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Pentathlon Science Practice test 2020

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cells replicate or divide during

a)

apoptosis

b)

mitosis

c)

necrosis

2.

Natural cell death is called

a)

apoptosis

b)

mitosis

c)

necrosis

3.

Cell death due to injury or damage is called

a)

apoptosis

b)

mitosis

c)

necrosis

4.

Tumors that are easily removed and not cancerous are called

a)

malignant

b)

matastasis

c)

benign

5.

Tumors that are cancerous are called

a)

malignant

b)

metastasis

c)

benign

6.

Cancer is spread during

a)

malignant

b)

metastasis

c)

benign

7.

Cancer creates new blood vessels called

a)

organelles

b)

angiogenes

c)

phagocytes

d)

lysosomes

8.

Cells replicate faster when there are no

a)

proliferation cells

b)

oncogenes

c)

tumor suppressor genes

9.

During cell death, __________are the "clean up crew" and absorb dead cells.

a)

organelles

b)

angiogenes

c)

phagocytes

10.

__________ are examples of organelles

a)

nucleus

b)

golgi apparatus

c)

lysosome

d)

all of the above

11.

This type of disease happens when the immune system attacks the body with it's own tissues and cells.

a)

fatal immune

b)

duoimmune

c)

autoimmune

d)

citraimmune

12.

Which of these are rare and come from embryonic connective tissue?

a)

lymphomas

b)

melanomas

c)

sarcomas

d)

adenocarcinomas

13.

Which of these cancers originate in the skin?

a)

carinomas

b)

melanomas

c)

lymphomas

d)

epidermis

14.

Tobacco, even when not smoked, poses this type of risk

a)

inherited

b)

nuclear

c)

mystical

d)

cancer

15.

What percentage of your DNA comes from your father and mother?

a)

25% father, 75% mother

b)

25% mother, 75% father

c)

50% mother, 50% father

d)

The percentage is random

16.

What is the most significant risk associated with cancer development?

a)

climate

b)

age

c)

race

d)

height

17.

What type of cancer originates in the white blood cells?

a)

myeloma

b)

osteoporosis

c)

lymphoma

d)

carncinoma

18.

The process of repackaging DNA is called?

a)

epigenetics

b)

miosis

c)

mitosis

d)

cancer

19.

A characteristic that increases the likelihood of something happening is called

a)

a risk factor

b)

genetics

c)

DNA

d)

genes

20.

What do we call mutations that originate in the sperm or egg?

a)

germline mutations

b)

zygotes

c)

gametes

d)

hemoglobin

21.

What is the basic unit of life?

a)

Cells

b)

Nuclues

c)

unicellular

d)

Bacteria

22.

What does Prokaryotic organisms Include?

a)

bacteria and archaea

b)

cell membrane organelles

c)

Nucleus

d)

Golgi Apparatus

23.

Do bacterial cells have cytoplasm?

a)

Yes

b)

No

24.

One similarity between Eukaryotic cells and Prokaryotic cells?

a)

Both cells contain membrane organelles such as the nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum.

b)

A DNA cell which is housed in an organelle.

c)

They both use genes in DNA to make proteins and both copy the DNA and divide.

d)

they both look the same.

25.

One difference between plant cell and animal cells?

a)

animal cells develop faster than plant cells.

b)

Animal cells do not have chloroplasts so they dont farm energy.

c)

plant cells contain chloroplasts that carry out photosynthesis and animal cells don't.

26.

What is a DNA sequence called?

a)

Recipe

b)

Proteins

c)

Genes

d)

Cells

27.

Where is DNA stored

a)

Nuclues

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Vacuole

28.

What does the Golgi apparatus do

a)

Golgi apparatus helps Lysosomes carry out digestion of materials that need to be broken down.

b)

Golgi apparatus acts along with filaments that transport material into different cells.

c)

Golgi apparatus takes proteins and other products from the ER and modifies and packages them for shipment.

29.

What is RNA

a)

RNA associates with a cellular organelle known as the ER and its converts proteins

b)

a portion of the ER involved in protein synthesis.

c)

to help separate different cells.

d)

RNA helps with translation,RNA brings the correct acid to the ribosomes.

30.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

dynamic acids

b)

deoxyribonucleic acid

c)

donuts neutral

31.

What do we call abnormal cells that divide in an uncontrolled manner?

a)

Diabetes

b)

Cancer

c)

Necrosis

d)

Mitosis

32.

Cancer cells often form collections of tissue known as ...

a)

Tumors

b)

Ribosome

c)

Genes

d)

Organelles

33.

What does is mean if we say "cancer has metastasized"?

a)

It is in one location

b)

It has gone dormant

c)

It has spread

d)

It is cured

34.

