Unit Test

Question 1

Which equation represents fertilization?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: haploid + haploid = diploid

Question 2

Which part of cell division is different in plant and animal cells?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: cytokinesis

Question 3

Which best defines a diploid cell during meiosis?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: a cell that has double the number of chromosomes as the daughter cell

Question 4

If an organism's diploid number is 12, what would be its haploid number?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: 6

Question 5

Tissue cultures (samples of cancer cells) are taken from cancer patients, and the cells are then grown in a laboratory. What is the purpose of growing cancer cells in a laboratory?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: to test medicinal treatments before giving them to patients

Question 6

Which is an energy conversion that occurs during cellular respiration?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: ADP à ATP

Question 7

Which statement best describes the overall change that occurs as a result of mitosis?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: One cell becomes two cells that have identical copies of DNA.

Question 8

How are mitochondria similar to chloroplasts?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Both have many layers of membranes.

Question 9

Which best illustrates the result of the process of meiosis?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: A daughter looks different from both her mother and her father.

Question 10

Which series of diagrams correctly represents the order of mitosis?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: The steps of mitosis are shown. In step 1, the cell starts to break down structures. In step 2, the chromosomes line up at the center. In step 3, the chromatids separate from each other and are pulled to opposite ends of the cell. In step 4, the cell is divided.

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