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Question 1

Where are the chromosomes found in the cell?

Answer 1

in the nucleus

Question 2

How many different bases are there in a DNA molecule?

Answer 2

four

Question 3

Which statement about DNA is correct?

Answer 3

Thymine (T) pairs with adenine (A)

Question 4

What are the different forms of a gene called?

Answer 4

alleles

Question 5

Which statement about mitosis is correct?

Answer 5

it produces daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell

Question 6

As a result of mitosis, how many cells are produced?

Answer 6

two

Question 7

As a result of meiosis, how many cells are produced?

Answer 7

four

Question 8

Which type of cell division produces genetically identical daughter cells?

Answer 8

mitosis

Question 9

What happens during meiosis?

Answer 9

gametes are formed, each with a single set of chromosomes

Question 10

Which statement about human cells is correct?

Answer 10

the haploid number of chromosomes is 23 and the diploid number is 46

Question 11

Which statement is true of genes?

Answer 11

a gene is a short section of dna that codes for a protein

Question 12

How many chromosomes does a human have in each body cell?

Answer 12

46 pairs

Question 13

Which statement is correct about the cells produced by mitosis?

Answer 13

two daughter cells are produced, each has the same number of chromosomes as the parent cells

Question 14

What happens in the stage that is before mitosis in the cell cycle?

Answer 14

a period of growth, during which time DNA is checked for errors

Question 15

The cell begins to tear; chromatids become threadlike again, nuclear membrane forms around each creating two new nuclei, and the spindle fibers disappear. This stage is called?

Answer 15

telophase

Question 16

Cell division where the cell divides twice is called?

Answer 16

meiosis

Question 17

Inherited genetic material is referred to as?

Answer 17

DNA

Question 18

All sperm and oocytes are completely different from one another. This concept is known as?

Answer 18

genetic variety

Question 19

Leg parts of a chromosome are called?

Answer 19

chromatid

Question 20

Chromatin coils and condenses, forming chromosomes during which stage?

Answer 20

prophase

Question 21

The nuclear envelope re-forms during which stage?

Answer 21

telophase

Question 22

The chromosomes are V-shaped during which phase?

Answer 22

anaphase

Question 23

DNA synthesis occurs during which phase?

Answer 23

interphase

Question 24

Chromosomal centromeres are attached to the kinetochore fibers during which phase?

Answer 24

metaphase

Question 25

Division of the _______ is referred to as mitosis.

Answer 25

nucleus

Question 26

The nuclear envelope(s) is absent during which phase?

Answer 26

metaphase & anaphase

Question 27

Centrioles replicate (reproduce) during which phase?

Answer 27

interphase

Question 28

Chromosomes first appear to be duplex structures during which phase?

Answer 28

prophase

Question 29

Chromosomes line up in the center of the cell during which phase?

Answer 29

metaphase

Question 30

Chromosomes attach to the spindle fibers by undivided structures called _______.

Answer 30

centromeres

Question 31

The name given to cells that only have a single set of chromosomes, instead of a pair of each chromosome is?

Question 32

The stage in the cell cycle in which chromosomes are de-condensed is called?

Question 33

The process by which cells can take up macromolecules and fluids from the external environment is known as?

Question 34

A cellular organelle that packages proteins into vesicles for secretion is called?

Question 35

The form in which carbohydrate is stored in cells is known as?

Question 36

A type of pigment found in cells that makes them look yellow is called?

Question 37

Important organelles that manufacture ATP are known as?

Question 38

The stage in mitosis when duplicated chromosomes are arranged on the equator is called?

Question 39

A type of intermediate filament found in epithelial cells is known as?

Question 40

Vesicles that phagocytic cells contain, which contain hydrogen peroxide are called?

Question 41

The site at which microtubules grow out from in an interphase cell is called?

Question 42

The site of protein formation from messenger RNA is known as?