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Chapter 10 study

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 16hrs 46mins

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Class
Date
1.

The nuclear division that reduces the chromosome number from diploid to haploid is is called?

a)

bivalent

b)

Meiosis

c)

Mitosis

d)

Interphase

2.

Paired chromosomes that have the same length and centromere position are called?

a)

Homologous Chromosomes

b)

Nucleic

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Nucleus

3.

What is another term for Tetrad ?

a)

haploid

b)

Cell cycle

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Bivalent

4.

In a plant's life cycle daughter cells of meiosis become?

a)

Plant cycle

b)

Haploid spores

c)

homologous chromosomes

d)

Daploid spores

5.

A pair of homologous chromosomes that have synapsed is called a(n)?

a)

Bivalent

b)

Mitosis

c)

Meiosis

d)

sexual

6.

Pairs of Chromosomes in which members of the pair have genes for the same traits are?

a)

Chromosomes

b)

diploid

c)

Homologous Chromosomes

d)

haploid

7.

Meiosis occurs as a part of ___ reproduction with the resulting daughter cells having ___  # of the chromosomes.

(a)  

8.

Which of the following contributes to the genetic variation of a species?

a)

Meiosis

b)

homologous chromosomes

c)

Mitosis

d)

bivalent

9.

During independent assortment, pairs of ______ line up at the metaphase plate and separate.

a)

proteins

b)

homologous chromosomes

c)

chromosomes

d)

chromatids

10.

The daughter cells produced during meiosis of a plant's life cycle will eventually germinate to become a?

a)

Protein

b)

haploid

c)

chromosome

d)

diploid

11.

What role does genetic variation play in a species?

a)

help it dead

b)

it helps it create

c)

it helps evolves

d)

help it synthesis

12.

Meiosis and crossing-over increases the amount of genetic variation in a population. This is important because?

a)

 it enhances long-term survival of a species by providing genetic variations for natural selection to act on

b)

 it break down long-term survival of a species by providing genetic variations for natural selection to act on

c)

 it downgrades long-term survival of a species by providing genetic variations for natural selection to act on

d)

 it helps long-term survival of a species by providing genetic variations for natural selection to act on

13.

During which phase of meiosis do sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles?

a)

Prophase 1

b)

Telophase 1

c)

Anaphase 2

d)

Anaphase 1

14.

Homologous chromosomes separate independently or in a random manner during independent?

a)

assortment

b)

phases

c)

bacteria

d)

growthn

15.

What is the correct order of Meiotic Phases?

a)

Prophase 1, Metaphase 1, Anaphase 1, Telophase 1, Prophase 2, Metaphase 2,

Anaphase 2,

Telophase 2

b)

Prophase 1, Metaphase 1, Anaphase 1, Telophase 1, Prophase 1 Metaphase 2,

Anaphase 2,

Telophase 2

c)

Prophase 1, Metaphase 2, Anaphase 1, Telophase 2, Prophase 2, Metaphase 2,

Anaphase 2,

Telophase 2

d)

Prophase 1, Metaphase 1, Anaphase 1, Telophase 1, Prophase 2, Metaphase 3,

Anaphase 2,

Telophase 2

16.

The exchange of genetic materials between nonsister chromatids of a bivalent during Meiosis I is called?

a)

chromosomes

b)

bivalent

c)

crossing - over

d)

prophase 1

17.

What are the advantages of variation within a population

a)

provides more genetic diversity

b)

makes it grow faster

c)

Increase the changes of survival in changing environments

d)

Keep the population centered

18.

Homologous pairs of chromosomes align independently at the equator during ______ I of Meiosis?

a)

Prophase 1

b)

Anaphase 1

c)

Metaphase 1

d)

Telophase 1

19.

What stage is immediately prior to interkinesis?

a)

Telophase 1

b)

Anaphase 1

c)

Metaphase 1

d)

Prophase 1

20.

The chromosomes of the bivalents separate and move to opposite poles during ______ of meiosis.

a)

Metaphase 1

b)

Anaphase 1

c)

Telophase 1

d)

Prophase 1

21.

Sister chromatids are separated, and they travel to opposite poles of the cell during _____ II of meiosis

a)

Prophase 2

b)

Metaphase 2

c)

Telophase 2

d)

Anaphase 2

22.

Homologous chromosomes are pulled toward opposite poles of the cell during?

a)

Telophase

b)

Prophase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Metaphase

23.

Which event occurs in meiosis but NOT in mitosis?

a)

Metaphase

b)

Anaphase

c)

crossing -over

d)

telophase

24.

______ occurs in all tissues of organisms while ______ only occurs during certain times in the reproductive organs of organisms.

(a)  

25.

The spindle disappears and interkinesis follows _____ I of meiosis I.

a)

Telophase 1

b)

Anaphase 1

c)

Metaphase 1

d)

Prophase 1

26.

What is the common feature found in Metaphase, Metaphase I, and Metaphase II?

a)

A metaphase plate

b)

a plate

c)

chromatids

d)

chromosomes

27.

interkinesis occurs after ______ and before ______ during meiosis.

(a)  

28.

The reproductive events that occur from one generation to the next generation is termed the life?

a)

Bio cycle

b)

life cycle

c)

plant cycle

d)

cell cycle

29.

Which type of cellular division accounts for the greatest amount of genetic variation?

a)

Life cycle

b)

Mitosis

c)

Meiosis

30.

