Chapter 11
Biology: How Life Works · 10 exercises
Problem 1
Compare and contrast the ways in which prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells divide.
5 step solution
Problem 2
Describe three situations in which mitotic cell division occurs.
3 step solution
Problem 3
Name the five steps of mitosis, and draw the structure and position of the chromosomes at each step.
5 step solution
Problem 4
Describe how chromosomes behave in meiosis. State when chromosomes are duplicated (forming sister chromatids) and when they are not duplicated.
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Problem 5
Compare and contrast mitotic cell division and meiotic cell division in terms of number of products, number of cell divisions, and the processes unique to each.
5 step solution
Problem 6
Name two ways in which meiotic cell division creates genetic diversity, and explain how each occurs.
3 step solution
Problem 7
Explain how cytokinesis differs between animal and plant cells.
4 step solution
Problem 8
Describe the roles of cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases in the cell cycle.
5 step solution
Problem 9
Give three examples of checkpoints that the cell monitors before proceeding through the cell cycle.
4 step solution
Problem 10
Describe what an oncogene, a proto-oncogene, and a tumor suppressor gene do.
3 step solution