Cancer and the Cell Cycle

The correct sequence of mitosis:

• metaphase, anaphase, telophase, prophase

• prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

• prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase

• telophase, metaphase, prophase, anaphase

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Identical halves of a chromosome are called?

• Cousins

• Chromatids

• Centromere

• Centrosome

How is cancer related to cell division?

• Mutations can cause uncontrolled cell division which causes cancerous cells to spread rapidly and take nutrients from healthy cells.

• Cancer stops cell division from happening.

• Cell division causes viruses that spread around the body and cause cancer.

• Cancer is not related to cell division.

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Cells spend most of their lives in which phase?

• Interphase

• Prophase

• Telophase

• Metaphase

Cells of organisms must replicate for?

• Growth

• Replacement of dying cells

• Repair of damaged cells

• All of the above

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What is cytokinesis?

• When 2 cells merge together to make 1 giant cell

• The end of the cell cycle when the cell divides and mitosis is complete

• The stage when DNA condenses into chromosomes

• The stage where chromosomes are pulled to opposite ends of the cell.

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The G1, S, and G2 are parts of which phase of the cell cycle?

• Prophase

• Interphase

• Telophase

• Anaphase

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How many chromosomes does a human somatic (body) cell have?

• 46

• 23

• 42

• 26

How many chromosomes does a human egg or sperm (gamete) cell have?

• 23

• 46

• 42

• 26

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Daughter cells created by meiosis II have

• half the parents DNA

• exact copy of the parent's DNA

• twice the parent's DNA

• created their own DNA from scratch

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