BIOL 2000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Spasticity, Mitosis, Zygosity

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1. How does meiosis generate genetic diversity?

a) crossing over

b) random alignment at metaphase I

c) synapsis

d) both crossing over and random alignment at metaphase I

2. What would happen if crossing over occurred between sister chromatids?

a) Genetic diversity would decrease due to the loss of gene combinations.

b) Genetic diversity would increase due to the addition of gene combinations.

c) Gene rearrangement would lead to changes in gene expression.

d) Nothing would happen becasue sister chromatids are genetically identical or nearly identical.

3. Animals that sexually reproduce are _____ and produce _____ gametes. (haploid, diploid; haploid, haploid; diploid, diploid; diploid, haploid)

4. The F1 generation of a cross between two individuals, one that is homozygous dominant for a trait and the other that is homozygous recessive for the trait, will yield progeny with the same phenotype. (true or false)

5. Homologous chromosomes separate from each other in:

a) mitosis

b) meiosis I

c) meiosis II

d) They never separate from each other during any form of cell division

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Meerkats are a diploid organisms with n=18.

For each of the following, indicate the total number of chromosomes, the number of pairs of homologous chromosomes and the number of pairs of sister chromatids. Indicate if the cell in question is diploid or haploid and if the daughter cell will be diploid or haploid.

A. A non-dividing skin cell

Total number of chromosomes:

Number of pairs of homologous chromosomes:

Number of pairs of sister chromatids:

Diploid or haploid?

B. A cell is prophase of meiosis I:

Total number of chromosomes:

Number of pairs of homologous chromosomes:

Number of pairs of sister chromatids:

Diploid or haploid?

Daughter cell diploid or haploid?

C. Cell in metaphase meiosis II:

Total number of chromosomes:

Number of pairs of homologous chromosomes:

Number of pairs of sister chromatids:

Diploid or haploid?

Daughter cell diploid or haploid?

D. A mature sperm cell:

Total number of chromosomes:

Number of pairs of homologous chromosomes:

Number of pairs of sister chromatids:

Diploid or haploid?

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13. Meiosis differs from mitosis in that:
a. meiosis results in the production of two new cells, whilemitosis results in the production for four new
cells., b. meiosis is used for growth and repair, while mitosis isused for production of eggs and sperm., c.
cytokinesis can be unequal following meiosis, but is approximatelyequal following mitosis., d. meiosis
involves one cell division, while mitosis involves two celldivisions., e. meiosis results in the production of
diploid cells, while mitosis results in the production of haploidcells.
14. Bits of maternal and paternal chromosomes are exchanged betweenhomologous chromosomes during
synapsis of meiosis I. This process is called:
a. crossing over., b. random mating., c. random fertilization., d.random shuffling of parental
chromosomes.,
e. mutation.
15. The advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproductionis that:
a. all young are genetically identical to the parent., b. malesmust evolve a copulatory organ., c. genetic
variability in the population is increased., d. females must evolvea vagina., e. mates are not needed.
16. Many different types of information are used to constructphylogenetic trees. Which of the following types
of information is the most direct measure of evolutionaryrelatedness?
a. physiology, b. gene sequence data, c. the fossil record, d.information about the structure of ribosomes.,
e. information about the structure of enzymes
17. A species is:
a. a group of individuals that can interbreed under naturalconditions and produce fertile offspring., b.
denoted by both a genus and a species name., c. the onlybiologically defined taxon., d. a group of
organisms with a large number of traits in common., e. all of theabove.
18. The process of spermatogenesis results in:
A. 4 diploid sperm; B. 1 diploid sperm and 3 haploid polar bodies;C. 1 haploid sperm and 3 haploid
polar bodies; D. 4 haploid sperm
19. Which cell division process results in an unequal division ofthe cytoplasm?
A. Spermatogenesis; B. Testiculargenesis; C. Oogenesis; D. None ofthe above
20. Meiosis is the process by which:
A. 1 diploid cell becomes 4 haploid cells; B. 1 diploid cellbecomes 1 haploid cell and 3 haploid polar
bodies; C. 1 haploid cell becomes 4 diploid cells; D. Both A andB
21. The phase of mitosis where chromosomes line up at the equator(middle) of the cell is called:
A. Anaphase; B. Telophase; C. Interphase; D. Metaphase
22. Chromosome #6 from Mom and Chromosome #6 from Dad form achromosome pair called:
A. Sister Chromatids; B. Centromeres; C. Homologous Chromosomes; D.Spindle Apparatus

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