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Alters Quiz #2
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Part 1 of 3 -   30.0/ 35.0 Points
Question 1 of 20    5.0/ 5.0 Points
A cell that is haploid

A. is an egg   
   

B. All of the above   

C. is a sperm   

D. contains only one chromosome from each pair in the parent cell   


Answer Key: B
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Question 2 of 20    5.0/ 5.0 Points
The process of meiosis always begins with what type of cell?
   

A. diploid   

B. haploid   

C. asexual   

D. vegetative   


Answer Key: A
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Question 3 of 20    5.0/ 5.0 Points
In which phase of mitosis do pairs of sister chromatids align in one plane at the center of the cell?

A. prophase   

B. anaphase   
   

C. metaphase   

D. telophase   


Answer Key: C
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Question 4 of 20    5.0/ 5.0 Points
An “in situ” tumor means it is:

A. widespread   

B. dangerous   
   

C. localized   

D. benign   


Answer Key: C
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Question 5 of 20    0.0/ 5.0 Points
In animals somatic cells:

A. Both a and b   

B. are produced by meiosis   

C. include all body cells except gametes   
   

D. are diploid   


Answer Key: A
Feedback: Please review Chapter 12.
Question 6 of 20    5.0/ 5.0 Points
At the end of meiosis II, how many cells and what type of cells result?
   

A. four haploid   

B. two haploid   

C. four diploid   

D. two diploid   


Answer Key: A
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Question 7 of 20    5.0/ 5.0 Points
How many different forms of cancer exist?

A. 100   

B. 20-50   
   

C. more than 200   

D. 2-3   


Answer Key: C
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Part 2 of 3 -   25.0/ 35.0 Points
Question 8 of 20    0.0/ 5.0 Points
Which of the following is not a role of normal microbiota:

A. They thwart pathogenic bacteria   

B. They produce nutrients such as vitamin K   
   

C. They prevent overgrowth of yeast   

D. They secrete substances that destroy cells   


Answer Key: D
Feedback: Please review Chapter 19.
Question 9 of 20    5.0/ 5.0 Points
Bacteria that integrate their genetic material within that of the host carry out a __________ life cycle.

A. Autophagus   

B. Redundant   

C. Lytic   
   

D. Lysogenic   


Answer Key: D
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Question 10 of 20    5.0/ 5.0 Points
Scientists do not classify viruses with other living things for the following reason:

A. They are obligate parasites   

B. They have no genetic material   

C. They lack a cell membrane   
   

D. They are nonliving   


Answer Key: D
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Question 11 of 20    5.0/ 5.0 Points
Which statement best describes viruses

A. They are eukaryotes   
   

B. They are non-living infectious agents   

C. They are prokaryotes   

D. They are related to archaea   


Answer Key: B
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Question 12 of 20    5.0/ 5.0 Points
Viruses can infect all of the following except:
   

A. Other viruses   

B. Algae   

C. Eukaryotes   

D. Bacteria   


Answer Key: A
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Question 13 of 20    5.0/ 5.0 Points
How do lysogenic viruses differ from lytic viruses?

A. Lysogenic viruses attach to host cell receptors and lytic viruses do not   

B. Lysogenic viruses enter into the host cell and lytic viruses do not   
   

C. Lysogenic viruses insert into the host cell’s DNA and lytic viruses do not   

D. Lysogenic viruses assemble their manufactured “parts” into new viruses and lytic viruses do   


Answer Key: C
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Question 14 of 20    0.0/ 5.0 Points
Which is not a feature of the lytic life cycle of a virus:

A. Attaches to cell receptor   

B. Breaks open host cell   

C. Insert its DNA into the host   
   

D. Enters its nucleic acid into cell   


Answer Key: A
Feedback: Please review Chapter 19.
Part 3 of 3 -   5.0/ 30.0 Points
Question 15 of 20    0.0/ 5.0 Points
Sea kelp is an example of:

A. Brown algae   

B. Dinoflagellate   
   

C. Green algae   

D. Red algae   


Answer Key: A
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Question 16 of 20    0.0/ 5.0 Points
Which of the following method is the most recent way of classifying protists:

A. DNA comparisons   

B. Ribosome comparisons   

C. By looking a their metabolic differences   
   

D. Their mobility   


Answer Key: A
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Question 17 of 20    0.0/ 5.0 Points
Which type of protist is likely to be found infecting aquarium fish?

A. Water molds   

B. Red algae   

C. Green algae   
   

D. Slime molds   


Answer Key: A
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Question 18 of 20    0.0/ 5.0 Points
It is believed that aging in yeast may be due to the following:
   

A. The accumulation of aging genes over time   

B. A gene that causes the cell to pop its lysosomes   

C. A switch that causes genetic instability   

D. The buildup of cancer genes introduced by viruses   


Answer Key: C
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Question 19 of 20    5.0/ 5.0 Points
Amoeba have the following characteristic when view through the microscope:
   

A. Shapeless   

B. Rod-shaped   

C. Shaped like a teardrop   

D. Spherical   


Answer Key: A
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Question 20 of 20    0.0/ 5.0 Points
Which protist is associated with female urinary tract infections?

A. Euglena   

B. Trichomonas   

C. Trypanosoma   

D. Amoeba   


Answer Key: B
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