Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The
passing on of traits from parents to offspring is called _____. a. | genetics | c. | heredity | b. | inbreeding | d. | gene splicing | | | | |
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The
gamete that contains genes contributed only by the mother is _____. a. | a
zygote | c. | the
sperm | b. | dominant | d. | an egg | | | | |
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The
longest phase of the cell cycle is _____. a. | metaphase | c. | interphase | b. | prophase | d. | mitosis | | | | |
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Which
of the following explains why a cell's size is limited? a. | Volume increases
faster than surface area. | b. | Surface area increases faster than
volume. | c. | Homeostasis is disrupted by a cell that is too
large. | d. | both a and c | | |
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Which
of the following monitors a cell's progress from phase to phase during the cell
cycle? a. | microtubules | c. | lipid
molecules | b. | protein molecules | d. | a series of enzymes | | | | |
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As
the size of a cell increases, _____. a. | volume increases and surface area
decreases | b. | surface area increases faster than
volume | c. | volume increases faster than surface
area | d. | volume and
surface area increase at the same rate | | |
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Using
Figure 12-3, which process would result in the formation of chromosome C from chromosomes A and
B? a. | crossing
over | c. | segregation | b. | asexual reproduction | d. | independent assortment | | | | |
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The
numbers in Figure 12-1 represent the chromosome number found in each of the dog cells shown. The
processes that are occurring at A and B are _____. a. | meiosis and
fertilization | c. | meiosis and
pollination | b. | mitosis and fertilization | d. | mitosis and pollination | | | | |
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Pollination can best be described as _____. a. | the formation of
male and female sex cells | b. | the transfer of the male pollen grain to the female
organ | c. | the type of cell division that produces diploid
gametes | d. | the fusing of the egg nucleus with the pollen
nucleus | | |
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Tangled strands of DNA wrapped around protein molecules make up the
_____. a. | microtubules | c. | spindle | b. | nuclear envelope | d. | chromatin | | | | |
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Among
the following, the term that includes the others is _____. a. | interphase | c. | cell
cycle | b. | mitosis | d. | nuclear division | | | | |
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By
the end of prophase, each of the following has occurred except _____. a. | breaking down of
the nuclear envelope | c. | disappearing of
the nucleolus | b. | lining up of chromosomes in the
cell | d. | tighter coiling
of the chromosomes | | | | |
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A
gene is a segment of DNA that controls the production of _____. a. | proteins | c. | carbohydrates | b. | centromeres | d. | microtubules | | | | |
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Cells
containing two alleles for each trait are described as _____. a. | haploid | c. | gametes | b. | diploid | d. | homozygous | | | | |
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Unlike plant cells, animal cells contain _____. a. | spindles | c. | nucleoli | b. | cell walls | d. | centrioles | | | | |
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