Quizlet Chapter 13 2
Quizlet Chapter 13 2
A. mitosis
B. fertilization
C. meiosis
D. the exchange of chromosomes between organisms of different species
2. The bulldog ant has a diploid number of two chromosomes. Therefore, following C. crossing over and random
meiosis, each daughter cell will have a single chromosome. In addition to mutations, fertilization
how might genetic diversity be generated in this species?
A. mitosis
B. meiosis II
C. meiosis I
D. mitosis and meiosis II
4. A diploid organism whose somatic (nonsex) cells each contain 32 chromosomes D. 16
produces gametes containing _____ chromosomes.
A. 64
B. 32
C. 8
D. 16
E. 30
5. DNA was isolated from three different cell types of the same organism, the relative
DNA content for each type was determined, and the results were plotted on the graph
shown in the figure below.
Which sample of DNA might be from a cell that stopped the process of cell division in
G0 phase of the cell cycle prior to meiosis?
A. I
B. II
C. III A. I
D. either I or II
6. DNA was isolated from three different cell types of the same organism, the relative
DNA content for each type was determined, and the results were plotted on the
graph shown in the figure below.
Which sample of DNA might represent an animal cell in the G2 phase of the cell cycle
prior to meiosis?
A. I
B. II
C. III B. II
D. both I and II
7. DNA was isolated from three different cell types of the same organism, the relative
DNA content for each type was determined, and the results were plotted on the
graph shown in the figure below.
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. either I or II A. I
8. During which of the following phases of meiosis do centromeres split and sister C. anaphase II
chromatids migrate to opposite poles of the cell?
A. anaphase I
B. telophase I
C. anaphase II
D. telophase II
9. During which of the following phases of meiosis do homologous chromosomes C. anaphase I
separate?
A. anaphase II
B. mitosis
C. anaphase I
D. prophase I
10. During which of the following processes does independent assortment of B. in meiosis I only
chromosomes occur?
A. in meiosis II only
B. in meiosis I only
C. in mitosis and meiosis I
D. in mitosis and meiosis II
11. During which of the following processes do sister chromatids separate from each B. during both mitosis and meiosis II
other?
A. 46
B. 23
C. about 1,000
D. about 8 million
13. Genetic variation leads to genetic diversity in populations and is the raw material for C. Sexual reproduction increases
evolution. Biological systems have multiple processes, such as reproduction, that affect genetic variation because random
genetic variation. They are evolutionarily conserved and shared by various organisms. mutations can be shuffled between
organisms.
Which of the following statements best represents the connection between
reproduction and evolution?
A. Plants that use sexual reproduction are rare since this type of reproduction in plants
does not contribute to genetic diversity.
B. Since prokaryotic organisms reproduce asexually, there is no mechanism for them to
add genetic diversity for evolution.
C. Sexual reproduction increases genetic variation because random mutations can be
shuffled between organisms.
D. In order to increase genetic diversity for evolution in sexually reproducing organisms,
mutations must occur in the zygote after fertilization.
14. How do cells at the completion of meiosis compare with cells that are in prophase of C. The cells have half the number of
meiosis I? chromosomes and one-fourth the
amount of DNA.
A. The cells have the same number of chromosomes and half the amount of DNA.
B. The cells have half the amount of cytoplasm and twice the amount of DNA.
C. The cells have half the number of chromosomes and one-fourth the amount of DNA.
D. The cells have half the number of chromosomes and half the amount of DNA.
15. How does natural selection apply to sexual reproduction as opposed to asexual A. Sexual reproduction results in many
reproduction? new gene combinations, some of
which will lead to differential
A. Sexual reproduction results in many new gene combinations, some of which will lead reproduction.
to differential reproduction.
B. Sexual reproduction results in the greatest number of new mutations.
C. Sexual reproduction allows the greatest number of offspring to be produced.
D. Sexual reproduction utilizes far less energy than asexual reproduction.
16. Human gametes are produced by _____. A. meiosis
A. meiosis
B. asexual reproduction
C. the cell cycle
D. mitosis
E. fertilization
17. If a cell has completed meiosis I and the first cytokinesis, and is just beginning meiosis II, B. It has half the amount of DNA as
which of the following is an appropriate description of its genetic contents? the cell that began meiosis.
A. It is genetically identical to another cell formed from the same meiosis I event.
B. It has half the amount of DNA as the cell that began meiosis.
C. It has one-fourth the DNA and one-half the chromosomes as the parent cell.
D. It has half the chromosomes but twice the DNA of the parent cell.
18. Imagine that there are 25 different species of protists living in a tide pool. Some of these B. The sexually reproducing species
species reproduce both sexually and asexually, and some of them can reproduce only is likely to thrive.
asexually. The pool gradually becomes infested with disease-causing viruses and bacteria.
A. 5
B. 23 pairs of
C. 46 pairs of
D. 46
E. 23
23. Part complete D. VII
For the following question, match the key event of meiosis with the stages listed below.
