does anyone have the biology concepts and connections 6th edition chapter 8 TEST

Biology: Concepts and Connections, 6e (Campbell)
The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance - Chapter 8

Multiple-Choice Questions

1) The creation of offspring carrying genetic information from a single parent is called
A) asexual reproduction.
B) sexual reproduction.
C) a life cycle.
D) regeneration.
E) spontaneous generation.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  Opening Essay
Skill:  Factual Recall


2) Which of the following statements regarding sexual and asexual reproduction is true?
A) Cell division only occurs after sexual reproduction.
B) Only offspring from asexual reproduction inherit traits from two parents.
C) Sexual reproduction typically includes the development of unfertilized eggs.
D) Sexual reproduction is more likely to increase genetic variation than is asexual reproduction.
E) Only asexual reproduction results from the union of a sperm and an egg.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  Opening Essay, 8.1
Skill:  Conceptual Understanding


3) Strictly speaking, the phrase "like begets like" refers to
A) all forms of reproduction.
B) sexual reproduction only.
C) asexual reproduction only.
D) production of gametes from a premeiotic cell.
E) sexual reproduction between different species.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.1
Skill:  Factual Recall


4) Asexual reproduction requires ________ individual(s).
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4
Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.1
Skill:  Factual Recall



5) With the exception of identical twins, siblings who have the same two biological parents are likely to look similar, but not identical, to each other because they have
A) identical chromosomes, but different genes.
B) identical genes but different chromosomes.
C) the same combination of traits, but different genes.
D) only a 20% chance of sharing the same combination of genes.
E) a similar but not identical combination of genes.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.1
Skill:  Conceptual Understanding

6) Virchow's principle, stated formally in 1858, was that
A) animals must always reproduce.
B) photosynthesis is the center of all life.
C) animals must develop.
D) every cell comes from a cell.
E) all life evolves.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.2
Skill:  Factual Recall


7) Which of the following statements regarding cell division is false?
A) Cell division can reproduce an entire organism.
B) Cell division is necessary for development to occur.
C) Cell division ensures the continuity of life from generation to generation.
D) Cell division is the basis of both sexual and asexual reproduction.
E) Cell division is common in eukaryotes but rare in prokaryotes.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.2
Skill:  Factual Recall


8) Which of the following statements regarding prokaryotes is false?
A) Prokaryotic chromosomes are more complex than those of eukaryotes.
B) Most prokaryotes reproduce by binary fission.
C) Prokaryotic cells are generally smaller and simpler than eukaryotic cells.
D) In prokaryotes, daughter chromosomes are separated by an active movement away from each other and the growth of
     a new plasma membrane between them.
E) Daughter prokaryotic chromosomes are separated by some sort of active movement away from each other and the
     growth of new plasma membrane between them.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.3, 8.4
Skill:  Factual Recall


9) Eukaryotic chromosomes differ from prokaryotic chromosomes in that they
A) are simpler.
B) are circular in structure.
C) include fewer proteins.
D) are copied immediately after cell division.
E) are housed in a membrane-enclosed nucleus.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.4
Skill:  Factual Recall


10) Which of the following helps maintain the structure of chromosomes and control the activity of genes?
A) the nuclear membrane
B) proteins
C) centromeres
D) ribosomes
E) lipids

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.4
Skill:  Factual Recall


11) Sister chromatids are
A) found right after a cell divides.
B) tightly linked together at a centromere.
C) formed when chromatids separate during cell division.
D) made only of DNA.
E) unique to prokaryotes.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.4
Skill:  Factual Recall


12) Prior to mitosis, each chromosome of a eukaryotic cell consists of a pair of identical structures called
A) chromatin.
B) sister chromosomes.
C) DNA transcripts.
D) nucleoli.
E) sister chromatids.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.4
Skill:  Factual Recall


13) Eukaryotic cells spend most of their cell cycle in which phase?
A) interphase
B) prophase
C) metaphase
D) anaphase
E) telophase

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.5
Skill:  Factual Recall


14) Which of the following occurs during interphase?
A) a reduction in the size of the nuclear membrane
B) duplication of the chromosomes
C) cytokinesis
D) cell growth and duplication of the chromosomes
E) separation of newly formed DNA to opposite ends of the cell

