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Chapter 09
Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
1. Chromosomes that look alike and carry the same sequence of genes for the same traits are
A. the X and Y chromosome.
B. all the autosomes.
C. homologous chromosomes.
D. found in females only.
E. found in males only.
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3. The process by which a bacterium uses a sex pilus to transfer genetic information to
another bacterium is
A. meiosis.
B. mutation.
C. mitosis.
D. conjugation.
E. sexual reproduction.
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5. 2n is an abbreviation for
A. diploid.
B. gametes.
C. haploid.
D. mitosis.
E. meiosis.
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8. 1n is an abbreviation for
A. haploid.
B. somatic cells.
C. diploid.
D. mitosis.
E. meiosis.
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10. A diploid germ cell will produce cells that have reduced the chromosome number by half,
generating four haploid nuclei in
A. fertilization.
B. mitosis.
C. meiosis.
D. replication.
E. mutation.
11. After the completion of meiosis in humans, a diploid germ cell has produced cells with
half the original chromosome number, generating __________ haploid nuclei.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 23
E. 46
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12. The process that merges the gametes from two parents is
A. fertilization.
B. meiosis.
C. mitosis.
D. mutation.
E. conjugation.
13. A zygote is
A. a haploid cell.
B. a gamete.
C. a direct product of meiosis.
D. All answers are correct.
E. a diploid cell.
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15. Mitotic cell division creates identical copies by replicating a cell's DNA __________ and
then dividing ____________.
A. once, twice
B. twice, once
C. twice, twice
D. once, once
E. None of the answers are correct.
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16. Meiotic cell division replicates a cell's DNA ____________ and then divides
______________.
A. twice, once
B. once, twice
C. twice, twice
D. once, once
E. None of the answers are correct.
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27. In meiosis, paired homologs align down the center of the cell during
A. metaphase I.
B. prophase I.
C. prophase II.
D. metaphase II.
E. anaphase II.
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29. In meiosis, the separated sister chromatids move to opposite poles of the cell during
A. metaphase I.
B. metaphase II.
C. anaphase I.
D. telophase I.
E. anaphase II.
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34. What process creates daughter cells with a mixture of paternal and maternal
chromosomes?
A. asexual reproduction
B. semi-conservative replication
C. random fertilization
D. independent assortment
E. mutation
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36. When chromosomes fail to separate at either the first or second meiotic division, this
A. is known as crossing over.
B. results in a sperm or egg cell with an abnormal number of chromosomes.
C. is known as translocation.
D. results in a failure to produce gametes.
E. results in arrest during meiosis.
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39. Why does sexual reproduction produce more genetic variability in a population?
A. Offspring are genetically identical to one parent.
B. During sex, adults can exchange genetic material thus increasing their variability.
C. Organisms arising from sexual reproduction can change their genetic material in response
to environmental changes.
D. Sexually-reproducing organisms mutate more rapidly than asexually reproducing
organisms.
E. Offspring are a genetic mix of both parents.
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40. Homologous chromosomes contain the same ____ but may contain different ____.
A. alleles, genes
B. sister chromatids, genes
C. alleles, sister chromatids
D. genes, sister chromatids
E. genes, alleles
41. People who have a single X chromosome are female, while those with XXY sex
chromosomes are males. In order to be a female, a human
A. must have two X chromosomes.
B. cannot have a Y chromosome.
C. must have only one X chromosome.
D. must have only one Y chromosome.
E. cannot have an X chromosome.
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47. When a human egg ovulates, it arrests in metaphase II until it is fertilized by a sperm.
How many chromosomes are present in the egg at metaphase II?
A. 46
B. 2 with sister chromatids still attached
C. 4
D. 23 with sister chromatids still attached
E. 1
48. A diploid cell with 4 chromosomes would produce which of the following after meiosis?
A. Two genetically-distinct types of haploid gametes
B. Two genetically-distinct types of diploid gametes
C. Four genetically-distinct types of haploid gametes
D. Four genetically-distinct types of diploid gametes
E. Four genetically-identical diploid gametes
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49. A diploid cell with 6 chromosomes would produce which of the following after meiosis?
A. Four genetically-distinct types of haploid gametes
B. Two genetically-distinct types of diploid gametes
C. Four genetically-distinct types of diploid gametes
D. Eight genetically-distinct types of haploid gametes
E. Eight genetically-identical haploid gametes
50. Genes A and B are on the same chromosome. What gametes could an individual with the
allele combination AABB produce?
A. AABB
B. A
C. AB
D. B
E. AAB
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51. Genes A and B are on the same chromosome. If a person has one chromosome with the
alleles AB and a second chromosome with the alleles ab, how could they produce a gamete
with a chromosome containing the alleles Ab or aB?
