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Cell Division Review for Unit Test
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- Q1How do gametes differ from somatic cells?Gametes have the same number of chromosomes as a body cellGametes do not contain chromosomesGametes contain pairs of chromosomesGametes have half the number of chromosomes as a body cell60s
- Q2The longest phase of the cell cycle is __________MitosisMetaphaseProphaseInterphase60s
- Q3If a dog’s skin cell has 78 chromosomes and then goes through mitosis, how many chromosomes would the daughter cells have?19.5156783960s
- Q4Which of the following represents the phases of the cell cycle in the proper order?Anaphase, prophase, metaphase, telophaseTelophase, interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphaseInterphase, metaphase, prophase, telophaseProphase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase60s
- Q5What is the role of spindle fibers during mitosis?Make the chromosomes visibleBreaks down the nucleusDuplicated the DNASeparate the chromosomes into sister chromatids60s
- Q6The process by which a cell divides into four different cells is:Cell divisionMitosisCytokinesisMeiosis60s
- Q7If a spotted skunk has 64 chromosomes in a muscle cell, what is its diploid number of chromosomes?16128643260s
- Q8Which of the following describes the purpose of the mitosis cell cycle?To prevent the cell from becoming too largeTo make more of the same cellsAll of the aboveFor growth and repair60s
- Q9Which of the following is the best explanation for why the chromosome number is an even number in each these organisms?There will always be a pair of chromosomes, one for each parent, so it will always be an even number.The number of chromosomes double each timeWhen mitosis occurs, each new cell gets the same number of chromosomesIt’s a coincidence60s
- Q10When does non-disjunction occur?HaploidFertilizationcrossing overMeiosis60s
- Q11Which of the following is an example of a gamete?somaticboth sperm and eggseggssperm60s
- Q12What is the name of the process in meiosis that can cause gametes to be genetically different?mitosiscrossing overcell divisionmetaphase60s