During which of the following processes does independent assortment of chromosomes occur?
in meiosis I only
During which of the following phases of meiosis do centromeres split and sister chromatids migrate to opposite poles of the cell?
anaphase II
During which of the following processes do homologous pairs of chromosomes align adjacent to one another at the metaphase plate of a cell?
metaphase I of meiosis
Which of the following statements describes one characteristic of each chromosome in a cell during the entire process of meiosis I?
Each chromosome consists of two sister chromatids joined by a centromere.
Crossing over of chromosomes normally takes place during which of the following processes?
meiosis I
Which of the following statements describes a major difference between mitosis and meiosis I in a diploid organism?
Sister chromatids separate in mitosis, while homologous pairs of chromosomes separate in meiosis I.
Which of the following statements describes a major difference between meiosis II and mitosis in a diploid animal?
Meiosis II occurs in a haploid cell, while mitosis occurs in diploid cells.
During which of the following phases of meiosis do homologous chromosomes separate?
anaphase I
Which of the following processes occur during meiosis but not mitosis?
Diploid cells form haploid cells.
Somatic cells of roundworms have four individual chromosomes per cell. How many chromosomes would you expect to find in an ovum from a roundworm?
two
Refer to the information and figure below to answer the following questions.
A certain (hypothetical) organism is diploid, has either blue or
orange wings as the consequence of one of its genes on chromosome 12,
and has either long or short antennae as the result of a second gene
on chromosome 19, as shown in the figure.
A female with a paternal set of one orange and one long gene
chromosome and a maternal set comprised of one blue and one short gene
chromosome would be expected to produce which of the following types
of eggs after meiosis?
Each egg has a one-fourth chance of having either blue long, blue short, orange long, or orange short combinations.
Refer to the information and figure below to answer the following questions.
A certain (hypothetical) organism is diploid, has either blue or
orange wings as the consequence of one of its genes on chromosome 12,
and has either long or short antennae as the result of a second gene
on chromosome 19, as shown in the figure.
If a female of this species has one chromosome 12 with a blue
gene and another chromosome 12 with an orange gene, and has both
number 19 chromosomes with short genes, which of the following
combinations of genes will her eggs have?
one half blue short and one half orange short gene eggs
Refer to the information and figure below to answer the following questions.
A certain (hypothetical) organism is diploid, has either blue or
orange wings as the consequence of one of its genes on chromosome 12,
and has either long or short antennae as the result of a second gene
on chromosome 19, as shown in the figure.
A 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?
one chromosome 12 with one blue gene and one chromosome 19 with one long gene
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. Refer
to the graph to answer the following questions.
Which sample of DNA might represent a zygote?
I
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. Refer
to the graph to answer the following questions.
Which sample of DNA might represent an animal cell in the G2
phase of the cell cycle prior to meiosis?
II
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. Refer
to the graph to answer the following questions.
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?
I
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(s).
Which diagram represents anaphase II of meiosis?
V
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(s).
Which diagram represents anaphase I of meiosis?
I
For the following questions, match the key event of meiosis with the
stages listed below.
Centromeres of sister chromatids disjoin and chromatids separate.
VII
For the following questions, match the key event of meiosis with the
stages listed below.
Homologous chromosomes are aligned at the equator of the spindle.
II
When chiasmata can first be seen in cells using a microscope, which of the following processes has most likely occurred?
prophase I
Which of the following processes occurs in meiosis but not in mitosis?
synapsis of chromosomes
During which of the following processes do sister chromatids separate from each other?
during both mitosis and meiosis II
Which of the following events happens at the conclusion of meiosis I?
Homologous chromosomes of a pair are separated from each other.
How do cells at the completion of meiosis compare with cells that are in prophase of meiosis I?
The cells have half the number of chromosomes and one-fourth the amount of DNA.
Which of the following statements describes the chromosomal makeup of each daughter cell after telophase of meiosis I?
The cells are haploid, and the chromosomes are each composed of two chromatids.
The somatic cells of a privet shrub each contain a total of 46 chromosomes. How do the chromosomes of this plant differ from the chromosomes of humans, who also have a total of 46?
Genes of privet shrub chromosomes are significantly different than those in humans.
If a cell has completed meiosis I and the first cytokinesis, and is just beginning meiosis II, which of the following is an appropriate description of its genetic contents?
It has half the amount of DNA as the cell that began meiosis.
Which of the following statements correctly describes a karyotype?
It is an organized image of a cell's chromosomes.
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the human X chromosomes?
It carries genes that determine an individual's biological sex.
Many organisms spend most of their life cycle in the diploid state. If meiosis produces haploid cells, how is the diploid number restored for these types of organisms?
by fertilization
Which of the following characteristics do homologous chromosomes exhibit?
They carry information for the same traits.
Refer to the life cycles illustrated in the figure below to answer
the following questions.
In a life cycle such as that shown in part III of the figure
above, if the zygote's chromosome number is ten, which of the
following statements will be true?
The sporophyte's chromosome number per cell is ten and the gametophyte's is five.
Refer to the life cycles illustrated in the figure below to answer
the following questions.
Which of the life cycles is typical for most fungi and some protists?
II only
Refer to the life cycles illustrated in the figure below to answer
the following questions.
Which of the life cycles is typical for plants and some algae?
III only
Refer to the life cycles illustrated in the figure below to answer
the following questions.
Which of the life cycles is typical for animals?
I only
In a human karyotype, chromosomes are arranged in 23 pairs. If we choose one of these pairs, such as pair 14, which of the following do the two chromosomes of the pair have in common?
length, centromere position, staining pattern, and traits coded for by their genes
Which of the following processes might produce a human zygote with 45 chromosomes?
an error in meiotic anaphase occurring in either an egg or sperm
A triploid cell contains three sets of homologous chromosomes. If a cell of a diploid species that normally has 42 chromosomes per cell is triploid, this cell would be expected to have which of the following sets of chromosomes?
63 chromosomes in 21 sets of 3
A particular organism has 46 chromosomes in its karyotype. Which of the following statements is correct regarding this organism?
It produces gametes with 23 chromosomes.
Which of the following statements describes an example of alternation of generations?
A diploid plant (sporophyte) produces a spore by meiosis that gives rise to a multicellular, haploid pollen grain (gametophyte).
Which of the following processes occurs in a plant's sexual life cycle?
gametophytes produce gametes by mitosis
Eukaryotic sexual life cycles show tremendous variation. Which of the following characteristics do all sexual life cycles have in common?
II, III, and IV
Which of the following statements is true of a species that has a chromosome number of 2n = 16?
Each diploid cell has eight homologous pairs of chromosomes.
At which stage of mitosis are chromosomes usually photographed in the preparation of a karyotype?
metaphase
Which of the following statements is correct in comparing sexual and asexual reproduction?
In sexual reproduction, individuals transmit half of their nuclear genes to each of their offspring.
Quaking aspen trees can send out underground stems for asexual reproduction. Sexual 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?
38
Asexual reproduction occurs during which of the following processes?
mitosis
Which of the following statements defines a genome?
the complete set of an organism's genes and other DNA sequences
If a horticulturist breeding gardenias succeeds in having a single plant with a particularly desirable set of traits, which of the following would be her most probable and efficient route to establishing a line of such plants?
Clone the plant.