Chromosomes, Mitosis, & Meiosis

The union of egg and sperm to form a new offspring is

• zygote
• fertilization
• homologous pairing
• meiosis

If a diploid cell from a worm has 60 chromosomes, how many will be in one egg cell (gamete)?

• 60 
• 30 
• 2
• 120

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If a diploid cell of a beetle has 10 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be in one stomach cell from this beetle?

• 2
• 5
• 10
• 20

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Process F which makes cell C from cell A is

• meiosis
• mitosis
• fertilization
• replication

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At the end of meiosis, this cell will have

• 8 replicated chromosomes )(
• 4 replicated chromosomes )(
• 8 single chromosomes (
• 4 single chromosomes (

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Which of the following is the proper sequence of mitosis?

• anaphase, metaphase, prophase, telophase
• telophase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase
• prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
• metaphase, telophase, anaphase, prophase

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During which phase in the cell cycle DNA replicated?

• G1
• S
• G2
• Mitosis

When during the cycle are chromosomes visible?

• only during interphase
• only when they are being replicated
• only during M phase (cell division)
• only during the G1 phase

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During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up along the middle of the dividing cell?

• prophase
• anaphase
• telophase
• metaphase

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The cell grows, replicates DNA and prepares for cell division.

• telophase
• interphase
• anaphase
• metaphase

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