Miosis Quiz

Question 1

two chromosomes that make up a pair in a diploid cell; they possess genes for the same characteristics at the same loci

Answer 1

homologus chromosomes

Question 2

a thread-like gene-carrying structure found in the nucleaus + most visible during mitosis and meiosis

Answer 2

chromosome

Question 3

double-stranded helical nucleic acid molecule ; capable of replicating, is an organism’s genetic material

Answer 3

DNA

Question 4

one of the two identical parts of a duplicated chromosome in a eukaryotic cell

Answer 4

sister chromatid

Question 5

a cell containing a single set of chromosomes

Answer 5

haploid

Question 6

a cell containg two homologous sets of chromosomes, one set from each parent

Answer 6

diploid

Question 7

the complex of DNA + proteins that constitutes eukaryotic chromosomes; uncoiled DNA

Answer 7

chromatin

Question 8

the division of a single nucleus into two genetically identical daughter nuclei

Answer 8

mitosis

Question 9

in a sexually reproducing organism, the division of a single diploid nucleus into four haploid daughter nuclei

Answer 9

meiosis

Question 9

in a sexually reproducing organism, the division of a single diploid nucleus into four haploid daughter nuclei

Answer 9

meiosis

Question 10

in a sexually reproducing organism, the division of a single diploid nucleus into four haploid daughter nuclei

Answer 10

meiosis

Question 11

a chromosome not directly involved in determining the sex of an organism; in mammals any chromosome other than x or y

Answer 11

autosome

Question 12

chromosome that determines whether an individual is male or female

Answer 12

sex chromosome

Question 13

the creation of offspring by a single parent, without participation of sperm and egg

Answer 13

asexual reproduction

Question 14

creation of offspring by the fusion of two haploid sex cells (gametes), forming a diploid zygote

Answer 14

sexual reproduction

Question 15

display of micrographs of the metaphase chromosomes of a cell, arranged by size and centromere position

Answer 15

karotype

Question 16

a discrete unit of hereditary information consisting of a specifc nucleotide sequence in DNA

Answer 16

gene

Question 17

a sex cell, a haploid egg or sperm, the union of two gametes of opposite sex (fertilization) produces a zygote

Answer 17

gamete

Question 18

any cell in a multicellular organism except a sperm or egg cell or a cell that develops into a sperm or egg

Answer 18

somatic cell

Question 19

type of cell that has a membrane-enclosed nucleus and other membrane-enclosed organelles

Answer 19

eukaryotic cell

Question 20

cell type lacking membrane-enclosed nucleus and other membrane - enclosed organelles

Answer 20

prokaryotic cell

Question 21

formation of ova (egg)

Answer 21

oogenesis

Question 22

formation of sperm

Answer 22

spematogenesis

Question 23

union of the nucleus of a sperm cell with the nucleus of an egg cell, producing a zygote

Answer 23

fertilization

Question 24

the fertilized egg, which is diploid, that results from the union of a sperm cell nucleus and an egg nucleus

Answer 24

zygote

Question 25

what chromosome pair number (s) refer to the sex chromosomes?

Answer 25

pair 23

Question 26

the male sex chromosomes are ...

Answer 26

XY

Question 27

what are the chromosome pair number(s) refer to the autosome chromosomes?

Answer 27

pairs 1-22

Question 28

how many homologus chromosomes are in a normal human gamete?

Answer 28

23

Question 29

How many total chromosomes are in a normal human somatic cell?

Answer 29

23

Question 30

during what phase do homologus chromosomes line up and exchange allelles?

Answer 30

prophase I

Question 31

during what phase are sister chromatids seperated?

Answer 31

anaphase II

Question 32

during what phase are haploid cells first formed?

Answer 32

telophase I

Question 33

sperm and egg cells are examples of...

Answer 33

gametes

Question 34

what is the name of the process where homologus chromosome pairs line up and exchange alleles?

Answer 34

crossing-over

Question 35

what is the process where homologus chromosome pairs can line up in different orders?

Answer 35

independent assortment

Question 36

during what phase of meiosis does independent assortment occur?

Answer 36

metaphase I

Question 37

gametes are...

Answer 37

haploid

Question 38

independent assortment means...

Answer 38

homologus pairs of chromosomes can line up on either side

Question 39

after chromosome is replicated, each half is ferred to as a ...

Answer 39

chromatid

Question 40

if an organism's somatic cell contains 20 total chromosomes, how many chromosomes are in a gamete?

Answer 40

10

Question 41

the combination of sperm and egg is called...

Answer 41

fertilization

Question 42

of chromosomes in human zygote

Answer 42

46

Question 43

in females, how many cells turn into viable egg?

Answer 43

1

Question 44

in males, how many sperm cells turn into viable sperm

Answer 44

4

Question 45

mitosis starts with 1 diploid cell and ends with...

Answer 45

2 diploid cells

Question 46

meiosis starts with 1 diploid cell and ends with...

Answer 46

4 haploid