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Biology for AP® CoursesReview Questions
1 .
How many and what type of daughter cells does meiosis produce?
  1. four haploid
  2. four diploid
  3. two haploid
  4. two diploid
2 .
What structure is most important in forming the tetrads?
  1. centromere
  2. chiasmata
  3. kinetochore
  4. synaptonemal complex
3 .
At which stage of meiosis are sister chromatids separated from each other?
  1. anaphase I
  2. anaphase II
  3. prophase I
  4. prophase II
4 .
At metaphase I, homologous chromosomes are connected only at what structures?
  1. chiasmata
  2. kinetochores
  3. microtubules
  4. recombination nodules
5 .
What phase(s) of mitotic interphase is missing from meiotic interkinesis?
  1. G 0 phase
  2. G 1 phase
  3. G 2 phase
  4. S-phase
6 .
What part of meiosis is most similar to mitosis?
  1. reduction division
  2. interkinesis
  3. meiosis I
  4. meiosis II
7 .
Which of the following statements is not true in relation to crossing over?
  1. Chiasmata are formed.
  2. Non-sister chromatids exchange genetic material.
  3. Recombination nodules mediate cross over events.
  4. Spindle microtubules guide the movement of chromosomal material.
8 .
During which phase of meiosis does the second round of genetic variation occur?
  1. anaphase I
  2. metaphase I
  3. prophase II
  4. Genetic variation only occurs during prophase I.
9 .
Which type of life cycle has both a haploid and a diploid multicellular stage?
  1. alternation of generations
  2. asexual
  3. diploid-dominant
  4. haploid-dominant
10 .
What is a source of genetic variation in asexual reproduction?
  1. crossing over of chromosomes
  2. mutation of DNA
  3. random assortment of chromosomes
  4. There is no variation in asexual reproduction.
11 .
What is a likely evolutionary advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?
  1. Sexual reproduction involves fewer steps.
  2. Sexual reproduction results in variation in the offspring.
  3. Sexual reproduction is more metabolically efficient.
  4. Sexual reproduction uses up fewer resources in a given environment.
12 .
What is a disadvantage of sexual reproduction over asexual forms of reproduction?
  1. Half the population is capable of carrying offspring.
  2. Identical offspring are not produced.
  3. Adaptation to rapidly changing environments is more difficult.
  4. Mutation rates are slower.
13 .
Fungi typically display which type of life cycle?
  1. alternation of generations
  2. asexual
  3. diploid-dominant
  4. haploid-dominant
14 .
Provide a name for a haploid cell produced by meiosis in a diploid-dominant organism.
  1. gamete
  2. gametophyte
  3. spore
  4. sporophyte
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