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DNA structure and Cell Cycle

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a series of events a cell goes through as they grow and divide?
a)
Cell Division
b)
Cell Cycle
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Mitosis
2.
What is a series of events a cell goes through as they grow and divide?
a)
Cell Division
b)
Cell Cycle
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Mitosis
3.
What is the longest stage of the cell cycle called?
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
M phase
c)
Interphase
d)
G1 Phase
4.
What is the longest stage of the cell cycle called?
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
M phase
c)
Interphase
d)
G1 Phase
5.
During what stage does the G1, S and G2 phases happen?
a)
Interphase
b)
M phase
c)
Mitosis
d)
Cytokinesis
6.
During which stage of the cell cycle does mitosis and cytokinesis occur?
a)
Interphase
b)
S phase
c)
M phase
d)
G1 phase
7.
During what phase of the cell cycle does cell division occur?
a)
Interphase
b)
M phase
c)
S phase
d)
G2 phase
8.
During what phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?
a)
G1 phase
b)
S phase
c)
G2 phase
d)
M phase
9.
During what phase of the cell cycle does the cell grow?
a)
G1 phase
b)
S phase
c)
M phase
d)
Cytokinesis
10.
During what phase of the cell cycle does the cell prepare for mitosis?
a)
G1 phase
b)
S phase
c)
G2 phase
d)
M phase
11.
What process does a multi-cellular organism use to replace its damaged body cells?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
replication
d)
transcription
12.
Which of these lists presents the stages of the cell cycle in the correct order?
a)
interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis
b)
cytokinesis, mitosis, interphase
c)
mitosis, interphase, cytokinesis
d)
interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis
13.
Which of these phases of mitosis take place first?
a)
anaphase
b)
telophase
c)
prophase
d)
metaphase
14.
Matt uses a microscope to look at slides of plant cells.  He sees a cell with two nuclei that have visible chromosomes. In which stage of cell division is this cell?
a)
anaphase
b)
prophase
c)
telophase
d)
interphase
15.
Which of these organisms relies on mitosis for reproduction?
a)
grumpy cat
b)
angry bird
c)
unicellular paramecium
d)
squishy jellyfish
16.
During interphase, the DNA is in the form of
a)
chromatin
b)
chromosomes
c)
chromatids
d)
centromeres
17.
Identify the stage.
a)
interphase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
18.
Identify the stage of mitosis.
a)
interphase
b)
prophase
c)
metaphase
d)
anaphase
19.
Identify the stage of mitosis.
a)
interphase
b)
prophase
c)
anaphase
d)
cytokinesis
20.
Identify the stage of mitosis. 
a)
interphase
b)
prophase
c)
anaphase
d)
cytokinesis
21.
Which phase comes NEXT?
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
22.
Identify the phase of mitosis.
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
23.
What is the name of the structure labeled X?
a)
Centriole
b)
Centrosome
c)
Chromatid
d)
Chromosome 
24.
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
25.
a)
Anaphase
b)
Cytokinesis
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
26.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Metaphase
27.
a)
Anaphase
b)
Cytonkinesis
c)
Interphase
d)
Prophase
28.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Prophase
29.

What is the shape of DNA?

a)

Single helix

b)

Triple helix

c)

Double helix

d)

I dont know

30.

what on the DNA makes use different from everything else?

a)

sugar and phosphate

b)

nitrogen bases

c)

hydrogen bonds

d)

stinky feet

31.

Nucleotides are made out of ....

a)

sugar phosphate and nitrogen bases

b)

sugar carbs and lipids

c)

proteins and hydrogen

d)

oxygen and sugar

32.

A massive growth of cells are called?

a)

Tumor

b)

pimple

c)

mole

d)

skin

33.

All Living things are composed of ?

a)

DNA

b)

NITROGEN

c)

Rainbows

d)

organic food

34.

What makes the hair gene different from everyone else?

a)

Sugar

b)

phosphates

c)

NITROGEN BASES

d)

genes

35.

Match the complementary pair

ATAAGC

a)

TATTCG

b)

TTTAAA

c)

ATAAGC

d)

ATATATA

36.

what is the genetic code?

a)

NITROGEN BASES

b)

sugar

c)

phosphates

d)

genes

37.

What happens in the S phase

a)

DNA replication

b)

growth of cell

c)

cell splits

d)

new cell

38.

What are the base pairing rules?

a)

C-T G-A

b)

T-A C-G

c)

G-G C-C

d)

T-A A-C

39.

what makes a nucleotide?

a)

Sugar

b)

phosphate

c)

nitrogen base, sugar, and phosphate

d)

only nitrogen bases

40.

What holds your nitrogen bases together?

a)

Carbon bonds

b)

sugar bonds

c)

Hydrogen bonds

d)

nitrogen bonds