Chromosomes line up at the cell equator during which stages of cell division?

a)

Metaphase, Metaphase 1, Metaphase 2

b)

Anaphase, Anaphase 1, Anaphase 2

c)

Telophase, Telophase 1, Telophase 2

d)

Prophase, Prophase1, Prophase 2

31.

What refers to the reproductive events from one generation to the next

a)

Meiosis

b)

The plant cycle

c)

The cell cycle

d)

The life cycle

32.

The resulting gain or loss of chromosomes during meiosis is due to?

a)

bivalent

b)

nondisjunction

c)

the life cycle

d)

disjunction

33.

The process of sperm production is

a)

the cell cycle

b)

Sperm life

c)

sperm cells

d)

spermatogenesis

34.

In human males, spermatogenesis produces?

a)

Spermatogenesis

b)

Haploid sperm

c)

Diploid sperm

d)

spores

35.

The condition in which an individual inherits only one copy of a chromosome is called

a)

bivalent

b)

quasomy

c)

monosomy

d)

trisomy

36.

An individual that inherits three copies of a chromosomes has?

a)

quasomy

b)

Trisomy

c)

Bivalent

d)

monosomy

37.

An additional copy of chromosome 21 in humans is known as?

a)

tumor suppressor gene

b)

tumor

c)

cancer

d)

Down syndrome

38.

 The failure of homologous chromosomes to separate during meiosis is called?

a)

chromosomes

b)

bivalent

c)

disjunction

d)

nondisjunction

39.

 Presence of a chromosome segment more than once on the same chromosome

a)

new protein cells

b)

Duplication

c)

Sister chromatids

d)

new chromosomes

40.

Movement of one chromosome segment to another chromosome

a)

Chromatids

b)

Deletion

c)

Inversion

d)

Translocation

41.

Breakage of a chromosome end

a)

Deletion

b)

Inversion

c)

translocation

d)

bivalent

42.

If an egg that is missing a chromosome is fertilized by a normal sperm, the offspring has inherited

a)

bivalent

b)

trisomy

c)

quamosy

d)

monosomy

43.

Occurs when a segment of chromosome turns 180 degrees.

a)

sister chromatids

b)

Inversion

c)

translocation

d)

bivalent

44.

If a human egg with 24 chromosomes is fertilized by a normal sperm the result is

a)

bivalent

b)

trisomy

c)

monosomy

d)

quasomy

45.

Division of nucleus somatic cells to make sex cells (gametes)

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Anaphase 1

d)

Telophase 1

46.

Sex is needed ( male and female) ( eggs and sperm)

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

Asexual reproductin

47.

Produces haploids ( gametes)

a)

Anaphase 2

b)

Mitosis

c)

Meiosis

d)

Anapphase 1

48.

no sex needed; budding, no gametic variability fragmentation

a)

Anaphase

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

sexual reproduction

d)

Telophase

49.

Gametes fuse in fertilization to form ?

a)

Diploid pores

b)

Diploid (2n) zygote

c)

Haploid (2n) zygote

d)

Haploid pores

50.

What is the location on chromosomes called?

a)

hiploids

b)

diploids

c)

Lucus

d)

dislocation

51.

Character in chromosomes is called

a)

chrmatids

b)

trait

c)

gene

d)

allele

52.

Character traits in a chromosomes

a)

gene

b)

trait

c)

Character trait

d)

allele

53.

What is the correct numbers of chromosomes called?

a)

chromatids

b)

bivalent

c)

Euploidy

d)

Aneuploidy

54.

What are changed number in chromosomes called

a)

Aneuploidy

b)

euploidy

c)

bivalent

d)

translocation

55.

Meiosis 1 contains what in which order ?

a)

Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

b)

prophase, metaphase

c)

anaphase, telophase

d)

Prophase, metaphase, anaphase , telophase

56.

What happens during interphase in meiosis

a)

the cells die off

b)

DNA replication and Prep to divide

c)

the cells divide and disappear

d)

the cell grow and kill bacteria

57.

What happens in prophase 1 (Meiosis 1)

a)

nuclear envelope disappears

b)

chromosomes condense

c)

chromosomes line up tightly along their length forming a tetrad

d)

crossing over occurs ( homologous chromosomes exchange peieces)

e)

The chromosomes regenerate

58.

What happens in metaphase 1 in Meiosis

a)

Chromosomes die off and rebirth

b)

Homologous chromosomes align in the middle

c)

Homologous chromosomes separate

d)

Chromosomes condense

59.

What happens in Anaphase 1 in Meiosis ?

a)

chromosome meet in the middle

b)

chromosomes separate

c)

homologous chromosomes condense

d)

homologous chromosomes separate

60.

What happens to Telophase 1 in Meiosis ?

a)

Nuclear envelope reforms around, 2 sets of DNA

b)

Nuclear envelope reforms around, 4 sets of DNA

c)

The nuclear envelope dies off

d)

the nuclear envelope condense bacteria

61.

What happens in Prophase 2 in Meiosis ?

a)

Nuclear Envelope dies off

b)

Nuclear Envelope disappears

c)

Chromosomes dies off

d)

Chromosomes condense

62.

What happens in Metaphase 2 during meiosis?

a)

dies off

b)

meets in middle

63.

What do anaphase 2 do in meiosis

a)

The sister chromatids separate

b)

it end the cycle

c)

the chromosomes meet in the middle

d)

the chromosomes dies off

64.

What happens in Telophase 2 in meiosis ?

a)

it reforms without the envelope

b)

The nuclear envelope dies off

c)

The nuclear envelope reforms around 4 sets of DNA