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Question #1

Bacteria reproduce through the process of:

A. nuclear fusion.

B. nuclear fission.

C. binary fission.

D. meiosis.

E. binary fusion.

Question #2

Some eukaryotes reproduce asexually by:

A. meiosis.

B. gametogenesis.

C. differentiation.

D. parthenogenesis.

E. metamorphosis.

Question #3

The ____________ is a complex of proteins that bind to the centromeres of chromosomes.

A. kinetochore

B. histones

C. nucleosomes

D. spindle assembly

E. centrosome

Question #4

The non-sex chromosomes are the _____________.

A. sister chromatids.

B. haploid genome.

C. centrosomes.

D. autosomes.

E. homologous pairs.

Question #5

The genome for the plant Arabidopsis thaliana with 10 chromosomes has:

A. 5 homologous pairs of chromosomes.

B. a diploid number of 5.

C. 10 homologous pairs of chromosomes.

D. a haploid number of 10.