Chapter 7:
Cellular Reproduction
Practice Test
1.
What process in the cell is meiosis II most like?
a.
meiosis I
b.
photosynthesis
c.
fermentation
d.
mitosis
Hint
2.
How many chromosomes do all of your body cells have?
a.
46
b.
48
c.
23
d.
25
Hint
3.
What is a single cell that results from the fertilization of an egg cell by a sperm cell?
a.
a zygote
b.
a haploid cell
c.
an embryo
d.
a fetus
Hint
4.
What is the end result of meiosis I?
a.
the original cell divides to form two cells, each of which has one member of each homologous pair
b.
the original cell divides to form two new cells, each of which has a haploid number of chromosomes
c.
the original cell divides to form two new cells, each of which has one sister chromatid of each pair of chromosomes
d.
the original cell divides to form four new cells, each of which is diploid
Hint
5.
How do prokaryotes reproduce?
a.
by fusion
b.
through the cell cycle
c.
through fermentation
d.
by binary fission
Hint
6.
What is the idea that nonliving things could give rise to living things?
a.
evolution
b.
natural selection
c.
cell theory
d.
spontaneous generation
Hint
7.
In diploid cells, a pair of chromosomes in which each chromosome has the same basic structure as the other are known as ____________ chromosomes.
a.
homozygous
b.
sister
c.
homologous
d.
homeostasis
Hint
8.
In what stage of mitosis does the plasma membrane begin to pinch in at the cell's center?
a.
telophase
b.
anaphase
c.
metaphase
d.
prophase
Hint
9.
In what phase of meiosis do the homologues of a homologous pair of chromosomes separate and move to each pole?
a.
telophase I
b.
anaphase I
c.
metaphase I
d.
anaphase II
Hint
10.
In what stage of mitosis do sister chromatids appear?
a.
metaphase
b.
anaphase
c.
prophase
d.
telophase
Hint
