BIO 181 - MITOSIS – QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The reproduction of cells is also known as cell . - Answers- division
The __________ __________ is a series of highly regulated events that leads to cell
division. - Answers- cell cycle
A photographic representation of the chromosomes is a type of micrograph called a(n) .
- Answers- karyotype
___________ chromatids are two identical copies of a chromosome connected by a
centromere, whereas homologous chromosomes are the two different copies of the
same chromosome. - Answers- sister
In preparation for cell division, the chromosomes are replicated and compacted into
________ ________. - Answers- sister chromatids
Cell division refers to the _________ of cells. - Answers- reproduction
Which of the following correctly describes how eukaryotic chromosomes are prepared
for cell division? - Answers- The chromosomes are replicated and compacted into sister
chromatids
In humans, what chromosomes determine the sex of the individual? - Answers- X and Y
chromosomes
Which of the statements below are true for chromosomes in eukaryotic cells? -
Answers- Diploid cells have two versions of each chromosome.
Diploid cells have a maternal homologue and a paternal homologue.
Chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes are called . - Answers- autosomes
In humans, there are ____ different types of autosomes. - Answers- 22
In ______ cells, eukaryotic chromosomes occur in ______. - Answers- diploid;
homologous pairs
True or false: In sexual reproduction in eukaryotes, each parent contributes one set of
chromosomes to the offspring. - Answers- True
Humans have a total of ____ chromosomes. - Answers- 46
What statement is true of eukaryotic chromosomes? - Answers- They occur in pairs in
diploid cells.
, In humans, each cell of the body contains 46 chromosomes because the individual
inherited one set from the ___________ and one set from the __________. - Answers-
maternal, paternal
In humans, the X and Y chromosomes are called the _______ chromosomes. -
Answers- sex
Which of the following terms refers to a series of events that ensures cell division
occurs? - Answers- Cell cycle
Autosomes are chromosomes that are not _________ chromosomes. - Answers- sex
Which of these terms refers to the visual appearance of the full complement of
chromosomes in a cell? - Answers- Karyotype
How many different types of autosomes do humans have? - Answers- 22
Identify the chromosomes that consist of two slightly different copies of the same
chromosome. - Answers- Homologous chromosomes
A diploid organism contains - Answers- two sets of chromosomes.
Geneticists use the letter ______ to represent a set of chromosomes. - Answers- n
How many chromosomes are in a human cell? - Answers- 46
The gametes are the _______ and _________ cells. - Answers- sperm, egg
Cells, such as gametes, that contain one set of chromosomes are called ______ cells. -
Answers- haploid
Cells of a human being have ______ chromosomes each because the person obtained
one set from both mother and father. - Answers- 46
If an organism is diploid, the two members of a pair of chromosomes are called . -
Answers- homologs, homologues, homologous, or homologous chromosomes
When the cells of an organism carry two sets of chromosomes, that organism is said to
be . - Answers- diploid
The letter n is used in genetics to refer to a set of . - Answers- chromosomes
How similar are homologous chromosomes to each other? - Answers- They are nearly
identical in size and contain a very similar composition of genetic material.
Sperm and egg cells are known as . - Answers- gametes or sex cells
The reproduction of cells is also known as cell . - Answers- division
The __________ __________ is a series of highly regulated events that leads to cell
division. - Answers- cell cycle
A photographic representation of the chromosomes is a type of micrograph called a(n) .
- Answers- karyotype
___________ chromatids are two identical copies of a chromosome connected by a
centromere, whereas homologous chromosomes are the two different copies of the
same chromosome. - Answers- sister
In preparation for cell division, the chromosomes are replicated and compacted into
________ ________. - Answers- sister chromatids
Cell division refers to the _________ of cells. - Answers- reproduction
Which of the following correctly describes how eukaryotic chromosomes are prepared
for cell division? - Answers- The chromosomes are replicated and compacted into sister
chromatids
In humans, what chromosomes determine the sex of the individual? - Answers- X and Y
chromosomes
Which of the statements below are true for chromosomes in eukaryotic cells? -
Answers- Diploid cells have two versions of each chromosome.
Diploid cells have a maternal homologue and a paternal homologue.
Chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes are called . - Answers- autosomes
In humans, there are ____ different types of autosomes. - Answers- 22
In ______ cells, eukaryotic chromosomes occur in ______. - Answers- diploid;
homologous pairs
True or false: In sexual reproduction in eukaryotes, each parent contributes one set of
chromosomes to the offspring. - Answers- True
Humans have a total of ____ chromosomes. - Answers- 46
What statement is true of eukaryotic chromosomes? - Answers- They occur in pairs in
diploid cells.
, In humans, each cell of the body contains 46 chromosomes because the individual
inherited one set from the ___________ and one set from the __________. - Answers-
maternal, paternal
In humans, the X and Y chromosomes are called the _______ chromosomes. -
Answers- sex
Which of the following terms refers to a series of events that ensures cell division
occurs? - Answers- Cell cycle
Autosomes are chromosomes that are not _________ chromosomes. - Answers- sex
Which of these terms refers to the visual appearance of the full complement of
chromosomes in a cell? - Answers- Karyotype
How many different types of autosomes do humans have? - Answers- 22
Identify the chromosomes that consist of two slightly different copies of the same
chromosome. - Answers- Homologous chromosomes
A diploid organism contains - Answers- two sets of chromosomes.
Geneticists use the letter ______ to represent a set of chromosomes. - Answers- n
How many chromosomes are in a human cell? - Answers- 46
The gametes are the _______ and _________ cells. - Answers- sperm, egg
Cells, such as gametes, that contain one set of chromosomes are called ______ cells. -
Answers- haploid
Cells of a human being have ______ chromosomes each because the person obtained
one set from both mother and father. - Answers- 46
If an organism is diploid, the two members of a pair of chromosomes are called . -
Answers- homologs, homologues, homologous, or homologous chromosomes
When the cells of an organism carry two sets of chromosomes, that organism is said to
be . - Answers- diploid
The letter n is used in genetics to refer to a set of . - Answers- chromosomes
How similar are homologous chromosomes to each other? - Answers- They are nearly
identical in size and contain a very similar composition of genetic material.
Sperm and egg cells are known as . - Answers- gametes or sex cells
