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Biology, 6/e
Author Dr. George B. Johnson, Washington University
Author Dr. Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Gardens & Washington University
Contributor Dr. Susan Singer, Carleton College
Contributor Dr. Jonathan Losos, Washington University

Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

Germ-line cells
A)produce gametes
B)are haploid
C)usually undergo mitosis
D)are special somatic cells
2

During synapsis
A)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 during
A)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 of
A)anaphase I
B)prophase II
C)metaphase II
D)prophase I
E)metaphase I
7

In anaphase I
A)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 by
A)parthenogenesis
B)meiosis
C)oncogenesis
D)mitosis
E)binary fission
9

After fertilization, the resulting zygote begins to divide by
A)syngamy
B)binary fission
C)mitosis
D)synapsis
E)meiosis
10

Sexual reproduction involves the alternation of
A)mitosis and oogamy
B)isogamy and meiosis
C)meiosis and fertilization
D)meiosis and oogamy
E)mitosis and heterogamy
11

The zygote of unicellular organisms
A)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 from
A)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 from
A)recombinant DNA
B)genetic engineering
C)mutation
D)symbiosis
E)gene repair
15

When crossing over is complete in prophase I, sister chromatids
A)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 cells
A)divide by meiosis
B)must immediately undergo syngamy
C)will cross over
D)differentiate into somatic cells
E)divide by mitosis
17

In telophase I
A)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 called
A)somatic
B)haploid
C)semantic
D)synergic
E)sematic
20

The presence of a chiasma indicates that two chromatids
A)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 favors
A)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 between
A)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 mismatched
A)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 except
A)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