Mitosis and Meiosis Review

Which phase of the cell cycle is depicted in this image?

• Cytokinesis
• Interphase
• Anaphase
• Metaphase

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The cell membrane pinches in, dividing the cytoplasm into 2 cells

• Metaphase
• Anaphase
• Telephase
• Cytokinesis

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Which best describes the process shown?

• mutation in which the DNA content of the gene is ltered
• segregation of sister chromatids
• condensation and segregation of the alleles
• crossing-over which alleles are exchanged

Which of the following best describes meiosis?

• It is carried out in all tissues theat require cell replacement
• It occurs only in cells in the reproductive structures of an organism
• It happens in all of the tissues except the brain and spinal cord
• It is the first stage of mitosis

A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells?

• 20
• 40
• 80
• 160

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This phase of cell division takes the longest.

• Interphase
• Prophase
• Metaphase
• Anaphase

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One advantage of sexual reproduction is

• it is faster
• it produces more genetic variation
• it only requires 1 parent
• it produces exact copies of the parent

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Cancer occurs because of a mutation in the protein that controls cell

• cyclin
• p53 gene
• growth
• differentiation

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Gametes (sex cells) are a result of

• Mitosis
• Meiosis
• crossing over
• replication

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If an organism's diploid number is 24, its haploid number is

• 12
• 24
• 48
• none of these