Mitosis and Meiosis

Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...

• 16 chromosomes.
• 46 chromosomes.
• 8 chromosomes.
• 4 chromosomes.

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What is the purpose of Mitosis?

• Growth and Development of an organism and Repair of damaged tissue

• To help the body get rid of extra cells

• To increase the amount of classwork you have to do

• To get rid of the nucleus

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In mitosis, the two resulting cells are

• different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
• different from the starting cell and different from each other.
• identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
• identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.

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A process where one cell forms two identical daughter cells is called...

• cell cycle
• cell division (mitosis)
• interphase
• cytokinesis

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Where does replication occur within the cell?

• in the cytoplasm
• in the nucleus 
• in the ribosome
• in the chromatin

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What is the correct term for "contains the genetic material (DNA) and serves as the control center of the cell"?

• centriole
• nucleus
• spindle fibers
• cytokinesis

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Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting

• the cell cycle
• red blood cell formation
• DNA replication
• ATP synthesis

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An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 

• tumor
• cyst
• lesion
• polyp

What is cancer?

• The heart does not receive enough blood.
• Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain.
• Blood filled weak spot.
• Uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.

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What is a mutation?

• A mistake in DNA which can lead to cancer

• A complete copy of DNA

• A change in DNA which doesn't cause an issue

• A mistake in your body that is caught and removed

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