Quiz #4

What is one reason why cells must eventually divide instead of continuing to grow?

• To produce less cells

• To decrease the possibility of DNA getting damaged

• To produce less organelles

• To reduce the amount of DNA within the cell

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What is surface area?

• The total length of all the edges of a shape

• The distance from the center of a circle to its edge

• The amount of space inside a three-dimensional object

• The space needed to cover the outside of a three-dimensional object

What is the correct order for how 6 feet of DNA can get packed and can fit into the cell's nucleus?

• 1. 1. Nucleosome

  2. 2. Histone

  3. 3. Chromosome

  4. 4. Chromatin

• 1. 1. Histone

  2. 2. Nucleosome

  3. 3. Chromatin

  4. 4. Chromosome

• 1. 1. Nucleosome

  2. 2. Histone

  3. 3. Chromatin

  4. 4. Chromosome

• 1. 1. Chromatin

  2. 2. Chromosome

  3. 3. Histone

  4. 4. Nucleosome

Why is it important to make sure the DNA gets copied before the cell divides?

• To increase the size of the cell

• To provide energy for the cell division process

• To make sure that each new cell receives a copy of DNA

• To remove damaged DNA from the cell

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What are the three stages in interphase?

• Prophase, metaphase, anaphase

• Interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis

• G1, S, M phase

• G1, S, G2

In what part of the cell cycle does the cell grow and create new organelles?

• S phase

• G1 phase

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

What part of the cell cycle involves the cell growing, copying its DNA, and getting ready to divide? (This is also the longest part of the cell cycle)

• M phase

• Interphase

• Cell division

• S phase

What phase in mitosis is represented by the chromosomes condensing, the nucleus disappearing, and the spindle fibers forming?

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

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Why can't the plant cell just simply pinch in two during cytokinesis?

• It has chloroplasts

• It has chlorophyll

• It has a cell wall

• It lacks a cell membrane

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What phase in mitosis is represented by the chromosomes being separated and moving to opposite ends of the cell?

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

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