Daniel D. Chiras: Human Biology, Fifth Edition: Practice Quizzes

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Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: The mitotic spindle first appears during
	A: prophase
	B: metaphase
	C: anaphase
	D: telophase

2: Chromosomes line up in the center of the cell during
	A: prophase
	B: metaphase
	C: anaphase
	D: telophase

3: During mitosis, chromosomes begin to separate during
	A: prophase
	B: metaphase
	C: anaphase
	D: telophase

4: Which of the following is true regarding cytoplasmic division?
	A: It occurs during the early part of mitosis
	B: It is caused by microfilaments that lie beneath the plasma membrane
	C: It begins during metaphasis
	D: None of the above

5: Germ cells
	A: in humans contain 46 chromosomes
	B: are diploid
	C: contain half the number of chromosomes of somatic cells
	D: None of the above

6: Centrioles
	A: are found in the nucleus
	B: are found in the cytoplasm
	C: are present during interphase
	D: are made up of ribosomes

7: New nuclear envelopes are formed during
	A: prophase
	B: metaphase
	C: anaphase
	D: telophase

8: Which of the following takes place during telophase
	A: Separation of the chromatids
	B: Alignment of chromosomes an the equatorial plane of the cell
	C: Uncoiling of chromosomes
	D: Condensation of chromosomes

9: Cellular replication is controlled in part by
	A: contact inhibition
	B: production of antibodies
	C: metastasis
	D: None of the above

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