How many types of cancer are there?

a)

Between 10 and 50

b)

Between 50 and 100

c)

Less than 10

d)

Over 120

35.

What do we call gene changes?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Mutations

c)

DNA

d)

Hereditary

36.

What is an oncogene?

a)

A cancer causing gene

b)

A tumor inhibitor

c)

A normal cell

d)

A treatment for cancer

37.

What does proliferation mean?

a)

Rapid increase in numbers

b)

Rapid decrease in numbers

c)

Cell death

d)

Cell stasis

38.

The analogy of a car with a stuck gas pedal that keeps moving in traffic helps to understand...

a)

The effect pf a mutated proto-oncogenes on a cell

b)

The effect of tumor suppressing genes on a cell

c)

The recipe for DNA

d)

The process of Mitosis

39.

Tumor suppressor genes ...

a)

have loss of function mutations

b)

have gain of function mutations

c)

stimulate cell to grow and divide

d)

Repairs genes

40.

The analogy of the brakes on your car not working relates to..

a)

Tumor suppressor genes

b)

Oncogenes

c)

DNA

d)

Gene Repair

41.

What will happen if repair are not made to DNA during replication?

a)

Mutations will accumulate

b)

It will stop replicating

c)

It will have no effect

d)

The DNA will regenerate

42.

This type of tumor is not cancer and can typically be removed by surgery

a)

benign tumor

b)

malignant tumor

c)

gene tumor

d)

radial tumor

43.

This type of tumor moves into normal tissue and can spread

a)

benign tumor

b)

malignant tumor

c)

gene tumor

d)

radial tumor

44.

The spread of a malignant tumor is known as

a)

metastasis

b)

mitosis

c)

machardia

d)

angiogenesis

45.

How do cancer cells spread?

a)

Through DNA

b)

Through physical contact

c)

through blood vessels

d)

They do not spread

46.

What are the basic functions that all cells must carry out to survive?

a)

Metabolism, transportation, responsiveness, growth, and reproduction

b)

Metabolism, catabolism, anabolism and reproduction

c)

Metabolism, growth and reproduction

d)

endocytosis, exocytosis, metabolism, transportation and reproduction

47.

These reduce the activation energy required for a reaction or process to get started.

a)

Organelles

b)

Enzymes

c)

Microtubules

d)

Lipids

48.

This is largely responsible for much of the transport that occurs across the membrane.

a)

Lipids

b)

Filaments

c)

Cell membrane proteins

d)

Mitochondria

49.

What organelle is involved in making ATP?

a)

Monocytes

b)

Monoblasts

c)

Monocippual

d)

Mitochondria

50.

What serves as tracks along which motor proteins can move? (More than one)

a)

Actin Filaments

b)

Microtubules

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cell membranes

51.

This is when molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

a)

Differentiation

b)

Mitosis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Prophase

52.

These play a significant role in alerting cells to changes.

a)

Golgi Apperi

b)

DNA receptors

c)

Signaling molecules

d)

Nucleaic response lipids

53.

What could happen if conditions are not right for cell division? (more than 1 response)

a)

Stay the same

b)

Differentiate into a more specialized cell

c)

Die

d)

Explode

54.

The suffix for an immature cell

a)

blast

b)

cyte

c)

ible

d)

eous

55.

The suffix for a mature cell

a)

blast

b)

cyte

c)

ible

d)

eous

56.

These are the steps in mitosis

a)

prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase

b)

prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and interphase

c)

prophase, prometaphase, metaphase and anaphase

d)

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase

57.

Mitosis is this kind of divison

a)

Cytoplasmic Division

b)

Nuclear division

c)

Chromosomal Division

d)

Prophotic division

58.

Cytokinesis is this kind of division

a)

Nuclear Division

b)

Cytoplasmic Division

c)

Chromosomal Division

d)

Prophotic Division

59.

What product to you have after mitosis and cytokinesis?

a)

A son cell

b)

Duplicate DNA in the nucleus

c)

A single daughter cell

d)

Two daughter cells

60.

The copying of DNA occurs during this step in the cell cycle.

a)

Interphase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Prophase

d)

Anaphase

61.

During what phase in the cell cycle does the nuclear envelope disappear?

a)

Interphase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Prophase

d)

Telophase

62.

During what phase of the cell cycle do the chromosomes line up?

a)

Interphase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Prophase

63.

During what stage in the cell cycle does the cell actually separate?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

64.

During what phase in the cell cycle does the nuclear envelope reform around the newly separated chromosomes?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

65.

What do we call programmed cell death?

a)

Necrosis

b)

Mitosis

c)

Fragmenting

d)

Apoptosis

66.

What kind of cell death is caused by an environmental event?

a)

Necrosis

b)

Genetic Disposition

c)

Endocytosis

d)

Apoptosis

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