;2
b) 1;1
c) 2;1
d) 2;2
3. with the exception of identical twins, siblings who a
have the same two biological parents are likely to
look similar, but not identical, to each other because
they have
a) a similar but not identical combination of genes
b) identical genes but different chromosomes
c) the same combinations of traits but different genes
d) identical chromosomes but different genes
4. which of the following statements regarding prokary- d
otes is false?
a) most prokaryotes reproduce by binary fission
b) prokaryotic cells are generally smaller and simpler
than eukaryotic cells
c) in prokaryotes, daughter chromosomes are sepa-
rated by an active movement away from each other
and the growth of a new plasma membrane between
them
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d) prokaryotic chromosomes are more complex than
those of eukaryotes
5. eukaryotic chromosomes differ from prokaryotic d
chromosomes in that they
a) are simpler
b) include fewer proteins
c) are circular in structure
d) are housed in a membrane-enclosed nucleus
6. sister chromatids are d
a) found right after a cell divides
b) unique to prokaryotes
c) made only of DNA
d) joined together at a centromere
7. which of the following helps maintain the structure of d
chromosomes and control the activity of genes?
a) centromeres
b) the nuclear membrane
c) ribosomes
d) proteins
8. eukaryotic cells spend most of their cell cycle in d
which phase
a) prophase
b) telophase
c) metaphase
d) interphase
9. the genetic material is duplicated during a
a) the s phase
b) the mitotic phase
c) G2
d) G1
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10. which of the following occurs during interphase? c
a) separation of newly formed DNA to opposite ends
of the cell
b) cytokinesis
c) cell growth and duplication of the chromosome
d) a reduction in the size of the nuclear membrane
11. the process by which the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic c
cell divides to produce two cells is called
a) mitosis
b) binary fission
c) cytokinesis
d) telophase
12. the phase of mitosis during which the mitotic spindle d
begins to form is
a) anaphase
b) metaphase
c) interphase
d) prophase
13. during which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes c
line up on a plane equidistant from the two spindle
poles
a) anaphase
b) prophase
c) metaphase
d) telophase
14. at the start of the mitotic anaphase, b
a) the chromatid DNA replicates
b) the centromeres of each chromosomes come apart
c) nuclear envelopes begins to form around the chro-
mosomes
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d) equivalent and complete collections of the chro-
mosomes have reached the two poles
15. during which phase of mitosis does the nuclear enve- b
lope re-form?
a) prophase
b) telophase
c) anaphase
d) metaphase
16. which of the following is a feature of plant cell divi- b
sion that distinguishes it from animal cell division?
a) production of four (rather than two) new cells per
mitotic division
b) formation of a cell plate
c) lack of cytokinesis
d) formation of a cleavage furrow
17. when animal cells are grown in a petri dish, they typ- d
ically stop dividing once they have formed a single,
unbroken layer on the bottom of the dish. this arrest
of division is an example of
a) cell constraint
b) growth factor of desensitization
c) cell division repression
d) density-dependent inhibition
18. mature human nerve cells and muscle cells b
a) continue to divide throughout their lifetime
b) are permanently in a state of nondivision
c) cease dividing after a predetermined number of cell
generation
d) become cancerous more easily than other cell
types
19. d
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1. the creation of genetically identical offspring by a d
single parent, without the participation of sperm and
egg, is called
a) spontaneous generation
b) regeneration
c) sexual reproduction
d) asexual reproduction
2. asexual reproduction requires ______ individuals(s), a
whereas sexual reproduction requires ______ indi-
viduals(s)
a) 1;2
b) 1;1
c) 2;1
d) 2;2
3. with the exception of identical twins, siblings who a
have the same two biological parents are likely to
look similar, but not identical, to each other because
they have
a) a similar but not identical combination of genes
b) identical genes but different chromosomes
c) the same combinations of traits but different genes
d) identical chromosomes but different genes
4. which of the following statements regarding prokary- d
otes is false?
a) most prokaryotes reproduce by binary fission
b) prokaryotic cells are generally smaller and simpler
than eukaryotic cells
c) in prokaryotes, daughter chromosomes are sepa-
rated by an active movement away from each other
and the growth of a new plasma membrane between
them
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d) prokaryotic chromosomes are more complex than
those of eukaryotes
5. eukaryotic chromosomes differ from prokaryotic d
chromosomes in that they
a) are simpler
b) include fewer proteins
c) are circular in structure
d) are housed in a membrane-enclosed nucleus
6. sister chromatids are d
a) found right after a cell divides
b) unique to prokaryotes
c) made only of DNA
d) joined together at a centromere
7. which of the following helps maintain the structure of d
chromosomes and control the activity of genes?
a) centromeres
b) the nuclear membrane
c) ribosomes
d) proteins
8. eukaryotic cells spend most of their cell cycle in d
which phase
a) prophase
b) telophase
c) metaphase
d) interphase
9. the genetic material is duplicated during a
a) the s phase
b) the mitotic phase
c) G2
d) G1
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10. which of the following occurs during interphase? c
a) separation of newly formed DNA to opposite ends
of the cell
b) cytokinesis
c) cell growth and duplication of the chromosome
d) a reduction in the size of the nuclear membrane
11. the process by which the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic c
cell divides to produce two cells is called
a) mitosis
b) binary fission
c) cytokinesis
d) telophase
12. the phase of mitosis during which the mitotic spindle d
begins to form is
a) anaphase
b) metaphase
c) interphase
d) prophase
13. during which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes c
line up on a plane equidistant from the two spindle
poles
a) anaphase
b) prophase
c) metaphase
d) telophase
14. at the start of the mitotic anaphase, b
a) the chromatid DNA replicates
b) the centromeres of each chromosomes come apart
c) nuclear envelopes begins to form around the chro-
mosomes
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d) equivalent and complete collections of the chro-
mosomes have reached the two poles
15. during which phase of mitosis does the nuclear enve- b
lope re-form?
a) prophase
b) telophase
c) anaphase
d) metaphase
16. which of the following is a feature of plant cell divi- b
sion that distinguishes it from animal cell division?
a) production of four (rather than two) new cells per
mitotic division
b) formation of a cell plate
c) lack of cytokinesis
d) formation of a cleavage furrow
17. when animal cells are grown in a petri dish, they typ- d
ically stop dividing once they have formed a single,
unbroken layer on the bottom of the dish. this arrest
of division is an example of
a) cell constraint
b) growth factor of desensitization
c) cell division repression
d) density-dependent inhibition
18. mature human nerve cells and muscle cells b
a) continue to divide throughout their lifetime
b) are permanently in a state of nondivision
c) cease dividing after a predetermined number of cell
generation
d) become cancerous more easily than other cell
types
19. d
