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Chapter 10: Cell Reproduction

Cell Reproduction

1
Which of these is a part of sexual reproduction?
A)budding cells
B)regeneration
C)fission
D)zygote
2
How many chromosomes are in a human kidney cell?
A)46
B)1
C)8
D)23
3
Hydra reproduce through __________, where the offspring grows from the body of the parent organism.
A)mutations
B)DNA
C)budding
D)thymine
4
The cell that is formed when fertilization occurs is called __________.
A)a cytoplasm
B)a mutation
C)a ladder
D)a zygote
5
__________ is a base found in RNA but not in DNA.
A)Adenine
B)Uracil
C)Cytoplasm
D)Mitosis
6
Which of these is the part of the cell that contains hereditary material?
A)chromosome
B)embryo
C)interphase
D)mitosis
7
The process of meiosis ensures that organisms will have __________.
A)different numbers of chromosomes than its parents have
B)the same diploid number as its parents have
C)the ability to reproduce by budding
D)a different haploid number than its parents have
8
The structure of DNA looks like __________.
A)a round doughnut hole
B)a twisted ladder
C)a square of fabric
D)a straight length of rope
9
Suppose an animal with 38 diploid chromosomes is able to produce offspring with an animal that has 60 diploid chromosomes. How many diploid number of chromosomes would the offspring receive from each parent?
A)76 and 120
B)19 and 30
C)38 and 30
D)19 and 60
10
Of the two types of cells made by the human body, the majority of those cells are __________.
A)budding cells
B)sex cells
C)body cells
D)incomplete cells
11
The final step in the mitosis process for animal cells is _________.
A)chromosomes
B)centrioles
C)telophase
D)interphase
12
In asexual reproduction, offspring are produced _________.
A)from 8 chromosomes
B)from 46 chromosomes
C)from two parents
D)from one parent
13
During prophase, the two centrioles __________.
A)move to opposite ends of the cell
B)help plant cells develop
C)disintegrate during the process
D)turn into chromosomes
14
The process of the cell cycle where the nucleus divides to create two identical nuclei is called __________.
A)interphase
B)mutation
C)mitosis
D)DNA
15
What can fission be used to do?
A)sexual reproduction
B)asexual reproduction
C)meiosis
D)cell cycles
16
A sea star has one of its arms break off. That arm grows into its own separate organism through __________.
A)spindle fibers
B)chromosomes
C)regeneration
D)sexual reproduction
17
A male tiger contributes sperm to a females tiger's egg to produce a zygote. The process that produces haploid sex cells is __________.
A)interphase
B)mitosis
C)meiosis
D)fission
18
Each of your cells uses __________ of the genes in a chromosome.
A)some
B)all
C)none
D)two
19
How many chromosomes are in human sex cells?
A)46
B)23
C)1
D)8
20
When a mistake happens in the process of copying DNA, the result is called __________.
A)a zygote
B)a chromosome
C)a mutation
D)a nucleus
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