CELL DIVISION

At a point in the cell cycle, chromosomes have aligned near the middle of a cell. Which sequence of events will the cell need to complete to produce two identical daughter cells?

• ANAPHASE, TELOPHASE, CYTOKINESIS

• ANAOHASE 2, TELOPHASE2, CYTOKINESIS

• TELOPHASE, CYTOKINESIS, INTERPHASE

• PROPHASE, ANAPHASE, TELOPHASE

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Which effect is most likely caused by nondisjunction during meiosis?

• A. an increase in nuclei

• B. an extra chromosome

• C. only two types of nitrogenous bases

• D. increased survival benefits from traits

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Which statement describes one difference between mitosis and meiosis in animal cells?

• A. Mitosis produces sex cells, and meiosis produces diploid cells.

• B. Mitosis produces haploid cells, and meiosis produces somatic cells.

• C. Mitosis produces four daughter cells, and meiosis produces two diploid cells.

• D. Mitosis produces two daughter cells, and meiosis produces four daughter cells.

Which statement best describes the outcomes of both meiosis and mitosis?

• A. Cell division results in daughter cells that contain DNA.

• B. Each daughter cell has two complete sets of chromosomes.

• C. Within a cell, two chromosomes pair up and exchange segments of genetic material.

• D. Genetically identical daughter cells are produced that can function as body cells or sex cells.

Which sequence lists the cell images in chronological order for mitosis?

• A. 1, 2, 3, 4

• B. 4, 3, 2, 1

• C. 1, 4, 3, 2

• D. 4, 2, 3, 1

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Which part of the apple flower produces cells by meiosis?

• A. style

• B. anther

• C. stigma

• D. filament

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Which event most likely occurs next in mitosis?

• A. The chromatin condenses.

• B. The nuclear envelope dissolves.

• C. The chromosomes double in number.

• D. The cell membrane pinches inward to divide the cytoplasm.

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Mitosis and meiosis are processes by which animal and plant cells divide. Which statement best describes a difference between mitosis and meiosis?

• A. Meiosis is a multi-step process.

• B. Mitosis occurs only in eukaryotic cells.

• C. Meiosis is used in the repair of an organism.

• D. Mitosis produces genetically identical daughter cells

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What type of cell is produced following meiosis?

• gamete cell

• somatic cell

• diploid cell

• nerve cell

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For each of the following state if the cell is haploid or diploid.

a. Sperm cell = b. nerve cell = c. Egg cell = d. stomach cell =

• haploid, diploid, diploid, diploid

• diploid, haploid, haploid, diploid

• diploid, haploid, diploid, haploid

• haploid, diploid, haploid, diploid

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