Cellular Reproduction

T. Shawler

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  1. DNA exists as ? during interphase of the cell cycle
  2. Your answer:
    chromosomes
    chromatin
    neither


  3. An organism has 30 chromosomes in each cell. After a cell goes through mitosis, the two new cells will have how many chromosomes?
  4. Your answer:
    60
    30
    15


  5. Meiosis produces clones of cells.
  6. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  7. Crossing over creates ? ? because it recombines genetic material
  8. Your answer:


  9. Most of a cell's life is spent in
  10. Your answer:
    prophase
    cytokenesis
    interphase


  11. Sperm and eggs are created during meiosis
  12. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  13. Does mitosis create haploid or diploid cells?
  14. Your answer:


  15. This is the process of dividing the cytoplasm to create two new cells after mitosis(it is different in plant vs. animal cells)
  16. Your answer:
    interphase
    metaphase II
    cytokenesis


  17. Sperm cells of a certain organism have 12 chromosomes. How many should the egg cells of the female have?
  18. Your answer:
    6
    24
    12


  19. Egg cells of a certain organism have 24 chromosomes. How many chromosomes would be found in the body cells of that organism?
  20. Your answer:
    12
    48
    24


  21. The "technical name" for sperm and egg is
  22. Your answer:
    gametes
    zygotes
    embryos


  23. What is the result of cell division (after mitosis)?
  24. Your answer:
    2 cells with the same number of chromosomes as the original
    1 cell with half the number of chromosomes as the original
    2 cells with half the number of chromosomes as the orginal


  25. Interphase is a phase of resting. Nothing really happens during this phase.
  26. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  27. Which of these is the haploid number for humans?
  28. Your answer:
    23
    46
    92


  29. The "middle" of the chromosome that attaches to the spindle fibers is the
  30. Your answer:
    long arm
    chromatin
    centromere


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