Test Bank For Genetics: A Conceptual Approach 7th Edition by Benjamin A. Pierce |9781319216801 | 2020/2021 | Chapter 1-26| Complete Questions and Answers

Test Bank For Genetics: A Conceptual Approach 7th Edition by Benjamin A. Pierce |9781319216801 | 2020/2021 | Chapter 1-26| Complete Questions and AnswersChapter 02: Chromosomes and Cellular Reproduction Copyright Macmillan Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1 1. Which of the following statements is FALSE? a. Errors in chromosome separation are rarely a problem for an organism. b. Errors in chromosome separation can result in a miscarriage. c. Errors in chromosome separation can result in cancer. d. Errors in chromosome separation can result in a child with severe handicaps. e. Errors in chromosome separation can cause numerous problems for an organism. ANSWER: a 2. Which of the following are NOT prokaryotes? a. eubacteria b. archaea c. viruses d. ancient bacteria ANSWER: c 3. Which of the following statements is TRUE? a. Eubacteria are prokaryotes while the archaea are eukaryotes. b. Archaea are more closely related to eukaryotes than to eubacteria. c. Eukaryotes are more closely related to eubacteria than to archaea. d. Viruses are more closely related to prokaryotes than to eukaryotes. e. Eubacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes are all equally related. ANSWER: b 4. Which of the following statements is FALSE? a. Generally, chromosomes of prokaryotes are circular. b. Prokaryotes usually have a single molecule of DNA. c. Generally, chromosomes of eukaryotes are circular. d. Eukaryotes usually have multiple chromosomes. e. Eukaryote chromosomes are usually linear. ANSWER: c 5. In eukaryotes, chromosomes do NOT contain a. ribosomes. b. chromatin. c. proteins. d. histones. e. DNA. ANSWER: a 6. Why are viruses considered to be neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic? ANSWER: Viruses do not possess the structure of a cell. Viruses are actually simple structures composed of an DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Genetics Conceptual Approach 7th Edition Pierce harryson Name: Class: Date: Chapter 02: Chromosomes and Cellular Reproduction Copyright Macmillan Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 2 outer protein coat surrounding nucleic acid. Viruses cannot reproduce outside of their host cells, suggesting that viruses evolved after cells were present and not before. 7. Prokaryotic chromosomes do NOT have telomeres because they a. do not go through mitosis. b. do not go through DNA replication. c. are in the cytoplasm. d. are circular. e. have no centromeres. ANSWER: d 8. In prokaryotes, replication usually begins at a specific place on the chromosome called the a. binary fission site. b. origin of replication. c. origin of mitosis. d. anchoring site. e. kinetochore. ANSWER: b 9. The highly organized internal scaffolding of the nucleus is called the a. histone complex. b. spindle microtubules. c. nuclear cohesion. d. nuclear matrix. e. nuclear envelope. ANSWER: d 10. The attachment point on the chromosome for spindle microtubules is the a. telomere. b. centromere. c. origin of replication. d. sister chromatid. e. allele. ANSWER: b 11. The process of splitting the cytoplasm, which separates one cell into two, is termed a. cytokinesis. b. mitosis. c. anaphase.