Cell Cycle Quiz

What is the Cell Cycle?

• A repeated pattern of growth, DNA duplication, and cell division in eukaryotic cells

• A process of photosynthesis in plant cells

• A method of protein synthesis in prokaryotic cells

• A type of cellular respiration in animal cells

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Which phase of interphase involves cell growth and protein synthesis?

• S phase

• G1 phase

• G2 phase

• M phase

What happens during the G2 phase of interphase?

• DNA replication

• Cell division

• More cell growth and protein synthesis

• Chromosome alignment

What is a chromosome?

• A section of DNA with instructions for making a protein

• One long continuous thread of DNA with thousands of genes

• A pair of homologous genes

• A single gene with regulatory information

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What does DNA provide instructions for?

• Making carbohydrates

• Making proteins

• Making lipids

• Making vitamins

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Nora and James are studying cell division in their biology class. During their study, they learn about a specific part of a chromosome. What is a chromatid?

• One half of a duplicated chromosome

• The end of a DNA molecule

• The region where chromosomes look pinched

• Two identical chromatids

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What are sister chromatids?

• The ends of the DNA molecule

• Two identical chromatids

• The region where chromosomes look pinched

• One half of a duplicated chromosome

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What phase of the cell cycle is focused on in the image?

• G1 phase

• S phase

• G2 phase

• M phase

What is the result of the S phase at the end of interphase?

• One set of chromosomes

• Two full sets of chromosomes

• Three sets of chromosomes

• No chromosomes

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What connects the sister chromatids together?

• Centromere

• Telomere

• Chromatin

• Histone

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