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Germ-line cellsA) produce gametes B) are haploid C) usually undergo mitosis D) are special somatic cells 2
During synapsisA) sister chromatids pair all along their length B) sister chromatids pair at the centromeres C) homologues repel each other except at the ends D) homologues pair all along their length 3
Which of the following is not a unique feature of meiosis?A) synapsis B) homologous recombination C) reduction division D) diakinesis 4
Crossing-over can occur between homologues duringA) zygotene B) pachytene C) leptotene D) diplotene 5
Of the following meiotic phases, ____ is most similar in behavior to the mitotic phase of the same name.A) Prophase II B) Anaphase I C) Metaphase I D) None of the above 6
Terminal chiasmata are characteristic ofA) anaphase I B) prophase II C) metaphase II D) prophase I E) metaphase I 7
In anaphase IA) sister chromatids move toward opposite poles B) homologous chromosomes move toward opposite poles C) terminal chiasmata move toward opposite poles D) homologues move toward the same pole E) homologous chromosomes move randomly toward either pole 8
Most multicellular eukaryotes form gametes byA) parthenogenesis B) meiosis C) oncogenesis D) mitosis E) binary fission 9
After fertilization, the resulting zygote begins to divide byA) syngamy B) binary fission C) mitosis D) synapsis E) meiosis 10
Sexual reproduction involves the alternation ofA) mitosis and oogamy B) isogamy and meiosis C) meiosis and fertilization D) meiosis and oogamy E) mitosis and heterogamy 11
The zygote of unicellular organismsA) always divides by mitosis B) may immediately engage in syngamy C) always divides by meiosis D) may divide by meiosis E) can only divide by binary fission 12
Organisms subject to a chromosome damaging environment would benefit fromA) parthenogenesis B) binary fission C) a haploid adult D) syngamy E) a life cycle excluding meiosis 13
__________ distinguishes prophase from mitotic prophase.A) The number of chromatids per chromosome B) Synapsis C) The number of homologues D) Terminal chiasmata E) Synergistic complex 14
The crossing over process is believed to have originated fromA) recombinant DNA B) genetic engineering C) mutation D) symbiosis E) gene repair 15
When crossing over is complete in prophase I, sister chromatidsA) are fused together by the synaptonemal complex B) are attached by their ends to the nuclear envelope C) are held together near their common centromeres D) drift away from each other E) are pulled toward the poles 16
In plants, haploid cellsA) divide by meiosis B) must immediately undergo syngamy C) will cross over D) differentiate into somatic cells E) divide by mitosis 17
In telophase IA) homologous chromosomes cluster at the poles. B) identical chromatids cluster at the poles C) non-identical chromatids cluster at the poles D) separate, but identical chromatids cluster at the poles E) chiasmata cluster at the poles 18
If a zygote has 4 chromosomes, the somatic cells formed from it have _______________ chromosomes.A) 4 B) 8 C) 2 D) 1 E) 16 19
Unlike gametes, body cells are calledA) somatic B) haploid C) semantic D) synergic E) sematic 20
The presence of a chiasma indicates that two chromatidsA) are about to form a synapsis B) are haploid C) are identical D) have exchanged parts E) are in a synaptonemal complex 21
Sexual reproduction favorsA) genetic stability B) highly successful species C) stable populations D) beneficial recombination E) genetic diversity 22
In anaphase I, the _____________ are pulled apart.A) chiasmata B) centromeres C) kinetochores D) sister chromatids E) centrioles 23
If gametes have 8 chromosomes, the cell resulting from syngamy will have ________ chromosomes.A) 4 B) 8 C) 16 D) 2 E) 1 24
Unique to meiosis is the failure of chromosomes to replicate betweenA) telophase I and prophase II B) prophase I and metaphase I C) prophase II and telophase II D) telophase II and interphase E) metaphase I and anaphase I 25
Which of the following is not a form of asexual reproduction?A) fragmentation B) budding C) parthenogenesis D) syngamy E) binary fission 26
Which of the following are mismatchedA) haploid-n B) somatic cells-2n C) zygote-n D) sperm cell-n E) gamete-n 27
Chiasmata formation and crossing over occur during:A) prophase of mitosis. B) prophase I of meiosis. C) prophase II of meiosis. D) a, b, and c. E) b and c, but not a. 28
If a cell with 32 chromosomes divides by meiosis, how many chromosomes will each nucleus contain at telophase I? (Assume cytokinesis has occurred.)A) 64 B) 48 C) 32 D) 16 E) 8 29
Following the same cell in the previous question, how many chromosomes will each nucleus contain at telophase II?A) 64 B) 48 C) 32 D) 16 E) 8 30
Meiotic and mitotic cycles differ in the number of chromatids per chromosome in prophase.A) True B) False 31
Asexual growth is synonymous with mitosis.A) True B) False 32
Crossing over typically occurs between two chromatids of the same duplex chromosome.A) True B) False 33
Which one of the following statements is not true about meiosis?A) Meiosis occurs in reproductive cells. B) Meiosis results in four haploid daughter cells. C) In meiosis, chromosomes do not exchange genetic material. D) In meiosis, homologous pairs of chromosomes are pulled apart. E) All of the statements are true. 34
Crossing over occurs during:A) prophase I B) prophase II C) interphase I D) interphase II E) Both a and b are correct. 35
The evolution of sexual reproduction may have occurred based on all of the following exceptA) as a means to keep animals within a population in close proximity B) as a means to correct damage to the double strands of the DNA C) through independent assortment, offspring have new combinations of genes that can be beneficial D) through crossing over, there is an unlimited amount of genetic variability in the population E) all of the above are explanations for the evolution of sexual reproduction