1- Somatic cells are diploid (2n). True False 2- All of the DNA (genetic materia

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1- Somatic cells are diploid (2n).

True

False

2- All of the DNA (genetic material) that an organism possesses is known as their:

gene

chromatid

chromosome

genome

3- All of the cell of the body (except sex cells) are known as _______________ or "body" cells.

4- The human genome consists of 46 individual strands of DNA tightly packaged into structures called:

chromosomes

genes

genomes

chromatids

5- The human genome consists of:

45 individual chromosomes

46 chromosomes (23 pairs)

42 chromosomes (22 pairs)

23 individual chromosomes

6- A specific sequence of DNA that codes for a particular protein.

chromosome

genome

gene

chromatid

7- In the cell cycle, M phase is NOT considered a part of interphase.

True

False

8- At the end of ______________ each cell is genetically identical to the parental cell. At the end of ______________ each cell received ½ the genome of the parental cell:

mitosis; budding

mitosis; meiosis

budding; meiosis

meiosis; mitosis

9- In plant cells, a _____________________ develops at the midpoint between the two groups of chromosomes in a dividing cell, forming the wall between the two new daughter cells.

kinetochore

cleavage furrow

centromere

cell plate

10- Which term best describes how bacteria describe:

binary fission

meiosis

mitosis

diffusion

Explanation / Answer

1) Somatic cells are diploid.

So, it is a true statement.

2) All of the DNA that an organism possess is known as their genome that is last option.

3) All the cells of the body except sex cells are known as somatic cells or body cells.

4) Individual strands of DNA tightly packaged into structures are called chromosomes.

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