FINAL EXAM

Question 1

True breeding plants need to be what for their particular trait?

Answer 1

homozygous

Question 2

Chiasmata are specific points along a chromosome where what occurs during meiosis?

Answer 2

crossing over

Question 3

What is the specific place on a chromosome where a gene resides?

Answer 3

locus

Question 4

What is the process characterized by a cleavage furrow in animal cells or a cell plate in plant cells?

Answer 4

cytokinesis

Question 5

The microtubule organizing center is another name for what, which is an organelle that houses centrioles in animal cells.

Answer 5

centrosome

Question 6

If an organism has 48 chromosomes in its diploid state, how many would it have in its haploid state?

Answer 6

24

Question 7

If in a diploid state an organism has 48 chromosomes, in what state will it have 24 chromosomes

Answer 7

haploid

Question 8

When does the nuclear membrane begin to dissociate into vesicles?

Answer 8

prophase

Question 9

What neurons receive information from the environment?

Answer 9

sensory

Question 10

Sensory neurons are apart of what nervous system?

Answer 10

peripheral

Question 11

What is the structure in the neuron that integrates information?

Answer 11

cell body

Question 12

Plants that are true-breeding for a particular trait must be __________ for that trait.

Answer 12

HOMOZYGOUS

Question 13

Chiasmata are specific points along a chromosome where ________________________ occurs during meiosis.

Answer 13

CROSSING OVER

Question 14

The specific place on a chromosome where a gene resides is called a(n) __________

Answer 14

LOCUS

Question 15

A cleavage furrow in animal cells or a cell plate in plant cells characterizes the process called __________

Answer 15

CYTOKINESIS

Question 16

The microtubule organizing center is another name for a(n) _________________________, an organelle that houses centrioles in animal cells.

Answer 16

CENTROSOME

Question 17

If an organism has 48 chromosomes in its diploid state, it would have 24 in its _____________ state.

Answer 17

HALPOID

Question 18

The nuclear membrane begins to dissociate into vesicles during ___

Answer 18

PROPHASE

Question 19

_______________neurons receive information from the environment and are part of the _______________________ nervous system.

Answer 19

SENSORY, PERIPHERAL

Question 20

The _______________________________ is the structure in the neuron that integrates information.

Answer 20

CELL BODY