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The Cell Cycle

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why do cells go through cell division
a)
Growth
b)
Reproduction
c)
Repair
d)
All of the above
2.
Structure (b) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
3.
Which of the following is not a part of interphase?
a)
G2
b)
M
c)
G1
d)
S
4.
In mitosis, the two resulting cells are
a)
different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
b)
different from the starting cell and different from each other.
c)
identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
d)
identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.
5.
Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...
a)
16 chromosomes.
b)
46 chromosomes.
c)
8 chromosomes.
d)
4 chromosomes.
6.
Which of the following shows the correct sequence of the cell cycle?
a)
Mitosis-> G1->S->G2->cytokinesis
b)
S->G1-> G2-> mitosis-> cytokinesis
c)
cytokinesis->mitosis->G1->S->G2
d)
 G1->S->G2->mitosis->cytokinesis
7.
In which phase of mitosis do the sister chromatids line up on the equator of the cell?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
8.
In which phase of mitosis does the nucleus disappear, centrioles move to the poles, and chromosomes condense into sister chromatids?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
9.
Which step of the cell cycle do cells spend a majority of their time?
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
c)
Mitosis
d)
Cytokinesis
10.
Identify the phase of mitosis
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
11.

A protein that regulates the timing of the cell cycle is known as

a)

cyclin

b)

tumor

c)

Growth factor

d)

contact inhibition

12.

Programmed cell death

a)

apoptosis

b)

contact inhibition

c)

differentiation

d)

carcinogen

13.

Collection of cancer cells

a)

tumor

b)

metastasize

c)

interleukin

d)

melanin

14.

When cancer migrates (via bloodstream or lymphatic system) to another part of the body.

a)

tumor

b)

metastasize

c)

interleukin

d)

melanin

15.
the uncontrolled division of cells that results in malignant growth 
a)
tissues
b)
cancer
c)
mitosis
d)
anaphase
16.

the two halves of the doubled chromosome ( X shaped) structure are known as

a)
centromeres
b)
sister chromatids
c)
spindle
d)
tissues
17.
A tumor is considered ________________ if it won't spread and it's not dangerous.
a)
benign
b)
malignant
c)
malformed
d)
dangerous
18.

The phase of the cell cycle that nondividing cells will go into.

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Go

19.

All cancers have to shut down gene ______ activity and this is what prevents the control of the cell cycle.

a)

CdK

b)

MFP

c)

P53

d)

mutation

20.

How would a benign tumor most likely be treated? This also helps a doctor ensure that the tumor is benign.

a)

High energy radiation

b)

Chemotherapy

c)

Surgery

d)

low energy radiation

21.
What process is demonstrated in the picture?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Respiration
c)
Meiosis
d)
Photosynthesis
22.
Which of the follow correctly indicates the order in which mitosis occurs?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, C, D
c)
C, B, A, D, 
d)
A, C, B, D
23.

One reason that cells cannot grow too large is that

a)

The cell volume grows faster than the surface area

b)

The cell volume grows slower than the surface area

c)

Cells that are too large do not look good in the mirror.

d)

Science is still trying to answer this question.

24.

Another reason cells do not grow too large is that it puts too much demand on

a)

the mitochondria

b)

the smooth ER

c)

the cell's DNA

d)

the cell cycle

25.

A regulatory protein that controls cell division and which allows the cell cycle to proceed when certain events within the cell have occurred is known as

a)

Cyclins

b)

Internal regulators

c)

External regulators

d)

growth factors

26.

An embryonic stage that consists of a hollow ball of cells is known as a

a)

Tumor cell

b)

M phase

c)

blastocyst

d)

This never occurs! It's a trick question.

27.

A stem cell that forms from the first few cells after fertilization is known as _____________ because it can become any type of cell in the body.

a)

multipotent

b)

pluripotent

c)

constipant

d)

totipotent

28.

An adult stem cell is said to be ___________ because it can produce many, but not all, types of cells in the body.

a)

multipotent

b)

pluripotent

c)

constipant

d)

totipotent

29.

A blastocyst with its internal cell mass, is said to be a ________ stem cell because it can become most, but not all, cell types.

a)

multipotent

b)

pluripotent

c)

constipant

d)

totipotent

30.

How stem cells are harvested for research is an__________ issue because for most, if not all people, it is an issue of right or wrong.

a)

ignorable

b)

misinformed

c)

ethical

d)

out right unbelieveably unresearched

31.

A cancer treatment using chemicals that destroy rapidly dividing cells, which also affects hair follicles, is ...

a)

radiation therapy

b)

surgery

c)

chemotherapy

d)

untested as of yet

32.

Cytokinesis in an (a)   cell is seen when the cell pinches into 2 different cells.

33.

Cell division in a prokaryote is called

a)

real cool man

b)

mitosis

c)

meiosis

d)

binary fission

34.

_______ reproduction creates individuals with a combination of genetic traits from 2 individuals.

a)

Asexual

b)

Binary fission

c)

Budding

d)

Sexual

35.

During cytokinesis in a plant cell, a cell ______ forms between the 2 new nuclei.

a)

nucleus

b)

nucleolus

c)

plate

d)

plant