Essentials of Biology, Mader. Chapter 8
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Illustrations Given
multicellular organisms begin life as a _____ ______ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔single cell
Humans become trillions of cells because of
_________ ______________ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔cellular reproduction
_________ continues as we grow to replace worn-out or damaged tissues - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Reproduction
____________Doesn't require sperm or egg;
Required in sexual reproduction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Asexual reproduction
All cells come from cells._________ _____________is necessary for the
production of both new cells and new organisms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cellular
reproduction
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,_________cell duplicates its contents (including DNA and organelles) - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Growth
_______ _______ parent cell contents divides into two daughter cells - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Cell division
2 important processes of cellular reproduction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Growth and cell
division
_________ ________ is the copying of DNA; a
full set is passed to each daughter cell - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔DNA replication
_____ is packaged into chromosomes. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔DNA
Thickened complex of DNA and proteins;
Allows easier distribution to daughter cells - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔chromosomes
DNA and associated proteins have the appearance of thin threads - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Chromatin
_____is periodically wound around histones to form nucleosomes - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔DNA
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, Just before cell division, _________condenses into chromosomes. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔chromatin
Humans have ___ chromosomes. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔46
Duplicated chromosomes are composed of sister _______ joined at the centromere.
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔chromatids
Each sister chromatid has ________ DNA - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔identical
Majority of the cell cycle. Time when a cell performs its usual functions; Amount
of time varies widely depending on cell - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔interphase
3 stages of interphase are ___ ___ ___ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔G1, S—DNA synthesis,
G2
the ____ stage before DNA replication
Cell doubles organelles, Accumulates materials for DNA synthesis and Makes
decision whether to divide or not - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔G1
____ arrested—does not go on to divide - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔G0
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Test 2025/2026 Exam All Answers and
Illustrations Given
multicellular organisms begin life as a _____ ______ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔single cell
Humans become trillions of cells because of
_________ ______________ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔cellular reproduction
_________ continues as we grow to replace worn-out or damaged tissues - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Reproduction
____________Doesn't require sperm or egg;
Required in sexual reproduction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Asexual reproduction
All cells come from cells._________ _____________is necessary for the
production of both new cells and new organisms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cellular
reproduction
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,_________cell duplicates its contents (including DNA and organelles) - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Growth
_______ _______ parent cell contents divides into two daughter cells - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Cell division
2 important processes of cellular reproduction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Growth and cell
division
_________ ________ is the copying of DNA; a
full set is passed to each daughter cell - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔DNA replication
_____ is packaged into chromosomes. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔DNA
Thickened complex of DNA and proteins;
Allows easier distribution to daughter cells - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔chromosomes
DNA and associated proteins have the appearance of thin threads - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Chromatin
_____is periodically wound around histones to form nucleosomes - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔DNA
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, Just before cell division, _________condenses into chromosomes. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔chromatin
Humans have ___ chromosomes. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔46
Duplicated chromosomes are composed of sister _______ joined at the centromere.
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔chromatids
Each sister chromatid has ________ DNA - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔identical
Majority of the cell cycle. Time when a cell performs its usual functions; Amount
of time varies widely depending on cell - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔interphase
3 stages of interphase are ___ ___ ___ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔G1, S—DNA synthesis,
G2
the ____ stage before DNA replication
Cell doubles organelles, Accumulates materials for DNA synthesis and Makes
decision whether to divide or not - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔G1
____ arrested—does not go on to divide - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔G0
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