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.5
Skill:  Conceptual Understanding


15) The genetic material is duplicated during
A) the mitotic phase.
B) G1.
C) the S phase.
D) G2.
E) mitosis.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.5
Skill:  Application


16) If the S phase were eliminated from the cell cycle, the daughter cells would
A) have half the genetic material found in the parent cell.
B) be genetically identical to each other.
C) be genetically identical to the parent cell.
D) synthesize the missing genetic material on their own.
E) continue to function without the normal amount of DNA.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.5
Skill:  Conceptual Understanding


17) The process by which the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell divides to produce two cells is called
A) mitosis.
B) cytokinesis.
C) binary fission.
D) telophase.
E) spindle formation.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.5
Skill:  Factual Recall


18) Looking into your microscope, you spot an unusual cell. Instead of the typical rounded cell shape, the cell has a very narrow middle separating two bulging ends. It sort of looks like the number 8! Then you realize that this cell is
A) undergoing cytokinesis.
B) in the S phase of interphase.
C) in the G1 phase of interphase.
D) in the G2 phase of interphase.
E) about to undergo mitosis.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.5
Skill:  Application


19) The phase of mitosis during which the nuclear envelope fragments and the nucleoli disappear is called
A) interphase.
B) prophase.
C) metaphase.
D) anaphase.
E) telophase.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.6
Skill:  Factual Recall


20) During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up on a plane equidistant from the two spindle poles?
A) interphase
B) prophase
C) metaphase
D) anaphase
E) telophase

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.6
Skill:  Factual Recall


21) At the start of mitotic anaphase,
A) the centromeres of each chromosome come apart.
B) sister chromatids separate.
C) the chromatid DNA replicates.
D) daughter chromosomes begin to move toward opposite poles of the cell.
E) equivalent and complete collections of chromosomes have reached the two poles.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.6
Skill:  Conceptual Understanding

22) During which phase of mitosis does the nuclear envelope re-form and the nucleoli reappear?
A) anaphase
B) metaphase
C) prophase
D) interphase
E) telophase

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.6
Skill:  Factual Recall


23) Which of the following is a feature of plant cell division that distinguishes it from animal cell division?
A) formation of a cell plate
B) formation of a cleavage furrow
C) lack of cytokinesis
D) production of four (rather than two) new cells per mitotic division
E) disappearance and subsequent reappearance of the nucleolus

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.7
Skill:  Factual Recall


24) Which of the following features likely accounts for the difference between plant and animal cell cytokinesis?
A) Animal cells lack the microfilaments required for forming a cleavage furrow.
B) Animal cells lack chloroplasts.
C) Plant cell division must maintain the integrity of the cell wall.
D) Plant cells have two sets of chromosomes; animal cells have one set of chromosomes.
E) Plant and animal cells do not have a common ancestor.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.7
Skill:  Conceptual Understanding


25) Which of the following must occur for a plant or animal to grow and develop normally?
A) The organism must receive a supply of the appropriate hormones from its parents.
B) The organism must be able to control the timing and rate of cell division in different parts of its body.
C) Sufficient light must be available to stimulate cell division.
D) Sufficient oxygen must be available to stimulate cell division.
E) Dividing cells must be freed from attachment sites.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.8
Skill:  Conceptual Understanding


26) When animal cells are grown in a petri dish, they typically stop dividing once they have formed a single, unbroken layer on the bottom of the dish. This arrest of division is an example of
A) cancer.
B) cell constraint.
C) density-dependent inhibition.
D) cell division repression.
E) growth factor desensitization.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.8
Skill:  Factual Recall


27) As a patch of scraped skin heals, the cells fill in the injured area but do not grow beyond that. This is an example of
A) density-independent inhibition.
B) density-dependent inhibition.
C) anchorage independence.
D) growth factor inhibition.
E) anchorage-dependent inhibition.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.8
Skill:  Application


