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WGU BIO C190 Unit 5 Exam Questions and Complete Solutions Graded A+
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WGU BIO C190 Unit 5 Exam Questionsand Complete Solutions Graded A+
cell division - Answer: It provides new cells for growth, the replacement of dead cells, and healing.
In cells, it ensures the inheritance of genetic information from parent cell to offspring cell.
In organisms, it ensures the inheritance of genetic information from one generation to the next.
s - Answer: In which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication take place?
interphase - Answer: The cell grows in G1, duplicates its DNA in S, and makes final preparations in G2.
cytokinesis - Answer: During _________ the cytoplasm and membrane of the parental cell is split in
order to form two daughter cells.
chromatid - Answer: Each half of the chromosome is called a sister ____________
chromosome - Answer: The centromere joins the two halves of the ________ together.
protein nucleic acid - Answer: Chromosomes are made of _______ and________
two chromatids - Answer: Which information about a chromosome could help you determine whether a
cell was in G1 or G2?
In G2, the chromosome will have ______________
Homologous - Answer: chromosomes that are the same shape and size, but are represented in different
colors (meaning they can contain different alleles of the same gene). are called __________
chromosomes
, 4 - Answer: How many chromatids are shown in the diagram above?
2 - Answer: Centromeres connect _____ (how many?) chromatids.
G1 - Answer: At what point in interphase does the cell contain the least amount of DNA?
G1, S, G2
2 - Answer: After S phase, each chromosome will consist of _____ (how many?) chromatid(s).
False - Answer: True or False
Homologous chromosomes contain identical DNA.
True - Answer: True or False
Sister chromatids contain identical DNA.
meiosis - Answer: Egg and sperm cells are produced through meiosis.
mitosis - Answer: A fertilized egg develops through
fertilization - Answer: occurs when the egg and sperm unite.
mitosis - Answer: A (Somatic cell) skin cell would divide to make more skin cells using the process of
__________.
sexual reproduction - Answer: Why must gametes be produced through meiosis? because the are used
for _____________
gametes - Answer: Meiosis produces four haploid, genetically distinct daughter cells called ________.
This ensures genetic diversity within a species through sexual reproduction. It also ensures that the
chromosome number will remain constant from generation to generation.
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