Which of the following best explains why you made two separatechromosomes of the same size from the beads?

Select one:

A. They represent the homologous pair of chromosomes an organismwould get from its parents

B. They represent the duplicated chromosomes that appear as aresult of DNA replication

C. They represent a set of chromosomes created as a result ofnondisjunction

D. They represent two different chromosomes that are not ahomologous pair

E. None of the above are explanations for why you made twochromosomes of the same size

Duplicated chromosomes are physically connected along an area ofthe chromosome known as the ____.

Select one:

A. Mitotic spindle

B. Centromere

C. Chromatin

D. Centrosome

E. Gene’s locus

It will be difficult to observe individual chromosomes duringinterphase because

Select one:

A. You can never observe an individual chromosome due to theirsmall size

B. The chromosomes leave the nucleus and are dispersed withinthe cytoplasm

C. The DNA has not been replicated yet

D. The spindle must move the chromosomes to the metaphase platebefore they are visible

E. The chromosomes are in their uncondensed/unwound form

Homologous chromosomes align along the metaphase plate duringwhich stage of mitosis?

Select one:

A. Telophase

B. Anaphase

C. Metaphase

D. Interphase

E. Early prophase

The dividing cell shown here would be in___ of___. Assume thatthe starting cell was diploid and it was 2n = 4.

Select one:

A. Metaphase; meiosis II

B. Anaphase; meiosis I

C. Anaphase; mitosis

D. Metaphase; meiosis I

E. Metaphase; mitosis