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Unit 3, Pt 3 Review - Cell Division, Cancer, and Stem Cells

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is cancer?
a)
Colon Cancer
b)
Uncontrolled Cell growth
c)
Gentic Links
d)
Hair Loss
2.
True or false.  Cancer begins when mutations disrupt the normal cell cycle, causing cells to divide in an uncontrolled way.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
In interphase what occurs?
a)
Replication of DNA, shrinking, Cell Collapse
b)
Apoptosis
c)
Growth, Replication of DNA, and Cell Function
d)
Duplication
4.
What happens in Mitosis?
a)
Removing old cells
b)
Growing, Replicating DNA, cell function
c)
Dividing & making new cells
d)
Apoptosis
5.
Why types of cells may not undergo mitosis at all?
a)
hair
b)
skin
c)
brain
d)
muscles
6.
Stem cells are
a)
cells that grow uncontrollably
b)
undifferentiated and can be any type of cell
c)
never go through cell division
d)
only found in embryos
7.
Stem cells can be obtained from
a)
embryos
b)
some adult tissues
c)
umbilical cord blood
d)
all of the above
8.
What process best explains how muscle cells and nerve cells can develop from the same fertilized egg?
a)
genetic engineering
b)
survival of the fittest
c)
differentiation
d)
selective breeding
9.
Which best explains why muscle cells are different from blood cells?
a)
Muscle cells are produced by the brain, but blood cells are produced by the heart. 
b)
Different genes are activated in muscle cells than in blood cells. 
c)
Muscles cells experience different environmental influences than blood cells. 
d)
A mutation occurs during the development of muscle cells but not in blood cells. 
10.
What is the difference between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells?
a)
Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than adult stem cells
b)
Adult stem cells are pluripotent, just like embryonic stem cells
c)
Adult stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than embryonic stem cells
d)
Adult stem cells grow bigger than embryonic stem cells
11.
Which is true about embryonic stem cells?
a)
They no longer divide, their cell type is set and cannot change.
b)
They can develop into only one type of cell.
c)
They can become any cell type in the body.
d)
They are found in adults.
12.
Which is true about Adult Stem Cells.
a)
They no longer do mitosis, their cell type is set and can not change
b)
They are limited to the type of  cell they can become.
c)
They can become any cell type in the body
d)
They are found in embryos
13.
This type of cell is found in males and is responsible for reproduction.
a)
sperm cell
b)
egg cell
c)
muscle cell
d)
nerve cell
14.
what is the role of stem cells in the body 
a)
fight against infection 
b)
provide specialized roles in the body 
c)
used for fertility treatment 
d)
they produce new specialized cells in the body to replace old cells that are used up 
15.

Which is not a phase of the cell cycle?

a)

Interphase

b)

Mitosis

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Duplication

16.

Select all stages of interphase?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Mitosis

17.

In which stage of the cell cycle does the cell grow in size?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Mitosis

18.

In which stage of the cell cycle does the cell duplicate its DNA?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Mitosis

19.

In which stage of the cell cycle does the cell split into two?

a)

Mitosis

b)

G1

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

S

20.

In which stage of the cell cycle does nuclear splitting take place?

a)

G2

b)

S

c)

Mitosis

d)

Cytokinesis

21.

In which stage of the cell cycle is protein and organelle synthesis?

a)

G1

b)

G2

c)

S

d)

Cytokinesis

22.

Which is the longest stage of the cell cycle?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

Mitosis

d)

Cytokinesis

23.

_____ is the uncontrolled growth of cells, often resulting in a tumor or mass of abnormal cells

a)

Cancer

b)

Apoptosis

c)

Radiation

24.

Apoptosis is

a)

programmed cell death

b)

mysterious cell death

c)

programmed cellular mutation

d)

mysterious cellular mutation

25.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
26.
Chromatid pairs line up in the middle of the cell.
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Interphase
27.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
28.
Mitosis is a type of ________________ reproduction.
a)
Sexual
b)
Asexual
29.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
30.
Chromatid pairs separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Interphase
d)
Anaphase
31.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
32.
Results of cell division or mitosis include all of the following EXCEPT?
a)
growth
b)
repair damaged cells
c)
replace damaged cells
d)
dead cells
33.
Chromatid pairs can be seen, spindle fibers form and nuclear membrane disappears
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Prophase
34.
How many chromosomes does a human cell have?
a)
42
b)
46
c)
24
d)
64
35.
Which of the following lists, in order, the phases of mitosis?
a)
interphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
b)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
c)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, interphase
d)
prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase
36.
How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
6
37.

What is the image above:

a)

Chromosome

b)

Chromotid

c)

Centromere

d)

Centriole

38.

