Biology Chapter 21 - Cell Cycle and Inheritance: Interphase, Mitosis, and DNA Replication
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What is the final product of meiosis in males?

  • 1 sperm cell
  • 4 sperm cells (correct)
  • 8 sperm cells
  • 2 sperm cells
  • What is the result of crossing over in meiosis?

  • Chromosome deletion
  • Genetically different cells (correct)
  • Genetically identical cells
  • Chromosome duplication
  • What is the purpose of meiosis in females?

  • To produce egg cells and polar bodies (correct)
  • To produce multiple egg cells
  • To produce sperm cells
  • To produce haploid cells
  • During which stage of meiosis I do homologous chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell?

    <p>Metaphase I</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

    <p>To carry information in the form of a code from the nucleus to ribosomes in the cytoplasm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the separation of homologous pairs during Anaphase I?

    <p>A reduction in chromosome number</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is similar between Meiosis II and Mitosis?

    <p>The stages after Prophase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does transcription occur in protein synthesis?

    <p>In the nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of tRNA in protein synthesis?

    <p>To carry amino acids to the ribosome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between a codon and an anticodon?

    <p>A codon is in mRNA, while an anticodon is in tRNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of DNA in protein synthesis?

    <p>To provide the genetic information for making proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does translation occur in protein synthesis?

    <p>In the ribosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the longest part of the cell cycle?

    <p>Interphase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?

    <p>S Phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of Mitosis in somatic cells?

    <p>Two identical daughter cells with 46 chromosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which phase of Mitosis do the chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell?

    <p>Metaphase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of DNA replication where one old strand makes a new side?

    <p>Semi-conservative replication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs during the G2 phase of the cell cycle?

    <p>Protein synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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