A. independent assortment
B. random fertilization
C. mitosis
D. fragmentation of the chromosome
E. crossing over
52. Which of the following will occur in meiosis but not in mitosis?
A. metaphase
B. cytokinesis
C. crossing over
D. DNA replication
E. chromosome condensation
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53. If a chromosome in one of your bone cells becomes mutated, you will not pass this
mutation onto your children because
A. somatic cells cannot undergo mitosis.
B. germ cells cannot undergo meiosis.
C. germ cells cannot undergo mitosis.
D. somatic cells cannot undergo meiosis.
54. Most cultivated bananas are triploid. How could these be generated from diploid parent
banana plants?
A. nondisjunction in meiosis followed by normal fertilization
B. nondisjunction in mitosis followed by normal fertilization
C. fertilization of a haploid egg by two haploid sperm
D. fertilization of a haploid egg by a haploid sperm
E. fertilization of a diploid somatic cell by a haploid sperm
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55. If you mate a donkey (2n = 62) with a horse (2n = 64) you get a mule. A mule is sterile
and cannot produce gametes by meiosis because
A. they contain too few chromosomes.
B. they have an odd number of chromosomes.
C. they have an even number of chromosomes.
D. they contain too many chromosomes.
E. they lack genes that are essential for life.
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57. For a plant to produce diploid sperm and egg ____ must occur during _____.
A. nondisjunction, mitosis
B. independent assortment, meiosis
C. nondisjunction, meiosis
D. independent assortment, mitosis
E. independent assortment, fertilization
58. If a diploid sperm fertilizes a diploid egg it will produce a ____ zygote.
A. triploid
B. tetraploid
C. diploid
D. haploid
E. hexaploid
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59. In the section "Investigating Life: A New Species Is Born, but Who’s the
Daddy?", Tragopogon mirus is a hybrid of T. dubius and T porrifolius. Based on the figure, T.
mirus has
A. 12 chromosomes from T. dubius and 12 chromosomes from T. porrifolius.
B. 6 chromosomes from T. dubius and 6 chromosomes from T. porrifolius.
C. 24 chromosomes from T. dubius and 24 chromosomes from T. porrifolius.
D. 24 chromosomes from T. dubius.
E. 24 chromosomes from T. porrifolius.
60. In the section "Investigating Life: A New Species Is Born, but Who’s the Daddy?", T.
mirus would normally produce gametes with __ chromosomes.
A. 24
B. 12
C. 6
D. 2
E. 1
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61. In the section "Investigating Life: A New Species Is Born, but Who’s the Daddy?", T.
miscellus has
A. arisen only once with T. pratensis being the female parent.
B. arisen only once with T. dubius being the female parent.
C. arisen more than once with T. pratensis and T. dubius both being the female parent.
D. arisen more than once with T. pratensis being the female parent.
E. arisen more than once with T. dubius being the female parent.
62. In the section "Investigating Life: A New Species Is Born, but Who’s the Daddy?", pollen
contains _____ that produce _____.
A. gametophytes, spores
B. sporophytes, sperm
C. sporophytes, spores
D. sperm, spores
E. gametophytes, sperm
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64. There are two divisions in meiosis resulting in four daughter cells.
TRUE
65. The number of chromosomes in a daughter cell produced by mitosis is the same as the
number of chromosomes in the parent cell.
TRUE
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66. The number of chromosomes in a daughter cell produced by meiosis is the same as the
number of chromosomes in the parent cell.
FALSE
67. Mitosis does not require that homologous chromosomes align with one another.
TRUE
68. Meiosis requires that homologous chromosomes align with one another so that crossing
over may occur.
TRUE
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69. If a human zygote has either 45 or 47 chromosomes it was caused by random fertilization.
FALSE
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73. If a woman in her late forties wants to have a baby and seeks medical advice, she will be
advised that she is at greater risk of having a baby with Down syndrome.
TRUE
74. Identical twins result from a single fertilization to form a zygote, which then clones itself.
TRUE
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76. Genetic information is passed from one generation to the next through
A. DNA.
B. asexual reproduction.
C. sexual reproduction.
D. gametes.
E. All answers are correct.
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79. What creates genetically-different offspring in both asexual and sexual reproduction?
A. mutations
B. mitosis
C. meiosis
D. mutations and mitosis
E. mitosis and meiosis
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81. If the allele for presence or absence of hair is located on the maternal chromosomes #3,
then the same allele is located on the paternal chromosome #3.
FALSE
82. If the gene for presence or absence of hair is located on the maternal chromosomes #3,
then the same gene is located on the paternal chromosome #3.
TRUE
83. Genetic variability will not occur among offspring if crossing over does not occur during
prophase I of meiosis.
FALSE
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84. Genetic variability will not occur among offspring if independent assortment does not
occur during anaphase I of meiosis.
FALSE
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