Biol1001 Fontenot final UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
strictly speaking the phrase "like beget like" refers to - CORRECT ANSWER - asexual
reproduction
during which phase of meiosis do synapsis and crossing over occur - CORRECT
ANSWER - Prophase 1
how many generations does it take to develop a new plant species by polyploidy - CORRECT
ANSWER - one
which of the following statements about nondisjunction is false? - CORRECT ANSWER -
in mammals, extra copies of the Y chromosome are typically inactivated
during which phase of mitosis does the nuclear envelope re-form - CORRECT ANSWER -
telophase
the phase of mitosis during which the mitotic spindle begins to form is - CORRECT
ANSWER - prophase
which of the following is probably the main factor responsible for phenomenon of density
dependent inhibition - CORRECT ANSWER - physical contact of cell-surface proteins
between adjacent cells
which of the following statements regarding down syndrome is false - CORRECT
ANSWER - Down Syndrome is least likely in mothers over 40
Which of the following statements is false? - CORRECT ANSWER - An X chromosome
is an autosome
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if a chromosome fragment breaks off and then reattaches to the original chromosome but in the
reverse direction the resulting chromosomal abnormality is called an - CORRECT
ANSWER - inversion
a benign tumor differs from a malignant tumor in that the benign tumor - CORRECT
ANSWER - does not metastasize
without crossing over - CORRECT ANSWER - genetic recombination could not occur
which of the following occurs during interphase? - CORRECT ANSWER - cell growth
and duplication of the chromosomes
eukaryotic chromosomes differ from prokaryotic chromosomes in that they - CORRECT
ANSWER - are housed in a membrane enclosed nucleus
sexlinked conditions are more common in men than in women because - CORRECT
ANSWER - men need to inherit only one copy of the recessive allele for the condition to
be fully expressed
which of the following statements is false - CORRECT ANSWER - incomplete dominance
supports the blending hypothesis
the phenotypic ratio resulting from a dihibrid cross showing independent assortment is expected
to be - CORRECT ANSWER - 9:3:3:1
which of the following statements regarding prenatal testing is false - CORRECT
ANSWER - chronic villus sampling is typically performed later in the pregnancy than
amniocentsis