Transcript Chapter 4

Review
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______ and
______ cells are
sex cells.
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egg, sperm
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____ produces
two identical
cells.
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Mitosis
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A(n) _____ is
the code for a
protein.
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gene
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A(n) _____
sperm is formed
during meiosis.
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haploid
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Budding is a
type of _____.
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asexual
reproduction
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A(n) _____ is a
structure in the
nucleus that contains
hereditary material.
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chromosome
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_____
produces four
sex cells.
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Meiosis
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An error made
during the
copying of DNA is
called a(n) _____.
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mutation
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As different as a
lizard, a great white
shark, and an
eggplant are, they are
all made of _____.
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cells
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The series of
events that take
place from one cell
division to the next
is called the _____.
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cell cycle
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After interphase, _____
begins.
a. cell death
b. cell division
c. cell consumption
d. cell erosion
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B
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Cells in your
body that no
longer divide are
always in _____.
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interphase
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The process in which
the nucleus divides to
form two identical
nuclei is known as
_____.
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mitosis
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In asexual reproduction,
the new organism will
have hereditary material
that is ____ the parent
organism.
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identical to
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All of the following are true of
animal and plant cells during mitosis
EXCEPT _____.
a. only animals have spindle fibers
only plants have rigid cell walls
only plants form cell plates
only animals have centrioles
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A
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All of the following are
composed of body cells EXCEPT
____.
a. bone
b. kidney
c. liver
d. sperm
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D
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Each human
skin cell has ____
pairs of
chromosomes.
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23
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Human sex
cells have ____
individual
chromosomes.
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23
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In sexual reproduction, a new
organism is produced when ___.
a. cell divide by mitosis
b. sex cells combine
c. an organism divides into two equal
parts
d. a new organism grows from the
body of its parent
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B
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In ____, a new
organism grows
from the body of the
parent organism.
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budding
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The number of
chromosomes in a sex
cell of an organism is
its ___ chromosome
number.
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haploid
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At the end of
meiosis, ___ cells
have been produced
from one cell.
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4
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Proteins are made of
units called ___, which
are linked together in
a specific order.
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amino acids
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The code for
making proteins is
cared to the
ribosomes by ___.
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mRNA
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In DNA,
adenine always
pairs with ___.
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thymine
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For most cells, after
the nucleus has
divided, ___ separates
and two new cells are
formed.
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cytoplasm
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During prophase, the
pairs of ____ are fully
visible when viewed
under a microscope.
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chromatids
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Organisms with
eukaryotic cells
asexually reproduce
by ____.
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cell division
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The cell that
forms as a result
of fertilization is
known as a _____.
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zygote
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Because sex cells
do not have pairs of
chromosomes, they
are said to be ____.
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haploid
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Before mitosis
begins, each ____
is duplicated.
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chromosome
True/False
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Regeneration is the
process that uses
cell division to
regrow body parts.
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True
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During asexual
reproduction two sex
cells, sometimes called
an egg and a sperm,
come together.
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False
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sexual
reproduction
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Sex cells have
half the number
of chromosomes
as body cells.
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True
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Haploid sex cells
are produced by a
process called
meiosis.
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True
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Organisms with
three, four, or more
sets of chromosomes
are known as haploid
organisms.
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False
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polypoid
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Every cell that has
ever been formed in
your body, or in any
other organism’s
body, contains DNA.
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True
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DNA stands for
deoxyribonucleic
acid.
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True
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RNA is made
in the nucleus on
a DNA pattern.
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True
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Sex cells have
half the number of
chromosomes that
body cells have.
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True
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Haploid sex
cells are
produced by
meiosis.
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True
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Organisms with
three sets of
chromosomes are
known as haploid
organisms.
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False
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triploid
Multiple Answers
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Lists the
phased of
Mitosis in order.
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prophase,
metaphase,
anaphase,
telephase
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List the types
of RNA. (you
may not use the
abbreviations)
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List the
nitrogen bases.
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adenine
thymine
cytosine
guanine