I. Prophase I V. Prophase IIII. Metaphase I VI. Metaphase IIIII. Anaphase I VII. Anaphase IIIV.
Telophase I VIII. Telophase II
A. III
B. IV
C. V
D. VII
24. A particular organism has 46 chromosomes in its karyotype. Which of the following D. It produces gametes with 23
statements is correct regarding this organism? chromosomes.
A. It must be human.
B. It must be an animal.
C. It reproduces sexually.
D. It produces gametes with 23 chromosomes.
25. Quaking aspen trees can send out underground stems for asexual reproduction. Sexual D. 38
reproduction is not as common, but when it does happen, the haploid gametes have 19
chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in the cells of the underground stems?
A. 10
B. 9
C. 19
D. 38
26. Question 7 C. Corresponding segments of non-
Which of the following processes occurs when homologous chromosomes cross over in sister chromatids are exchanged.
meiosis I?
A. Two sister chromatids get tangled, resulting in one re-sequencing its DNA.
B. Two sister chromatids exchange identical pieces of DNA.
C. Corresponding segments of non-sister chromatids are exchanged.
D. Maternal alleles are "corrected" to be like paternal alleles and vice versa.
27. Refer to the drawings in the figure below of a single pair of homologous chromosomes
as they might appear during various stages of either mitosis or meiosis, and answer the
following question.
A. II
B. I B. I
C. IV
D. V
28. Refer to the information and figure below to answer the following question.
A certain (hypothetical) organism is diploid, has either blue or orange wings as the
B. one chromosome 12 with one blue
consequence of one of its genes on chromosome 12, and has either long or short
gene and one chromosome 19 with
antennae as the result of a second gene on chromosome 19, as shown in the figure.A
one long gene
certain female's number 12 chromosomes both have the blue gene and number 19
chromosomes both have the long gene.
As cells in her ovaries undergo meiosis, which of the following combinations of genes
and chromosomes will her eggs have?
A. either two number 19 chromosomes with long genes or two with short genes
B. one chromosome 12 with one blue gene and one chromosome 19 with one long gene
C. either two number 12 chromosomes with blue genes or two with orange genes
D. either one blue or one orange gene in addition to either one long or one short gene
29. Refer to the life cycles illustrated in the figure below to answer the following
question.
In a life cycle such as that shown in part II of the figure above, if the zygote's
chromosome number is ten, which of the following statements will be true?
A. The sporophyte's chromosome number per cell is five and the gametophyte's is ten.
B. The sporophyte and gametophyte each have ten chromosomes per cell.
C. The sporophyte's chromosome number per cell is ten and the gametophyte's is five.
C. The sporophyte's chromosome
D. The sporophyte and gametophyte each have five chromosomes per cell.
number per cell is ten and the
gametophyte's is five.
30. Refer to the life cycles illustrated in the figure below to answer the following
question. Which of the life cycles is typical for animals?
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and III
A. I only
31. Somatic cells of roundworms have four individual chromosomes per cell. D. two
How many chromosomes would you expect to find in an ovum from a roundworm?
A. a diploid number
B. eight
C. four
D. two
32. A triploid cell contains three sets of homologous chromosomes. If a cell of a diploid B. 63 chromosomes in 21 sets of 3
species that normally has 42 chromosomes per cell is triploid, this cell would be
expected to have which of the following sets of chromosomes?
A. prophase I
B. anaphase II
C. the separation of homologs
D. meiosis II
34. Which of the following processes facilitates the fastest way for C. sexual reproduction
organisms to adapt to a changing environment?
A. mutation
B. asexual reproduction
C. sexual reproduction
D. mitosis
35. Which of the following processes might produce a human zygote A. an error in meiotic anaphase occurring in either an egg
with 45 chromosomes? or sperm
A. The cells are diploid, and the chromosomes are each composed
of a single chromatid.
B. The cells are diploid, and the chromosomes are each composed
of two chromatids.
C. The cells are haploid, and the chromosomes are each composed
of two chromatids.
D. The cells are haploid, and the chromosomes are each composed
of a single chromatid.
44. Which of the following statements is correct in comparing sexual B. In sexual reproduction, individuals transmit half of their
and asexual reproduction? nuclear genes to each of their offspring.
A. It is referred to as an autosome.
B. It is the same size as the Y chromosome and has the same
number of genes.
C. It is present in every somatic cell of males and females.
D. It carries genes that determine an individual's biological sex.
46. Which of the following statements is true of a species that has a D. Each diploid cell has eight homologous pairs of
chromosome number of 2n = 16? chromosomes.
A. B
B. B and C
C. C and D
D. A and D
E. D
C. C and D
48. Which of these gametes contains one or more recombinant chromosomes?
A. A and C
B. D and E
C. A and D
D. B and C
E. A and B
D. B and C
49. Which processes lead to most genetic variation in sexually reproducing B. random fertilization
organisms? C. crossing over
Select all that apply. D. independent assortment of chromosomes in
meiosis
A. cytokinesis
B. random fertilization
C. crossing over
D. independent assortment of chromosomes in meiosis