Cell Cycle & DNA Replication Quiz

In a multicellular organisms, mitosis allows the organism to...

(Select all that apply)

• Grow and develop

• Control what enters and exits its cells

• Synthesize proteins

• Replicate its DNA

• Replace dead or damaged cells

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During which phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?

• S phase

• Prophase

• G2 phase

• M phase

Which nitrogenous bases pair together in DNA?

• Adenine with Cytosine, Thymine with Guanine

• Adenine with Thymine, Cytosine with Guanine

• Adenine with Guanine, Thymine with Cytosine

• Adenine with Uracil, Cytosine with Thymine

What is the role of the enzyme helicase in DNA replication?

• To synthesize new DNA strands

• To break the hydrogen bonds between base pairs

• To join Okazaki fragments

• To add nucleotides to the growing DNA strand

Cancer cells...

• Have an abnormal function and appearance

• Can form masses of dysfunctional cells called tumors

• Divide uncontrollably and do not respond to regulatory signals

• Have damaged or mutated DNA

• All of the above.

The stages of mitosis in order

• Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase
• Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase
• Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
• Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase, Metaphase

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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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___________ are the condensed, organized, "neat" form of DNA present during cell division.

• Chromatin

• Chromosomes

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

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Look at the model of DNA Replication, What does semiconservative mean?

• In DNA replication, semiconservative refers to the process where each new double helix contains one old strand and one new strand.
• Involves the complete breakdown of the original DNA strand.
• Semiconservative means both strands are newly synthesized.
• Each new double helix contains two old strands.

During which phase of mitosis do the sister chromatids separate and move towards opposite poles?

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

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