CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS
Urry • Cain • Wasserman • Minorsky • Jackson • Reece
10
Meiosis and
Sexual Life Cycles
Questions prepared by
Brad Stith, University of Colorado Denver
Louise Paquin, McDaniel College
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Which of the following transmits genes from both
parents to child, or from one generation of a family
to another?
A. DNA
B. gametes
C. somatic cells
D. mitosis
E. nucleotides
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Which of the following transmits genes from both
parents to child, or from one generation of a family
to another?
A. DNA
B. gametes
C. somatic cells
D. mitosis
E. nucleotides
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Fertilization is to zygote as meiosis is to which of
the following?
A. mitosis
B. diploid
C. chromosome
D. replication
E. gamete
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Fertilization is to zygote as meiosis is to which of
the following?
A. mitosis
B. diploid
C. chromosome
D. replication
E. gamete
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Privet shrubs and humans each have a diploid
number of 46 chromosomes per cell. Why are the
two species so dissimilar?
A. Privet chromosomes undergo only mitosis.
B. Privet chromosomes are shaped differently.
C. Human chromosomes have genes grouped
together differently.
D. The two species have appreciably different
genes.
E. Privets do not have sex chromosomes.
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Privet shrubs and humans each have a diploid
number of 46 chromosomes per cell. Why are the
two species so dissimilar?
A. Privet chromosomes undergo only mitosis.
B. Privet chromosomes are shaped differently.
C. Human chromosomes have genes grouped
together differently.
D. The two species have appreciably different
genes.
E. Privets do not have sex chromosomes.
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Why is it more practical to prepare karyotypes by
viewing somatic diploid cells rather than haploid
gametes?
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Diploid cells may undergo either mitosis or meiosis.
Can haploid cells? Why or why not?
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How and at what stage do chromosomes undergo
independent assortment?
A. meiosis I pairing of homologs
B. anaphase I separation of homologs
C. meiosis II separation of homologs
D. meiosis I metaphase alignment
E. meiosis I telophase separation
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How and at what stage do chromosomes undergo
independent assortment?
A. meiosis I pairing of homologs
B. anaphase I separation of homologs
C. meiosis II separation of homologs
D. meiosis I metaphase alignment
E. meiosis I telophase separation
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What allows sister chromatids to separate in which
phase of meiosis?
A. release of cohesin along sister chromatid arms
in anaphase I
B. crossing over of chromatids in prophase I
C. release of cohesin at centromeres in anaphase I
D. release of cohesin at centromeres in
anaphase II
E. crossing over of homologs in prophase I
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What allows sister chromatids to separate in which
phase of meiosis?
A. release of cohesin along sister chromatid arms
in anaphase I
B. crossing over of chromatids in prophase I
C. release of cohesin at centromeres in anaphase I
D. release of cohesin at centromeres in
anaphase II
E. crossing over of homologs in prophase I
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What are three ways in which gametes from one
individual diploid cell can be different from one
another?
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Prophase I of meiosis is generally the longest phase
of meiosis. Why might this be?
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In this cell, what phase is represented?
A. mitotic metaphase
B. meiosis I anaphase
C. meiosis I metaphase
D. meiosis II anaphase
E. meiosis II metaphase
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In this cell, what phase is represented?
A. mitotic metaphase
B. meiosis I anaphase
C. meiosis I metaphase
D. meiosis II anaphase
E. meiosis II metaphase
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