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Which of these statements is true of paramecium conjugation? a, cytoplasmic division produces four daughter cells.
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B, one haploid micro nucleus in each cell is intact, the others degenerates, and then we get division of a micronucleus, an exchange of one of these with the other cell, and then fusion to give a diploid zygote micro nucleus.
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C, the micronucous divides meotically, and then we get macronuclei, but divide in the cell, and the original macronucous breaks down.
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D, the mating cells join at opposite sites of their oral depression.
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For e, the macronucous undergoes mitosis.
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When this mitosis is complete, there are four diploid macronuclei.
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Okay, so these are some long statements, but this is all about paramecium conjugation.
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We have two paramecium, shapes like this.
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Each of them has an oral depression, and they join at this oral depression.
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So they have a macro nucleus each.
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I'm going to put the micro nucleus in blue.
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There you go.
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Okay, so the micro nucleus at this stage is diploid.
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So, let's do some checks.
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First of all, how do they join? do they join at opposite sites? no.
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They both join at the surface of the oral depression.
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So d is false, we can rule that out.
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Now, do we get cytoplasmic division? no, we don't get any cytoplasmic division here.
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All of the division of nuclear happens within these two cells...