BIO 148 (MIRABITO)--UNIVERSITY OF
KENTUCKY--EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
Asexual reproduction results in offspring that are..... - ANSWERSgenetically identical to
their parents and to each other
sexual reproduction results in offspring that are..... - ANSWERSgenetically different
from their parents and from each other
The fusion of haploid gametes occurs during ____________ - ANSWERSFertilization
What is the biological advantage of asexual reproduction over sexual reproduction? -
ANSWERSEvery organism reproduces in asexual reproduction, whereas two
individuals are needed for sexual reproduction
What are letter examples of sister chromatids? - ANSWERSHH, GG, gg
What are letter examples of non-sister chromatids? - ANSWERSGg, Hh
_______ is the process by which one cell produces two cells that are genetically
identical to itself? - ANSWERSMitosis and cytokinesis
Two gametes fuse during _______ to create a zygote - ANSWERSFertilization
A zygote divides by _______ to create cells that are genetically identical to itself -
ANSWERSMitosis and cytokinesis
_________ is a process by which one cell produces four cells that are genetically
identical to itself - ANSWERSMeiosis
diploid cell - ANSWERScontaining two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each
parent.
haploid cell - ANSWERShalf the usual number of chromosomes
"Cell is haploid, chromosomes line up in center" describes what phase? -
ANSWERSMetaphase II of meiosis
The diploid organism Biologica isawesema has 10 TOTAL chromosomes in each of its
body (somatic) cells. If a cell from this organism divides by meiosis, the cells formed by
, meiosis I and cytokinesis will have _____ CHROMOSOMES and _____ DNA
MOLECULES. - ANSWERS5, 10
How does meiosis relate to sexual reproduction? - ANSWERSmeiosis produces haploid
cells that develop into gametes that unite during fertilization
In sexually reproducing species, how does the number of chromosomes in offspring
compare to parent - ANSWERSsame number
In cats, 2n=38. How many chromosomes are in a somatic cell of a cat? - ANSWERS38
The cells _____ the chromosomes do not _______ - ANSWERSfuse, fuse
When you use a four-box Punnett square to solve a genetic problem, you put the
______ on the outside of the four boxes and the ______ inside the four boxes. -
ANSWERSgamete genotypes, offspring genotypes
Which of the following is the expected result from the cross of a pure-breeding yellow
seed plant with a pure-breeding green seed plant? The offspring will be ______. -
ANSWERSall yellow seed plants
If a tall person mates with a short person, blending theory predicts that their children will
be ________. - ANSWERSall intermediate in height
Our name for the "particles" that Mendel envisioned were being inherited is _____ -
ANSWERSgenes
T/f. A replicated chromosome contains DNA sequences inherited from both parents -
ANSWERSFalse
In anaphase I of meiosis - ANSWERSHomologous chromosomes move toward
opposite poles
If a cell with 32 total chromosomes divides by meiosis, how many chromosomes will
each nucleus contain after the first cytokinesis (after telophase I)? - ANSWERS16
If a cell has 32 total chromosomes divides by meiosis, how many chromosomes will
each nucleus contain after the second cytokinesis (after telophase II)? - ANSWERS32
If a cell with 8 total chromosomes divides by meiosis, how many DNA MOLECULES will
each nucleus contain after telophase I and cytokinesis? - ANSWERS8
Chimpanzees have 48 chromosomes in a normal body cell. At the end of Meiosis I,
each cell has _____ chromosomes. After meiosis II and cytokinesis, each cell has ____
chromosomes - ANSWERS24, 24
KENTUCKY--EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
Asexual reproduction results in offspring that are..... - ANSWERSgenetically identical to
their parents and to each other
sexual reproduction results in offspring that are..... - ANSWERSgenetically different
from their parents and from each other
The fusion of haploid gametes occurs during ____________ - ANSWERSFertilization
What is the biological advantage of asexual reproduction over sexual reproduction? -
ANSWERSEvery organism reproduces in asexual reproduction, whereas two
individuals are needed for sexual reproduction
What are letter examples of sister chromatids? - ANSWERSHH, GG, gg
What are letter examples of non-sister chromatids? - ANSWERSGg, Hh
_______ is the process by which one cell produces two cells that are genetically
identical to itself? - ANSWERSMitosis and cytokinesis
Two gametes fuse during _______ to create a zygote - ANSWERSFertilization
A zygote divides by _______ to create cells that are genetically identical to itself -
ANSWERSMitosis and cytokinesis
_________ is a process by which one cell produces four cells that are genetically
identical to itself - ANSWERSMeiosis
diploid cell - ANSWERScontaining two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each
parent.
haploid cell - ANSWERShalf the usual number of chromosomes
"Cell is haploid, chromosomes line up in center" describes what phase? -
ANSWERSMetaphase II of meiosis
The diploid organism Biologica isawesema has 10 TOTAL chromosomes in each of its
body (somatic) cells. If a cell from this organism divides by meiosis, the cells formed by
, meiosis I and cytokinesis will have _____ CHROMOSOMES and _____ DNA
MOLECULES. - ANSWERS5, 10
How does meiosis relate to sexual reproduction? - ANSWERSmeiosis produces haploid
cells that develop into gametes that unite during fertilization
In sexually reproducing species, how does the number of chromosomes in offspring
compare to parent - ANSWERSsame number
In cats, 2n=38. How many chromosomes are in a somatic cell of a cat? - ANSWERS38
The cells _____ the chromosomes do not _______ - ANSWERSfuse, fuse
When you use a four-box Punnett square to solve a genetic problem, you put the
______ on the outside of the four boxes and the ______ inside the four boxes. -
ANSWERSgamete genotypes, offspring genotypes
Which of the following is the expected result from the cross of a pure-breeding yellow
seed plant with a pure-breeding green seed plant? The offspring will be ______. -
ANSWERSall yellow seed plants
If a tall person mates with a short person, blending theory predicts that their children will
be ________. - ANSWERSall intermediate in height
Our name for the "particles" that Mendel envisioned were being inherited is _____ -
ANSWERSgenes
T/f. A replicated chromosome contains DNA sequences inherited from both parents -
ANSWERSFalse
In anaphase I of meiosis - ANSWERSHomologous chromosomes move toward
opposite poles
If a cell with 32 total chromosomes divides by meiosis, how many chromosomes will
each nucleus contain after the first cytokinesis (after telophase I)? - ANSWERS16
If a cell has 32 total chromosomes divides by meiosis, how many chromosomes will
each nucleus contain after the second cytokinesis (after telophase II)? - ANSWERS32
If a cell with 8 total chromosomes divides by meiosis, how many DNA MOLECULES will
each nucleus contain after telophase I and cytokinesis? - ANSWERS8
Chimpanzees have 48 chromosomes in a normal body cell. At the end of Meiosis I,
each cell has _____ chromosomes. After meiosis II and cytokinesis, each cell has ____
chromosomes - ANSWERS24, 24
