Mitosis & Meiosis Clicker Questions PDF

Biology Mitosis & Meiosis Clicker Questions Copyright © 2020 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education....

Biology Mitosis & Meiosis Clicker Questions Copyright © 2020 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. 1 Assessment The clicker questions have been assigned a level of Bloom’s taxonomy. These questions can be used for formative and summative evaluation. Question 1 The study of chromosomes and cell division— a. Cytogenetics b. Microgenetics c. Archaeogenetics d. Genomics e. metagenics Question 2 A photograph of the cell’s chromosome is a(n)— a. Chromotype b. Karyotype c. Constitutional chromosome analysis d. Idiogram e. Glyphics Question 3 Which phrase best describes the human karyotype a. 42 pairs of autosomes b. one pair of sex chromosomes and 23 pairs of autosomes c. X chromosomes and 22 pairs of autosomes d. One pair of sex chromosomes and 22 pairs of autosomes Question 4 Ryan is a cell biologist preparing microscope slides of various cell types. Which of the following would he NOT label as diploid? a. Nerve cell. b. Sperm. c. White blood cell d. Muscle cell e. All are diploid Question 5 Natasha examined her somatic cell karyotype and saw 23 pairs of homologous chromosomes. What are homologues? a. Two chromosomes, one inherited from her mother and one from her father. b. Sets that came from her mother. c. Sets that came from her father. d. One set that came either from her father or from her mother. e. One chromosome from one parent that has duplicated in Erin’s cell. Question 6 Sister chromatids are present after-- a. Prophase b. Metaphase c. G1 Phase d. S Phase e. Cytokinesis Question 7 This group of enzymes are involved in triggering events in the cell cycle – a. Proteases b. Transferases c. Kinases d. nucleases Question 8 Which protein is important to hold sister chromatids together? a. Kinetochore b. Centromere c. Centrosome d. Cohesion e. cyclin Question 9 Centrioles are found in all eukaryotic species. a. This is true b. This is false Question 10 Astral microtubules help separate the poles of the cell. a. This is true b. This is false Question 11 The order of mitosis is—. a. Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase b. Telophase, anaphase, metaphase, prophase, interphase c. Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase d. anaphase, metaphase, prophase, interphase Question 12 By looking at the proteomes of different species, researchers can find a genetic relationship among the species. a. This is true b. This is false Question 13 Gametes are produced by Mitosis. a. This is true b. This is false Question 14 When are bivalents (tetrads) formed? a. Prophase b. Prophase I c. Prophase II d. Interphase e. Metaphase I Question 15 The place where homologous chromosomes are attached to each other is referred to as a— a. Chiasma b. Synapse c. Pairing site d. Metaphase plate e. Tetrad Question 16 Persons with Down syndrome usually have ______ copies of chromosome 21. a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 0 e. 4 Question 17 In order for the chromosomes to spread out for microscopic viewing, the cells they are obtained from were placed in a(n) a. Isotonic b. Hypertonic c. Hypotonic d. No solution Question 18 At which phase of mitosis are chromosomes first visible? a. Prophase b. Metaphase c. Anaphase d. Telophase e. Interphase Question 19 Which organelle produces the cell plate in plants? a. Ribosomes b. Golgi apparatus c. Lysosome d. Centrioles e. Endoplasmic reticulum Question 20 After fertilization, the newly formed zygote grows by a. Meiosis b. Binary fission c. Syngamy d. Mitosis e. Pachytene Question 21 If a gorilla has somatic cells containing 48 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be found in its gametes? a. 23 b. 24 c. 48 d. 96 Question 22 What would not happen in Anaphase I? a. Kinetochore spindle fibers pull homologous chromosomes to opposite poles b. The cells become haploid c. Two daughter cells are now present d. Sister chromatids are pulled to opposite poles e. Sister chromatids remain attached at the centromere Question 23 Which would be an example of aneuploidy? a. Klinefelters (XXY) b. Down Syndrome (Three 21 chromosomes) c. Turner syndrome (XO) d. Patau (Three 3 chromosomes) e. All of the above Question 24 Nondisjunction occurs during meiosis II if sister chromatids fail to separate completely. a. True b. False Question 25 Nondisjunction can occur if ______ fail to separate during meiosis I. a. Homozygote chromosomes b. Sister chromatids c. Homologous chromosomes d. Defective chromosomes e. Sex chromosomes  Answer Key 1. A 11. C 21. B 2. B 12. A 22. E 3. D 13. A (True) 23. E 4. B 14. B 24. A (True) 5. A 15. B 25. C 6. D 16. C 7. C 17. C 8. D 18. A 9. B (False) 19. B 10. B (False) 20. D