Use the Following Information to Answer the Questions Below

question 30

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the questions below.
The lettered circle in Figure 12.1 shows a diploid nucleus with four chromosomes. There are two pairs of homologous chromosomes, one long and the other short. One haploid set is symbolized as black and the other haploid set is gray. The chromosomes in the unlettered circle have not yet replicated. Choose the correct chromosomal conditions for the following stages.


-Which term describes centrioles beginning to move apart in animal cells?

• A)telophase
• B)anaphase
• C)prometaphase
• D)metaphase
• E)prophase

Recognize the importance of the adjusted trial balance in preparing financial statements.

Identify the revenue recognition principle and its impact on financial reporting.

Understand the purpose and types of interim financial statements.

Learn the role of contra accounts and adjusting entries related to depreciation, prepaid expenses, and unearned revenues.

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Definitions:

Fugitive Slave Act

Part of the Compromise of 1850, this law required that escaped slaves, upon capture, be returned to their masters and that officials and citizens of free states had to cooperate.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

A 1854 law that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, leaving the decision of slavery up to the popular sovereignty of those territories, effectively repealing the Missouri Compromise.

Stephen Douglas

An American politician from Illinois who was a leader of the Democratic Party and famously debated Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Senate contest.

Transcontinental Railroad

The railway system completed in 1869 that connected the east and west coasts of the United States, greatly facilitating travel and commerce.