Campbell Biology Test Bank Chapter 13
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1. 1) If a horticulturist breeding gardenias succeeds in C) Clone the plant.
having a single plant with a particularly desirable set
of traits, which of the following would be her most
probable and efficient route to establishing a line of
such plants?
2. 2) Which of the following statements defines a D) the complete
genome? set of an organ-
ism's genes and
other DNA se-
quences
3. 3) Asexual reproduction occurs during which of the B) mitosis
following processes?
4. 4) Quaking aspen trees can send out underground D) 3
stems for asexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction
is not as common, but when it does happen, the hap-
loid gametes have 19 chromosomes. How many chro-
mosomes are in the cells of the underground stems?
5. 5) Which of the following statements is correct in B) In sexual repro-
comparing sexual and asexual reproduction? duction, individu-
als transmit half
of their nuclear
genes to each of
their offspring.
6. 6) At which stage of mitosis are chromosomes usually B) metaphase
photographed in the preparation of a karyotype?
7. 7) Which of the following statements is true of a C) Each diploid
species that has a chromosome number of 2n = 16? cell has eight ho-
mologous pairs of
chromosomes.
8. 8) Eukaryotic sexual life cycles show tremendous vari- B) II, III, and IV
ation. Which of the following characteristics do all
sexual life cycles have in common? I. Alternation of
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generations II. Meiosis II. Fertilization IV. Gametes V.
Spores
9. 9) Which of the following processes occurs in a plant's B) gametophytes
sexual life cycle? produce gametes
by mitosis
10. 10) Which of the following statements describes an B) A diploid plant
example of alternation of generations? (sporophyte) pro-
duces a spore by
meiosis that gives
rise to a mul-
ticellular, haploid
pollen grain (ga-
metophyte).
11. 11) A particular organism has 46 chromosomes in D) It produces
its karyotype. Which of the following statements is gametes with 23
correct regarding this organism? chromosomes.
12. 12) A triploid cell contains three sets of homologous B) 63 chromo-
chromosomes. If a cell of a diploid species that nor- somes in 21 sets
mally has 42 chromosomes per cell is triploid, this cell of 3
would be expected to have which of the following sets
of chromosomes?
13. 13) Which of the following processes might produce A) an error in mei-
a human zygote with 45 chromosomes? otic anaphase oc-
curring in either an
egg or sperm
14. 14) In a human karyotype, chromosomes are arranged C) length, cen-
in 23 pairs. If we choose one of these pairs, such as tromere position,
pair 14, which of the following do the two chromo- staining pattern,
somes of the pair have in common? and traits coded
for by their genes
15. Refer to the life cycles illustrated in the figure below to A) I only
answer the following questions. 15) Which of the life
cycles is typical for animals?
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