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Which of the following are surrounded by fibrils that make up the pericentriolar material?


A) Mitotic spindle
B) Centrioles
C) Kinetochore
D) Microtubules
E) Centromere

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Cytokinesis in animal cells involves contraction of a ring of ____ microfilaments.


A) tubulin plus actin
B) actin plus myosin
C) cyclin plus myosin
D) cohesin plus actin
E) cyclin plus actin

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Match the stage of meiosis with its corresponding event(s).

Premises
Sister chromatids separate and chromosomes move to opposite poles.
Responses
Metaphase I
Metaphase II
Prophase I
Telophase I
Telophase II
Prophase II
Anaphase II
Anaphase I

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Metaphase I
Metaphase II
Prophase I
Telophase I
Telophase II
Prophase II
Anaphase II
Anaphase I

Figure 10-1 ​ Figure 10-1 ​   ​ In the accompanying figure, which combination of letters accurately represents two homologous chromosomes? A)  A and B B)  A and C C)  A and D D)  B and F E)  D and E ​ In the accompanying figure, which combination of letters accurately represents two homologous chromosomes?


A) A and B
B) A and C
C) A and D
D) B and F
E) D and E

F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

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The mitotic spindle is made of


A) motor proteins.
B) condensin.
C) histones.
D) Z rings.
E) microtubules.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Which of the following is produced by meiosis?


A) Somatic cells
B) Animal gametes
C) Polyploid cells
D) Diploid cells
E) Zygotes

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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Match the stage of meiosis with its corresponding event(s).

Premises
Nuclear envelope forms around single-stranded chromosomes.
Responses
Prophase II
Telophase I
Telophase II
Anaphase I
Anaphase II
Prophase I
Metaphase I
Metaphase II

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Prophase II
Telophase I
Telophase II
Anaphase I
Anaphase II
Prophase I
Metaphase I
Metaphase II

Bacteria divide asexually by mitosis.

A) True
B) False

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Match the stage of mitosis with its corresponding event(s).

Premises
Chromatin condenses.
Responses
Metaphase
Prophase
Telophase
Prometaphase
Anaphase

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Metaphase
Prophase
Telophase
Prometaphase
Anaphase

During prophase I, each chiasma represents


A) the remnants of the nuclear envelope.
B) the remnant of the nucleolus.
C) a newly formed haploid gamete.
D) a site of crossing-over.
E) the site where sister chromatids are connected.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Briefly describe the advantages of asexual reproduction of unicellular organisms.

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The process produces genetically identic...

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In fungi and protists, gametes produced by ____ of haploid cells fuse to form a ____ zygote, which then undergoes ____ to restore the haploid chromosome number.


A) mitosis, diploid, meiosis
B) meiosis, diploid, mitosis
C) mitosis, haploid, meiosis
D) meiosis, haploid, mitosis
E) mitosis, diploid, mitosis

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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During prophase, ____ is(are) compacted into visible chromosomes.


A) chromatin
B) centrioles
C) centromeres
D) kinetochores
E) tetrads

F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Microtubules of the mitotic spindle attach directly to each chromosome at the centromere. ​

A) True
B) False

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The ____ is responsible for the separation of the chromosomes during the ____ of mitosis.


A) cell wall; anaphase
B) mitotic spindle; interphase
C) mitotic spindle; anaphase
D) kinetochore; prophase
E) centromere; telophase

F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

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What would happen if meiosis did not occur in sexually reproducing organisms?


A) The growth of the zygote would be halted.
B) Mitosis would be sufficient to produce haploid gametes.
C) The gametes would remain haploid.
D) The chromosome number would double in each generation.
E) The eggs would be haploid, but the sperm would be diploid.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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For each animal cell that begins oogenesis, the number of ova produced is four.

A) True
B) False

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The M phase of the cell cycle involves two main processes:


A) mitosis and cytokinesis.
B) meiosis I and meiosis II.
C) homologous pairing and crossing over.
D) interphase and mitosis.
E) mitosis and meiosis.

F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

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