Chapter 8 Self Quiz: Chromosomes and cell division
- Mitosis matching exercise
- Prophase matching exercise
- Metaphase matching exercise
- Anaphase matching exercise
- Mitosis/meiosis comparison exercise
- A prokaryotic cell has ________ DNA and undergoes ________ reproduction.
- circular, sexual (wrong)
- circular, asexual (correct)
- linear, sexual (wrong)
- linear, asexual (wrong)
- helical, transsexual (wrong)
Hint
- A chromosome may consist of two sister ________ held together by a centromere.
- chromatids (correct)
- strands (wrong)
- promoters (wrong)
- ribosomes (wrong)
- nuclei (wrong)
Hint
- Human somatic cells have ________ chromosomes.
- 2 (wrong)
- 22 (wrong)
- 23 (wrong)
- 44 (wrong)
- 46 (correct)
Hint
- Somatic cells are ________, while gametes are ________.
- haploid, haploid (wrong)
- diploid, diploid (wrong)
- haploid, diploid (wrong)
- diploid, haploid (correct)
- annoyed, android (wrong)
Hint
- Which of the following represents the correct order of the phases of the cell cycle?
- G1 -> S -> M -> G2 (wrong)
- G1 -> M -> G2 -> S (wrong)
- G1 -> G2 -> S -> M (wrong)
- G1 -> G2 -> M -> S (wrong)
- G1 -> S -> G2 -> M (correct)
Hint
- checkpoint regulation during the cell cycle may occur at which stage?.
- mitosis (correct)
- meiosis I (wrong)
- meiosis II (wrong)
- G0 (wrong)
- S (wrong)
Hint
- In mitosis, prophase is followed by
- anaphase (wrong)
- telophase (wrong)
- metaphase (correct)
- interphase (wrong)
- cytokinesis (wrong)
Hint
- During prophase of mitosis, the spindle forms and is made of
- microtubules (correct)
- membranes (wrong)
- cellulose (wrong)
- lipids (wrong)
- DNA (wrong)
Hint
- Which phase of mitosis is where sister chromatids line up at the center of the cell?
- interphase (wrong)
- prophase (wrong)
- metaphase (correct)
- anaphase (wrong)
- telophase (wrong)
Hint
- A human cell can briefly possess 92 chromosomes during ________ of mitosis.
- prophase (wrong)
- anaphase (correct)
- metaphase (wrong)
- telophase (wrong)
- cytokinesis (wrong)
Hint
- This diagram illustrates ________ of mitosis.
- anaphase (wrong)
- telophase (correct)
- paraphase (wrong)
- metaphase (wrong)
- prophase (wrong)
Hint
- The cytoplasm divides in two during the ________ phase of the cell cycle.
- anaphase (wrong)
- telophase (wrong)
- cytokinesis (correct)
- metaphase (wrong)
- prophase (wrong)
Hint
- ________ is the reduction division where the daughter cells become haploid.
- Meiosis I (correct)
- Meiosis II (wrong)
- Mitosis (wrong)
- Metaphase I (wrong)
- Metaphase II (wrong)
Hint
- Homologous chromosomes separate during
- anaphase II of meiosis (wrong)
- anaphase of mitosis (wrong)
- prophase of mitosis (wrong)
- anaphase I of meiosis (correct)
- prophase I of meiosis (wrong)
Hint
- This diagram illustrates
- prophase of mitosis (wrong)
- prophase I of meiosis (wrong)
- prophase II of meiosis (correct)
- metaphase I of meiosis (wrong)
- metaphase II of meiosis (wrong)
Hint
- Nondisjunction can occur in
- meiosis I only (wrong)
- meiosis II only (wrong)
- mitosis only (wrong)
- cytokinesis only (wrong)
- meiosis I or meiosis II (correct)
Hint
- Which is the result of nondisjunction of the X chromosome?
- Down syndrome (wrong)
- XX male (wrong)
- Turner syndrome (X_) (correct)
- XYY male (wrong)
- XY female (wrong)
Hint