Cell Cycle & Cancer

Undifferentiated cells that can become one or more specialized types of cell are called_________

• Stem Cells

• Somatic Cells

• Body Cells

• Zygotes

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Arrange the following levels of hierarchy from LARGEST to SMALLEST

• Organism, Organ, Tissue, Cell

• Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organism

• Organism, Cell, Tissue, Organ

• Tissue, Cell, Organ, Organism

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The growth phase of the cell cycle is called

• Interphase

• Telophase

• Prophase

• Anaphase

What is produced at the end of Interphase

• 2 daughter cells

• 2 full sets of chromosomes

• 2 sister chromatids

• 2 identical cells

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A continuous thread of DNA is called...

• Chromosome

• Chromatid

• Gene

• Nucleic Acid

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What is a gene?

• A section of DNA with instructions for making a protein

• A section of DNA with instructions for making a carbohydrate

• One nucleic acid chain that codes for DNA

• One protein chain that codes for DNA

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How many chromosomes are in each human body cell?

• 46

• 23

• 1

• 48

Two identical chromatids are called...

• Daughter Chromatids

• Sister Chromatids

• Brother Chromatids

• Twin Chromatids

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How are the centromere and telomere different?

• The centromere is the center of the chromosome, the telomeres are the ends

• The centromere is at the ends of the chromosomes, the telomere is at the center

• The centromere is larger than the telomere

• The telomere is larger than the centromere

The division phase of the cell cycle is called...

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Metaphase

• Cytokinesis

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