AP Bio Development Quiz

Definition: The successive process of systematic gene-directed changes throughout an organism's life cycle

• Development Differentiation

• Mitosis

• Development

• Cell Division

Which of the following is a development process?

• Cell Division

• Differentiation

• Pattern Formation

• All of the Above

An organism begins as a zygote

• True

• False

Definition: As cells divide, changes in gene expression result in differences between cells that ultimately result in cell specialization

• Differentiation

• Pattern Formation

• Cell Division

• None of the Above

Definition: The stage of human development during which the organs are formed

• Pattern Formation

• Organogenesis

• Fertizilation

• None of the Above

Definition: Molecular cues that control pattern formation is collectively called...

• Cell Differentiation

• Positional Information

• None of the Above

Can complications occur in development?

• Yes

• No

Cell differentiation is completely linear 99% of the time

• True

• False

Which of the following is a result from complications in development?

• Cancer

• Overproduced Cells

• Both

Growth and development in an organism are the same

• True

• False