Cell Cycle, Chromosomes and Cancer Review

Eukaryotic cells spend most of their cell cycle in which phase?

• interphase

• prophase

• metaphase

• anaphase

What part of the following diagram represents Interphase?

• C

• I and J

• B, C and D

• I

The process by which the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell divides to produce two cells is called

• mitosis

• cytokinesis

• binary fission

• telophase

Which of the following is the correct order for the phases of the cell cycle?

• G1, M, G2, C, S
• S, G1, G2, M, C
• G1, G2, S, M, C
• G1, S, G2, M, C

G1, S, and G2 phases are combined into one long phase called _____________.

• Interphase
• Mitosis
• Cytokinesis
• The cell cycle

Uncontrollable cell growth is known as _____

• Obesity
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Hepatitis

In which stage of the cell cycle does the cell grow in size?

• G₁

• S

• G₂

• Mitosis

Brain cells do not have the ability to divide and replace themselves because...

• Their cells undergo apoptosis.

• Their cells exit the cell cycle and exist in the phase called G0.

• Their cells have damaged DNA.

• Their cells stay in G1 permanently.

How is genetic information stored in cells?

• proteins wrapped around DNA

• DNA tightly wrapped in chromosomes

• genes wrapped around the nucleus

• chromosomes wrapped around DNA

Checkpoint in the cell cycle are important because they...

• are not important

• fix errors in the DNA

• make proteins