BIOL 1001 Mitosis & Meiosis questions, answers Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. HeLa
... [Show More] cells have been used in research to a) identify vi ral strains. b) investigate cancer. c) study the effects of radiation on cells. d) develop tissue culture techniques that produced a polio vaccine. e) all of these. 2. Understanding cell division requires knowledge about a) information that guides inheritance. b) how information in a parent cell is copied. c) mechanisms that distribute information to daughter cells. d) mechanisms that insure new individuals receive parental information. e) all of these. 3. The unique feature of HeLa cells that make them important for research is that a) they are identical to all other human cells. b) they are immortal cells and will grow in culture. c) they are limited in growth cycles. d) they are like stem cells. e) all of these make them important. 4. Mitosis and cytoplasmic division function in a) growth. b) repair of damaged tissue. c) replacement of worn-out cells. d) asexual reproduction. e) all of these. 5. Division of eukaryotic cells into two identical cells is called a) growth. b) meiosis. c) mitosis. d) asexual reproduction. e) all of these. 6. Which of the following is NOT an example of the results of mitosis? a) a pair of identical twins b) a group of rooted plant cuttings from a single plant c) the cells produced by the asexual reproduction of a single-celled organism d) the offspring produced by two parents e) healing of a wound 7. Strictly speaking, mitosis and meiosis are divisions of the a) nucleus. b) cytoplasm. c) chromosomes. d) nucleus and chromosomes. e) nucleus, cytoplasm, and chromosomes. 8. Which of the following is NOT associated with meiosis? a) spore formation b) somatic cells c) sexual reproduction d) sperm and egg e) germ cells 9. The figure above represents a) a single chromosome b) two chromosomes in metaphase plate. c) an original chromosome with a duplicate. d) the entire genome of the organism. e) none of these. 10. Eukaryotic DNA molecules have a) no proteins. b) small amounts of protein at each end. c) large amounts of protein at each end. d) small amounts of protein dispersed among them. e) large amounts of protein around which DNA is wound. 11. When the chromosome is most condensed, which of the following is true? a) Proteins are used to wind up the DNA. b) They are less susceptible to radiation [Show Less]