American College Process of Cell Division Multiple Choice Questions
LAB 02 EXERCISE 06Instructions
Use your textbook, and the videos about mitosis and meiosis to solve these questions. Pages
33 and 34 are referenced.
Q001) Work with a group of your classmates or on your own to review the cell division
processes in Exercises 4 and 5 (or the diagrams of mitosis and meiosis from Figures 2.8 and
2.9 on pp. 33 and 34 of your lab manual). Use the information to compare the two processes of
cell division and answer the following questions.
Which process occurs in gamete-forming cells?
Group of answer choices
mitosis
meiosis
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Question 2 0.25 pts
(Q002) Which process occurs in somatic cells?
Group of answer choices
mitosis
meiosis
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Question 3 0.25 pts
(Q003) Which process has one cell division?
Group of answer choices
meiosis
mitosis
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Question 4 0.25 pts
(Q004) Which process has two cell divisions?
Group of answer choices
meiosis
mitosis
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Question 5 0.25 pts
(Q005) Which process results in two daughter cells?
Group of answer choices
meiosis
mitosis
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Question 6 0.25 pts
(Q006) Which process results in four daughter cells?
Group of answer choices
meiosis
mitosis
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Question 7 0.25 pts
(Q007) Which process results in daughter cells with half the original cell’s genetic material?
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mitosis
meiosis
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(Q008) Which process results in daughter cells that are exact copies of the original cell?
Group of answer choices
meiosis
mitosis
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Question 9 0.25 pts
(Q009) Which process of cell division allows for growth and repair of damaged tissue?
Group of answer choices
mitosis
meiosis
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Question 10 0.25 pts
(Q010) Which process of cell division produces cells necessary for reproduction?
Group of answer choices
meiosis
mitosis
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Question 11 0.25 pts
(Q011) Which process results in recombination of genetic material?
Group of answer choices
mitosis
meiosis
Q001) Work with a partner to complete this exercise and answer the questions that follow. You
will use the DNA strand from Exercise 8 on p. 47 of your lab manual to make the protein for
which it codes.
LAB 02 EXERCISE 10
Follow steps 1-6 on pp. 50-51 of your lab manual for this exercise. What is the amino acid
sequence for the mRNA strand that you drew in step 6?
Group of answer choices
serine-asparagine-proline-serine-tryptophan
serine-leucine-glycine-arginine-threonine
tryptophan-serine-proline-asparagine-serine
threonine-arginine-glycine-leucine-serine
Follow along with the DNA extraction exercise and answer the questions for this exercise!
If you want to extract DNA at home, collect the materials below. Prepare your buffer solution
ahead of time, and chill your ethanol (or isopropyl) alcohol in ice). Consult your textbook about
using your own DNA. This activity is designed to work with a fruit, preferably a soft one like a
strawberry or banana.
-baggie, or ziplock sandwich size
1 empty test tube (15ml), or small glass (shot glass size, or smaller)
1 larger test tube (50 ml), or another small glass
a small funnel that fits in the 50ml vessel
cheese cloth or a coffee filter
a long toothpick or wooden ‘sandwich stick’
*10ml of buffer solution
***ethanol or isopropyl alcohol. Chilled. at least 85% denatured alcohol
a transfer pipet (optional)
Lab 2 ex 1-DNA extraction
*To make the buffer- you need to mix 90 ml of water with 7 ml detergent (use dish soap or
shampoo), then add 1/4 teaspoon salt. This is the smallest batch size I could find. Once you
make the solution you only need to use a small amount of it.
*** this type of alcohol is dangerous, and not for drinking!!! Do not ingest or get it in your eyes. If
it gets on surfaces, it will evaporate quickly, but should be rinsed. When pouring down the drain,
dilute with water. It is also highly flammable, do not expose to heat or flame.
Follow along with the videos and answer the questions as you go!
What is DNA?
What does mashing the strawberries do to the cells? What does it do to the DNA?
Why can we see the DNA strands in the ethanol but not in the extraction buffer solution?
How do you think DNA extracted from animal cells would differ from that of plant cells?
Brainstorm an example of something you could do with DNA now that you have taken it out of
the cell. What can DNA tell us?
