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The muscle cells of an elephant contain 62 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in an elephant egg cell?
a) 31
b) 62
c) 122
d) 244

Which phrase does not describe asexual reproduction in organisms?
a) little variation in offspring
b) only one type of cell involved
c) duplicates its genetic material
d) requires two parents

Mitosis and meiosis are similar processes. Which best describes what can only occur after meiosis?
a) Parent cells can be either haploid or diploid
b) Products of cell division result in identical genotypes
c) Four daughter cells are produced by a single parent cell
d) The number of chromosomes per nucleus remains the same after division

Which of these is accomplished by the interaction of halpoid cells in sexually reproducing organisms?
a) production of a zygote with a complete set of chromosomes with genetic material from two parents
b) production of offspring with identical chromosomal combinations from both parents
c) elimination of genes that selective pressures are acting against
d) deletion of genetic material that has mutated

A particular peach tree produces peaches that are more resistant to diseases than other peaches. What method would reproduce these exact peaches?
a) use bees to pollinate the flowers
b) reproduce by cross-pollination of different peach trees
c) increase the diversity in the peach tree
d) ensure that the peach tree reproduces asexually

Why would the offspring resulting from fertilization have more differences than the offspring resulting from budding?
a) Two parents provide all of their genes to their offspring during budding, unlike during fertilization
b) Each parent provides half of its genes to its offspring during budding, unlike during fertilization
c) Two parents provide all of their genes to their offspring during fertilization, unlike during budding
d) Each parent provides half of its genes to its offspring during fertilization, unlike during budding

How do a paramecium and an amoeba obtain food to live?
a) A paramecium and an amoeba both use contractile vacuoles to capture food
b) A paramecium and an amoeba both make their own food through photosynthesis
c) A paramecium collects food into an oral groove, while an amoeba uses pseudopods to surround food
d) A paramecium uses pseudopods to capture food, while an amoeba uses chloroplasts to make its food

Which two organisms contain chloroplasts and eyespots?
a) amoeba and paramecium
b) paramecium and volvox
c) volvox and euglena
d) euglena and amoeba

Which of the following allows materials to enter and leave any type of cell?
a) cell wall
b) mitochondria
c) vacuole
d) cell membrane

Which of the following occurs during interphase?
a) growth and DNA replication
b) two new cells are formed
c) chromosomes are pulled to either end of the cell
d) spindle fibers form

Which part makes a plant cell different from an animal cell?
a) the amount of mitochondria
b) the size of the vacuole
c) the amount of cytoplasm
d) the function of the nucleus

Which of the following must be absorbed by animal cells in order to grow?
a) genes
b) sunlight
c) nutrients
d) chromosomes

Which one of these is not a characteristic of an animal?
a) obtains energy by consuming other organisms
b) is multicellular with cells that have cell walls
c) takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide
d) is able to grow new cells to replace damaged cells

Which protist uses cilia to move and engulf food?
a) amoeba
b) paramecium
c) euglena
d) volvox

In which phase of mitosis would chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?
a) prophase
b) anaphase
c) telophase
d) metaphase

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