Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections (9th Edition)
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Chapter 8, Problem 3TYK
Which of the following is not a function of mitosis in humans?
a. repair of wounds
b. growth
c. production of gametes from diploid cells
d. replacement of lost or damaged cells
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Which of the following is not a reason for mitosis?
A. Keep cells small
B. Replace damaged cells
C. Produce new genes and traits
D. Growth of organisms
Mitosis leads to ...
A.)identical (or nearly identical) cells
B.)four unique gametes
C.)one cell with double the normal number of chromosomes
D.)two genetically diverse cells
Mitosis results in each cell:
A. receiving exact copies of all chromosomes of original cell
B. donating repaired chromosomes to the original cell
C. receiving exactly half of the chromosomes of original cell
D. doubling the number of chromosomes
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Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections (9th Edition)
Ch. 8 - Complete the following table to compare mitosis...Ch. 8 - If an intestinal cell in a grasshopper contains 24...Ch. 8 - Which of the following is not a function of...Ch. 8 - It is difficult to observe individual chromosomes...Ch. 8 - A fruit fly somatic cell contains 8 chromosomes....Ch. 8 - If a fragment of a chromosome breaks off and then...Ch. 8 - Which of the following phases of mitosis is...Ch. 8 - A biochemist measured the amount of DNA in cells...Ch. 8 - A micrograph of a dividing cell from a mouse...Ch. 8 - Cytochalasin B is a chemical that disrupts...
Ch. 8 - Why are individuals with an extra chromosome 21,...Ch. 8 - In the light micrograph below of dividing cells...Ch. 8 - An organism called a plasmodial slime mold is one...Ch. 8 - Prob. 14TYKCh. 8 - Discuss the factors that control the division of...Ch. 8 - Compare cytokinesis in plant and animal cells. In...Ch. 8 - Sketch a cell with three pairs of chromosomes...Ch. 8 - Suppose you read in the newspaper that a genetic...Ch. 8 - Bacteria are able to divide on a faster schedule...Ch. 8 - Prob. 20TYKCh. 8 - A mule is the offspring of a horse and a donkey. A...Ch. 8 - What you think of as a banana is a Cavendish, one...Ch. 8 - SCIENTIFIC THINKING The study described in Module...
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- What kind of daughter cells will result if the "Normal cell" above goes through mitosis? A) two normal cells B) two cancer cells C) two specialized cells D) one cancer cell and one normal cellarrow_forwardThe end result of mitosis and cytokinesis is A) two cells, each with half the number of chromosomes as the mother cell B) three cells, one of which is twice the size of the other two C) two cells identical in size and genetic material D) two cells identical in genetic material, but one is smaller than the otherarrow_forwardwhat cellular process listed below may involve mitosis? a) producing ATP b) producing sperm c) making enzymes d) replacing red blood cellsarrow_forward
- What is the purpose of mitosis? a It ensures that new nuclei have an exact copy of DNA. b It ensures the reproduction of mitochondria and chloroplasts. c It guarantees that each daughter cell has half the amount of DNA of parent cells. d It prevents the occurrence of cancer cells.arrow_forwardWhich statement about eukaryotic chromosomes entering mitosis is NOT true?a. They enter as two chromatids.b. They enter with a single centromere.c. They are soon visible under the light microscope.d. Their DNA is not yet replicated.arrow_forwardProphase is the stage of mitosis characterized by the a. physical seperation of sister chromatids b. appearance of visible chromosomes c. occurrence of cytokinesis d. alignment of chromosomes at center of cellarrow_forward
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- These items separate from each other during Anaphase of Mitosis. a. Sister chromatids b. Homologous chromosomes c. Genes d. The two parts of the cellarrow_forwardA scientist studying a group of somatic cells notices that when the cell cycle is complete, half of the daughter cells have no chromosomes and the other half have 92 chromosomes. In what phase of mitosis did an error most likely occur? Explain.arrow_forwardWhich of the following statements are true regarding mitosis in humans?arrow_forward
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