28) Which of the following is probably the main factor responsible for the phenomenon of density-dependent inhibition?
A) a local accumulation of growth-inhibiting factors
B) availability of growth factors
C) cells' innate ability to "sense" when the organ of which they are a part has no need for additional cells
D) a local deficiency of nutrients
E) physical contact of cell-surface proteins between adjacent cells.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.8
Skill:  Conceptual Understanding


29) Mature human nerve cells and muscle cells
A) remain undifferentiated unless an injury occurs.
B) become cancerous more easily than other cell types.
C) continue to divide throughout their lifetime.
D) are permanently in a state of nondivision.
E) cease dividing after a predetermined number of cell generations.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.9
Skill:  Factual Recall


30) Which of the following statements regarding the cell-cycle control system is false?
A) The cell-cycle control system receives messages from outside the cell that influence cell division.
B) The cell-cycle control system triggers and controls major events in the cell cycle.
C) The cell-cycle control system is influenced by growth factors that bind to cell receptors.
D) The cell-cycle control system includes three key checkpoints to complete a cell cycle.
E) The cell-cycle control system operates independently of the growth factors.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.9
Skill:  Factual Recall


31) The cell cycle control system is most like
A) a row of dominoes falling down, each one triggering the fall of the next.
B) the control device of an automatic washing machine.
C) an orchestra directed by a conductor.
D) a light switch turning on a set of room lights.
E) a video game controller.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.9
Skill:  Conceptual Understanding


32) You are asked to culture an unidentified sample of animal tissue. You notice that the cells seem to fail to exhibit density-dependent inhibition. The source of this tissue sample is most likely
A) a scar.
B) a cancer.
C) skin.
D) a fetal liver.
E) the sperm-producing tissue of the testis.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.10
Skill:  Application


33) A benign tumor differs from a malignant tumor in that a benign tumor
A) is cancerous.
B) spreads from the original site.
C) does not metastasize.
D) never causes health problems.
E) can only arise in the brain, whereas a malignant tumor can arise anywhere in the body.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.10
Skill:  Factual Recall


34) Which of the following shows the greatest promise as a cancer chemotherapy agent?
A) a drug that causes cells to divide at a right angle from their usual orientation
B) a drug that interferes with cellular respiration
C) a drug that prevents sister chromatids from separating at anaphase
D) a drug that prevents crossing over
E) a drug that prevents tetrad formation

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.10
Skill:  Application



35) Which of the following statements regarding the function of mitosis is false?
A) Mitosis allows organisms to grow.
B) Mitosis allows organisms to generate genetic diversity.
C) Mitosis allows organisms to reproduce asexually.
D) Mitosis allows organisms to repair tissues.
E) Mitosis allows organisms to regenerate lost parts.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.11
Skill:  Factual Recall


36) Two chromosomes in a nucleus that carry loci for the same traits in the same positions on the chromosome but specify different versions of some traits constitute a pair of
A) homologous chromosomes.
B) heterologous chromosomes.
C) complementary chromosomes.
D) polyploid chromosomes.
E) parallel chromosomes.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.12
Skill:  Factual Recall


37) A pair of male human sex chromosomes is most like
A) a pair of blue jeans.
B) a bride and groom.
C) a knife, fork, and spoon.
D) identical twins.
E) the letters of the alphabet.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.12
Skill:  Application


38) Which of the following statements regarding mitosis and meiosis is false?
A) Meiosis only occurs in the ovaries and testes.
B) All sexual life cycles involve an alternation of diploid and haploid stages.
C) Mitosis produces daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
D) A normal human zygote has 46 chromosomes.
E) A haploid cell has half the chromosomes of a diploid cell.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.13
Skill:  Conceptual Understanding


39) Which of the following statements is false?
A) A typical body cell is called a somatic cell.
B) Gametes are haploid cells.
C) Somatic cells are diploid.
D) Gametes are made by mitosis.
E) A zygote is a fertilized egg.

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.12, 8.13
Skill:  Factual Recall


40) During which stage of meiosis does synapsis and the formation of tetrads occur?
A) interphase I
B) prophase I
C) interphase II
D) prophase II
E) metaphase I

Answer:  Attached
Topic:  8.14
Skill:  Factual Recall

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