BSC1010L: MITOSIS & MEIOSIS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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The structural and functional unit of life is:
cell
Inside a dividing cell, what are the condenses molecules of DNA and proteins
called?
chromosomes
What are the functions of mitosis in multi cellular eukaryotic organisms such as
plants and animals?
growth, development and repair
The diffuse, granular combination of DNA an proteins is called:
chromatin
Condensed, rod-shaped complexes of DNA and proteins:
chromosome
True or false. All animal cells have the same number of chromosomes:
false
Processes that are part of the cell cycle:
Partitioning of cellular components between daughter cells
, Replication of cell chromosomes
Equal distribution of chromosomes between daughter cells
Which is the longest phase of the cell cycle for most cells?
G1
Characteristic of the S phase of the eukaryotic cell cycle?
synthesis of DNA
Which events occur in the G2 phase of the cell cycle?
synthesis of proteins and rapid cell growth
All living organisms are composed of:
cells
What is DNA?
the material that carries genetic information from one generation to the next
How do cells produce new cells?
they divide and create two new cells from a single parent cell
Just prior to cell division, DNA condenses into rod-shaped structures called:
chromosomes
How many chromosomes are in somatic cells of humans?
46
The series of events that result in the duplication of a cells genetic material and
division of the cell is called:
the cell cycle
the G1 phase of the cell cycle is characterized by:
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
LATEST UPDATE
The structural and functional unit of life is:
cell
Inside a dividing cell, what are the condenses molecules of DNA and proteins
called?
chromosomes
What are the functions of mitosis in multi cellular eukaryotic organisms such as
plants and animals?
growth, development and repair
The diffuse, granular combination of DNA an proteins is called:
chromatin
Condensed, rod-shaped complexes of DNA and proteins:
chromosome
True or false. All animal cells have the same number of chromosomes:
false
Processes that are part of the cell cycle:
Partitioning of cellular components between daughter cells
, Replication of cell chromosomes
Equal distribution of chromosomes between daughter cells
Which is the longest phase of the cell cycle for most cells?
G1
Characteristic of the S phase of the eukaryotic cell cycle?
synthesis of DNA
Which events occur in the G2 phase of the cell cycle?
synthesis of proteins and rapid cell growth
All living organisms are composed of:
cells
What is DNA?
the material that carries genetic information from one generation to the next
How do cells produce new cells?
they divide and create two new cells from a single parent cell
Just prior to cell division, DNA condenses into rod-shaped structures called:
chromosomes
How many chromosomes are in somatic cells of humans?
46
The series of events that result in the duplication of a cells genetic material and
division of the cell is called:
the cell cycle
the G1 phase of the cell cycle is characterized by:
