Mitosis and Meiosis

Mrs. Catalano

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  1. Above is a picture of an actual karyotype. The karyotype is used to find the _________ of an individual before birth.
  2. Your answer:
    number of chromosomes
    protein sequence
    DNA mutation
    father


  3. Which of these processes produces an identical copy of a cell from the parent?
  4. Your answer:
    Chemosynthesis
    Meiosis
    Cytokinesis
    Mitosis



  5. The phase of mitosis shown above is known as ________________.
  6. Your answer:
    prophase
    telophase
    interphase
    metaphase


  7. Tomatoes have a diploid chromosome number of 24. What is a tomatoes haploid cell number?
  8. Your answer:
    96
    12
    48
    6



  9. The stage of mitosis shown below:
  10. Your answer:
    prophase
    metaphase
    anaphase
    telophase


  11. Mature red blood cells have no nuclei. This means that they cannot--
  12. Your answer:
    move
    make copies of themselves
    use energy
    transport substances



  13. What is the correct sequence of plant cell mitosis?
  14. Your answer:
    D, C, B, A
    A, B, D, C
    C, B, A, D
    B, A, D, C


  15. The discovery that chromosomes are involved in inheritance was made possible by the invention of the--
  16. Your answer:
    mercury thermometer
    microscope
    microgram scale
    computer


  17. Meiosis results in the production of ____________ gametes.
  18. Your answer:
    polyploid
    tetraploid
    diploid
    haploid


  19. The reduction of chromosome number during mitosis is most important for--
  20. Your answer:
    maintaining the chromosome number during sexual reproduction
    preventing the nucleus from becoming larger with each cell division
    keeping the amount of DNA in the cell at a minimum level
    allowing the growth of the cell without increasing the DNA content



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