Review Self_Quiz -- MITOSIS:
Below are some multiple choice self-quiz review questions to reinforce chapter terms and important concepts. Some of these questions will appear on the exams.

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1. True or false: In mitosis the nuclear envelope disintegrates during prophase.

a. true
b. false

2. True or false: Down syndrome is the result of crossing over.

a. true
b. false

3. If the diploid number is 10, what is the haploid number?

a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
e. 40

4. Down syndrome is the result of

a. independent assortment
b. genetic linkage
c. crossing-over
d. incomplete dominance
e. nondisjunction

5. If the haploid number is 10, what is the diploid number?

a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
e. 40

6. Number of chromosomes in human sex cells?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 22
d. 23
e. 46

7. If the haploid number of chromosomes in a sperm cell is 10, what is the number of chromosomes in the liver cells of the same organism?

a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
e. 40

8. True or false: DNA is replicated in the S phase of the cell cycle.

a. true
b. false

9. What feature in prokaryotes substitutes for the spindle action in eukaryotes

a. centrioles with asters
b. fission instead of cytokinesis
c. elongation of plasma membrane
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

10. True or false: Interphase includes stages G1, S, and G2.

a. true
b. false

11. True or false: Mitosis includes what independently named stages?

a. true
b. false

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