Match the Term with the Definition

question 30

Multiple Choice

Match the term with the definition.
-Silver ore deposit discovered in 1859 in Nevada. Discovery of the ore touched off a mining rush that brought a diverse population into the region and led to the establishment of a number of boomtowns, including Virginia City, Nevada.

• A)Battle of the Little Big Horn
• B)Black Hills
• C)Carlisle Indian School
• D)Chinese Exclusion Act
• E)Comanchería
• F)Comstock Lode
• G)Dawes Allotment Act
• H)first transcontinental railroad
• I)Ghost Dance
• J)Homestead Act of 1862
• K)reservations
• L)Wounded Knee

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Definitions:

Duplicated Chromosomes

Chromosomes that have undergone replication resulting in two identical copies, a process crucial for cell division.

Interphase

A phase of the cell cycle where the cell prepares for division by replicating its DNA and increasing in size.

DNA Duplication

A biological process in which a cell creates an exact copy of its DNA, essential for cell division and organismal growth.

Sister Chromatids

Identical copies of a single chromosome that are connected by a centromere and separate during cell division.