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WorksheetsCell Cycle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
What disease occurs when the cell cycle is no longer regulated.
a)
cystic fibrosis
b)
diabetes
c)
cancer
d)
the flu
2.
During the process of mitosis, the eukaryotic cell has ______ phases.
a)
1
b)
4
c)
10
d)
15
3.
Interphase is broken down into ___ phases.
a)
none
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
4.
During mitosis, chromosomes move to ____
a)
opposite poles.
b)
same poles.
c)
to the edge of the cell.
d)
the nucleus.
5.
Cancerous cells generally divide ___ than normal cells.
a)
much slower
b)
much faster
c)
differently
d)
much larger
6.
The mitotic phase (M) actually includes both ____ and ___.
a)
growth and repair
b)
mitosis and cytokinesis
c)
interphase and G phase
d)
addition and subtraction
7.
During this phase, the cell makes final preparations to divide. For example, it makes additional proteins and organelles.
a)
G2
b)
G1
c)
metaphase
d)
S
8.
During ___, when the nucleus divides, the two chromatids that make up each chromosome separate from each other and move to opposite poles of the cell.
a)
meiosis
b)
mitosis
c)
photosynthesis
d)
respiration
9.
During ___, when the nucleus divides, the two chromatids that make up each chromosome separate from each other and move to opposite poles of the cell.
a)
meiosis
b)
mitosis
c)
photosynthesis
d)
respiration
10.
If cancerous cells are present,they may form a mass of abnormal cells called a ____.
a)
scar
b)
cell ball
c)
blob
d)
tumor
11.
During ___, the cell grows, performs routine life processes, and prepares to divide.
a)
interphase
b)
metaphase
c)
telophase
d)
G1
12.
During this part of the cell cycle, it makes proteins needed for DNA replication and copies some of its organelles in preparation for cell division.
a)
G1
b)
G2
c)
S
d)
metaphase
13.
What part of mitosis is this?
a)
metaphase
b)
telephase
c)
interphase
d)
anaphase
14.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telephase
15.
Cancer may happen because a cell’s DNA becomes ______.
a)
stretched
b)
duplicated
c)
colored
d)
damaged
16.
The three phases (G1, S, and G2) are generally grouped together as ____.
a)
prophase
b)
interphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
17.
Synthesis Phase (S): during this phase, the cell’s DNA is copied in the process of _____ .
a)
dividing
b)
DNA replication
c)
duplication
d)
cloning
18.
Cancer cells, the rapidly dividing cells take up _____ and _____ that normal cells need.
a)
blood /time
b)
food/ water
c)
time/space
d)
nutrients /space
19.
Sometimes the cell goes into the phase known as G0. What word best describes this phase?
a)
Dying
b)
Resting
c)
Growing
d)
Replicating
20.
Interphases is divided into 3 subphases, G1, S, and G2. What does the G stand for?
a)
Guarded
b)
Grounded
c)
Green
d)
Growth
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