Biology 101 - General Biology » Spring 2022 » Mitosis and Meiosis Quiz

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Question #1
Eukaryotic chromatin is composed of
A.   DNA and ribosomes.
B.   DNA and carbohydrates.
C.   DNA and proteins.
D.   DNA and RNA.
Question #2
What is produced if a cell completes mitosis but does not undergo cytokinesis?
A.   two cells, each cell with half of the genetic material of the parent cell
B.   two cells, each cell with an identical nucleus containing the genetic material of the parent cell
C.   one cell with two nuclei, each identical to the nucleus of the parent cell
D.   one cell with one nucleus containing half of the genetic material of the parent cell
Question #3
Humans produce skin cells by mitosis and gametes by meiosis. The nuclei of skin cells produced by mitosis will have
A.   twice as much DNA as the nuclei of gametes produced by meiosis.
B.   half as much DNA as the nuclei of gametes produced by meiosis.
C.   the same amount of DNA as the nuclei of gametes produced by meiosis.
D.   four times as much DNA as the nuclei of gametes produced by meiosis.
Question #4
During mitosis in animal cells, at which phase do chromatids begin to move apart?
A.   prophase
B.   anaphase
C.   metaphase
D.   telophase
Question #5
What is a cleavage furrow?
A.   a groove in the plasma membrane between daughter nuclei
B.   a ring of vesicles forming a cell plate
C.   an indentation between daughter prokaryotic cells
D.   the metaphase plate where chromosomes attach to the spindle
Question #6
At which phase of mitosis do the sister chromatids become daughter chromosomes?
A.   cytokinesis
B.   prophase
C.   anaphase
D.   metaphase
Question #7
Which of the following is the smallest unit that would contain a complete copy of the entire human genome?
A.   one human somatic cell
B.   all of the DNA of one human
C.   one human gene
D.   one human chromosome
Question #8
Which of the following types of cells would be produced by meiosis?
A.   a diploid unicellular organism
B.   a diploid plant cell
C.   a diploid animal cell
D.   a haploid animal cell
Question #9
Which of these is a way that the sexual life cycle increases genetic variation in a species?
A.   by allowing an increase in cell number
B.   by conserving chromosomal gene order
C.   by allowing crossing over

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