Study Guide for Cell Biology

A cell containing 92 chromatids at metaphase of mitosis would, at its completion of telophase, produce two nuclei
containing how many chromosomes in each nucleus?
A particular cell has half as much DNA as some of the other cells in a mitotically active tissue. The cell in question
is most likely in
All of the following occur during mitotic phase except the
Among the following phases, which phase has the lowest amount of DNA if the cells are from the same
organism?
Asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction are diferent in that
Chromatin is a physical status of DNA during
Chromosomes become visible during
Chromosomes frst become visible during ________ of mitosis.
Crossing over occurs during which phase of meiosis?
Cytokinesis usually, but not always, follows mitosis. If a cell completed mitosis but not cytokinesis, the result
would be a cell with
During prophase I of meiosis a homologous pair of chromosomes consists of
is represented by which number(s)?
How do the daughter cells at the end of mitosis and cytokinesis compare with their parent cell when it was in
of the cell cycle?
How do the two members of a pair of homologous chromosomes difer from each other?
How does the sexual life cycle increase the genetic variation in a species?
How is the S phase of the cell cycle measured?
If mammalian cells receive a go-ahead signal at the checkpoint, they will
If the cell whose nuclear material is shown in Figure 12.2 continues toward completion of mitosis, which of the
following events would occur next?
If the liver cells of an animal have 24 chromosomes, how many chromosomes do its sperm cells have?
In animals, meiosis results in gametes, and fertilization results in
Kinetochores connects between spindle fbers and
Measurements of the amount of DNA per nucleus were taken on a large number of cells from a growing fungus.
The measured DNA levels ranged from 3 to 6 picograms per nucleus. In which stage of the cell cycle was the
nucleus with 6 picograms of DNA?
Movement of the chromosomes during anaphase would be most afected by a drug that
Multicellular diploid organisms
Of the following, the best conclusion concerning the diference between the S phases for beta and gamma is that
One diference between a cancer cell and a normal cell is that
Regarding mitosis and cytokinesis, one diference between higher plants and animals is that in plants
The best conclusion concerning delta is that the cells
The centromere is a region in which
The correct sequence of steps in the M phase of the cell cycle is
The formation of a cell plate is beginning across the middle of a cell and nuclei are re-forming at opposite ends of
the cell. What kind of cell is this?
The graph is representing mitotic cell cycle. Which number represents the point in the cell cycle during which the
chromosomes are replicated?
The human X and Y chromosomes are
The somatic cells derived from a single-celled zygote divide by which process?
What is a chromatid?
What is a genome?
What is the name for the special region on a duplicated chromosome that holds the sister chromatids together?
When comparing prophase I of meiosis with prophase of mitosis, which of the following occurs only in meiosis?
When pairs of homologous chromosomes separate during anaphase I,
Where do the microtubules of the spindle originate during mitosis in animal cells?
Which drawing represents anaphase I?
Which drawing represents metaphase II of meiosis?
Which number represents cytokinesis?
Which of the following does not occur during M phase of mitosis?
Which of the following is true of a species that has a chromosome number of
Which of the following organisms reproduces progeny (next generation) by mitosis and cytokinesis?
Which of the following statements is not true?