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C) mitochondrial9borganism
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B) ribosome
C) endoplasmic9breticulum
D) nucleoid
E) mitochondria
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C
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B) 12
C) 24
D) 16
E) 92
Answer:9 b A
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B) DNA9bcontent9bessentially9bdoubles
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E) RNA9breplicate
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Answer:9 b C
7) In9ban9borganism9bwith9b529bchromosomes,9bhow9bmany9bbivalents9bwould9bbe9bexpected9bto9bform9bduring9bmeiosis?
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B) 104
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Answer: E
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D) side-by-side9 b 9 b alignment9 b 9 b of nonhomologous9 b 9 b chromosomes
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B) 200;9 b 9 b 200
C) 100;9 b 9 b 50
D) 100;9 b 9 b 100
E) 200;9 b 9 b 50
Answer: D
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B) bacterium
C) mitochondrial9borganism
D) eukaryotic9borganism
E) virus
9bAnswer:9
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A) cytosol
B) ribosome
C) endoplasmic9breticulum
D) nucleoid
E) mitochondria
9bAnswer:9 b C
3) Organized9bby9bthe9bcentrioles,9bwhat9bstructures9bare9bimportant9bin9bthe9bmovement9bof9bchromosomes9
bduring9bcell9bdivision?
A) mitochondria
B) centromeres
C) spindle9bfibers
D) chloroplasts
E) cell9bwall
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C
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A) 23
B) 12
C) 24
D) 16
E) 92
Answer:9 b A
5) During9binterphase9bof9bthe9bcell9bcycle,9b .
A) sister9bchromatids9bmove9bto9bopposite9bpoles
B) DNA9bcontent9bessentially9bdoubles
C) the9bnuclear9b membrane9bdisappears
D) DNA9brecombines
E) RNA9breplicate
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B) 128
C) 32
D) 64
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Answer:9 b C
7) In9ban9borganism9bwith9b529bchromosomes,9bhow9bmany9bbivalents9bwould9bbe9bexpected9bto9bform9bduring9bmeiosis?
A) 13
B) 104
C) 26
D) 208
E) 52
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B) 9
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C) (a)9 b 9 b 1600; (b)9 b 800
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B) 200;9 b 9 b 200
C) 100;9 b 9 b 50
D) 100;9 b 9 b 100
E) 200;9 b 9 b 50
Answer: D
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