[Bio101] Quiz #3
Solution
1) Which of the following does not occur during mitosis?
a) prophase
b) biphase
c) metaphase
2) In anaphase, the sister chromatids
a) separate from each other
b) join together
d) telophase
c) condense and become thicker
d) become attached to spindle fibers
3) If an organism has 12 chromosomes in each body cell, how many chromosomes would
you expect to find in the organism's gametes?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 10
d) 12
4) During cell division, the DNA in a eukaryotic cell is tightly packed and coiled into
structures called
a) centromeres
b) chromatin
c) diploids
d) chromosomes
5) Humans have 46 chromosomes in all cells except sperm and egg cells. How many of
these chromosomes are autosomes?
a) 2
b) 23
c) 44
d) 46
6) Each daughter cell produced by binary fission contains
a) half the chromosomes of the original cell
b) twice as many chromosomes as the original cell
c) an identical copy of the original cell's chromosomes
d) an independent assortment of the original cell's chromosomes
7) In which of the following ways is meiosis similar to mitosis?
a) one parent cell makes four daughter cells
c) it occurs in eukaryotic cells
b) one parent cell makes two daughter cells
d) daughter cells are not alike
8) A cell with only one complete set of chromosomes is called a haploid.
9) The period during which DNA is copied is called
a) prophase
b) S phase
c) G1 phase
d) G2 phase
10) The cell begins to pinch into two and cytokinesis is initiated during;
a) prophase
b) telophase
c) anaphase
d) metaphase