FINAL EXAM-2nd Semester

In which part of the cell cycle does the division of nucleus occur?

• G1 Phase

• G2 Phase

• Cytokinesis

• Mitosis

When during the cell cycle is a cell's DNA synthesized?

• G1 Phase

• G2 Phase

• S phase

• Mitosis

Which event occurs during interphase?

• the cell grows and performs regular metabolic functions

• centrioles and chromosomes appear

• spindle fibers begin to form

• centromere division

Which process allows for an organism to increase the number of somatic cells during development?

• conjugation

• budding

• meiosis

• Mitosis

A cell with 24 chromosomes undergoes mitosis. How many chromosomes will each daughter cell have?

• 6

• 12

• 24

• 48

During mitosis, a parent cell having four chromosomes will produce two daughter cells, each cell containing

• two chromosomes

• four chromosomes

• eight chromosomes

• sixteen chromosomes

Which of the following represents the phases of the cell cycle in their proper order?

• cytokinesis, prophase , metaphase, anaphase, telophase, interphase

• interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis

• interphase, prophase, anaphase, metaphase, cytokinesis, telophase

• prophase, metaphase, interphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis

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

• prophase

• metaphase

• telophase

• anaphase

If an organism's haploid chromosome number is 12, after fertilization its diploid chromosome number would be

• 12

• 24

• 3

• 6

Gametes have

• homologous chromatin

• twice the number of chromosomes found in somatic cells

• two sets of chromosomes

• half the number of chromosomes found in somatic cells