Cell Cycle Quiz

Outline the stages and events of interphase.

Brainstorm a list of three metabolic reactions that might occur in each phase of interphase.

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Label the diagram with the following terms: Chromosomes, centrioles, centromere, kinetochore microtubules, polar microtubules, telomeres, chromatids. Phase of mitosis: probably prometaphase.

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Define the role of the mitotic spindle in mitosis.

• It divides the cell's cytoplasm.

• It ensures that each daughter cell gets an identical set of chromosomes.

• It duplicates the cell's DNA.

• It produces the cell's energy.

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Why do eukaryotes need to use mitosis in cell division when prokaryotes do not?

• Eukaryotes have more complex genetic material

• Prokaryotes do not reproduce

• Mitosis is faster in eukaryotes

• Prokaryotes use mitosis instead of binary fission

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Draw and briefly describe the stages of mitosis of an animal cell with a chromosome number of six (2N=6).

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Compare and contrast cytokinesis in animal and plant cells.

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Why are cleavage furrows absent in plant cells? The presence of the cell wall, which is rigid and not very bendable, in plant cells prevents the cell from forming cleavage furrows.

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Predict three molecules you would expect to find at or near the cell plate in a plant cell.

• Cellulose, Callose, Pectin

• Glucose, Fructose, Sucrose

• DNA, RNA, Proteins

• Lipids, Steroids, Phospholipids

Which of the following best outlines the role of cyclins and CDKs in checkpoint control and traits common to all cancer cells?

• Cyclins and CDKs regulate the cell cycle, and all cancer cells exhibit uncontrolled growth and division.

• Cyclins and CDKs are unrelated to checkpoint control, and no common traits exist among cancer cells.

• Cyclins are solely responsible for checkpoint control, and cancer cells are defined by their ability to metastasize.

• CDKs do not interact with cyclins in checkpoint control, and cancer cells are always genetically identical.