Check the two correct boxes:

a)

Plant Cell - cell plate; Animal Cell - cleavage furrow

b)

Plant Cell - cleavage furrow; Animal Cell - cell plate

39.
What kind of cells are made in MEIOSIS?
a)
Haploid cells
b)
Diploid Cells
c)
Skin Cells
d)
Liver Cells
40.
Diploid Cells are represented by
a)
2n
b)
n
c)
4n
d)
1/2 n
41.
When homologous chromosomes match up, they form a structure call a ___________.
a)
tetrad (pair of chromosomes, one from mom and one from dad)
b)
triad
c)
diploid
d)
quad (group of 4 replicated chromosomes, 2 from mom and 2 from dad)
42.
Which cellular process is shown?
a)
meiosis
b)
endocytosis
c)
mitosis
d)
phagocytosis
43.
Which of the following best describes meiosis?
a)
It is carried out in all tissues theat require cell replacement
b)
It occurs only in cells in the reproductive structures of an organism
c)
It happens in all of the tissues except the brain and spinal cord
d)
It is the first stage of mitosis
44.
What phase is  shown in the picture?
a)
metaphase 2
b)
anaphase 2
c)
metaphase 1
d)
telophase 1
45.
How many daughter cells does Meiosis create?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
8
d)
1
46.
The ___________ holds the replicated sister chromatids together.
a)
centriole
b)
chromosomes
c)
centromere
d)
cycles
47.
The structure labeled A is a(n)
a)
chromatid
b)
centriole
c)
centromere
d)
chromophere
48.
Checkpoints are found in...
a)
G1, metaphase and G2
b)
G1 and anaphase
c)
G2, anaphase and S
d)
G1, G2 and cytokinesis
49.

The two chromosomes that make up a matched pair in a diploid cell.

a)

Centrosome

b)

Chromosome

c)

Homologous Chromosome

d)

Chromatid

50.

One of the two identical parts of a duplicated chromosome in a eukaryotic cell.

a)

Homologous Chromosome

b)

Sister Chromatid

51.
During which stage of the cell cycle does the nucleus divide?
a)
Interphase
b)
Mitosis
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Differenetiation
52.
During which stage of the cell cycle does the cytoplasm divide?
a)
Interphase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Cytokinesis
53.

What controls the cell cycle in eukaryotes?

a)

Fat found in muscles

b)

Lipids such as wax and oils

c)

Carbohydrates such as glucose

d)

Proteins such as enzymes and growth factors

54.

Which of the following can regulate the cell cycle?

a)

Internal signals

b)

external signals

c)

physical signals like cell crowding

d)

All of the above

55.
Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting
a)
the cell cycle
b)
red blood cell formation
c)
DNA replication
d)
ATP synthesis
56.
An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 
a)
tumor
b)
cyst
c)
lesion
d)
polyp
57.
Any substance that is known to cause cancer is called a
a)
carcinogen
b)
nicolyte
c)
pathogen
d)
retrovirus
58.

In order for a tumor to be cancerous to must ...

a)

Be benign

b)

Be malignant and metastasize

c)

Be malignant and not metastasize

d)

Be benign and spread to parts of the body

59.

During the cell cycle, the resting phase is ...

a)

G0

b)

G1

c)

G2

d)

S

60.

Which type of tumor is being described:


Slow growing Not dangerous Does not spread

a)

Malignant

b)

Benign

61.

Which type of tumor is being described below:


Spreads Dangerous Grows quickly

a)

Benign

b)

Malignant

62.

What is Apoptosis?

a)

A tumor

b)

A protein

c)

Programmed cell death

d)

Cell cycle checkpoints

63.
Which of the following is a type of protein that regulates the cell cycle? 
a)
actin 
b)
myosin 
c)
cyclin 
d)
pepsin 
64.

What is cell differentiation?

a)

The process where unspecialized cells become different in structure and function.

b)

When DNA controls the cell cycle.

c)

The ability of cells to make more cells.

d)

The ability of cells to maintain homeostasis.

65.

Scientist are researching ways to use stem cells to replace parts of your body with copies of those parts. ​This is called?

a)

Regenerative Medicine

b)

Tissue research

c)

Adult stem cells

66.

What are the two things that can control Differentiation?

a)

Chemicals released by other cells​

b)

The location of the cells (the stem cell niche)​

c)

The type of cell needed

67.

Stem cells are found in plant meristem tissue (tips of roots and growth points of stems)

a)

true

b)

false

68.
Identify the stage.
a)
interphase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
69.
Identify the stage of mitosis.
a)
interphase
b)
prophase
c)
metaphase
d)
anaphase
70.
Identify the stage of mitosis.
a)
interphase
b)
prophase
c)
anaphase
d)
cytokinesis
71.
Name the phase:
a)
Anaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Prophase
72.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
73.
Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.
a)
23, 46
b)
46, 23
c)
2, 4
d)
50, 100
74.
Structure C is pointing to one ____. 
a)
sister chromatid
b)
chromosome
c)
centromere
d)
gene

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