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Cell growth and division quiz review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are advantages of asexual reproduction? (pick all that apply)

a)

There is increased genetic diversity

b)

The cell can reproduce quickly

c)

Exact copies of the successful cells can be reproduced

d)

Organisms can adapt to changing environments over generations

2.

Why a cells generally so small?

a)

Because the molecules they are made of are tiny

b)

Because more cells can fit into an organism

c)

Because moving nutrients across cell membranes is more efficient when they are smaller

d)

Because more daughter cells can be reproduced when fewer resources are being used

3.

What are the structures in a cell that are made of bundles of DNA?

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

organelles

d)

chromosomes

4.

What occurs during the cell cycle?

a)

cells prepare and then divide into 2 daughter cells

b)

cells are triggered to die off after a certain amount of time

c)

cells fail to die off and reproduce uncontrollably

d)

cells travel throughout the circulatory system

5.

During the cell growth phase of cell division, what is occurring?

a)

cell membranes and walls are forming

b)

cells are splitting in half

c)

new protein and organelles are being formed

d)

chromosomes are enlarging

6.

What is mitosis?

a)

The fluid in the cell outside of the nucleus

b)

The area of the cell that contains DNA

c)

The part of a cell's life before cell division

d)

The stage of cell division when the nucleus is divided

7.

During which phase of mitosis are the chromosomes replicated?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

8.

During which phase of mitosis are two nuclear envelopes formed?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

9.

During which phase of mitosis do the spindle fibers first attach to the chromosomes?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

10.

What do spindle fibers do?

a)

They make up the nuclear envelope

b)

They hold the chromosomes together

c)

They separate the chromatids

d)

They give the cell its shape

11.

How is cytokinesis different in plant cells than in animal cells?

a)

Plant cells do not form spindle fibers during cell division

b)

Plant cells form a cell plate that divides the cell instead of a cell membrane

c)

Plant cells do not have chromosomes like animal cells have

d)

Plant cells form nuclear envelopes in the daughter cells instead of cell membranes

12.

During which phase do the sister chromatids separate and move to opposite ends of the cell?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

13.

What controls the cell cycle?

a)

spindles and centromeres

b)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

c)

red and white blood cell circulation

d)

internal and external regulatory proteins

14.

What is cancer?

a)

early cell apoptosis

b)

uncontrolled cell growth

c)

overly active external regulators

d)

pluripotent stem cells

15.

What is apoptosis?

a)

animal cell mitosis

b)

regulated cell division

c)

programmed cell death

d)

a prokaryote growth factor

16.

What is differentiation?

a)

stem cells developing into specific types of cells

b)

different stages of cell reproduction

c)

the beginning of mitosis

d)

cell division

17.

How are adult and embryonic stem cells different?

a)

embryonic stem cells last longer than adult stem cells

b)

retrieving adult stem cells kills the host, retrieving embryonic stem cells doesn't

c)

embryonic stem cells can become any type of cell, adult stem cells can only become certain types of cells

d)

embryonic stem cells are not useful for research and medical treatments, adult stem cells are

18.

What are induced pluripotent stem cells?

a)

stem cells that are taken from the umbilical cord

b)

embryonic stem cells that are unable to differentiate

c)

stem cells formed in a lab

d)

adult stem cells that have been modified to act more like embryonic stem cells

19.

How are prokaryotic chromosomes different from eukaryotic chromosomes?

a)

they form a ladder

b)

they are lined up into one long row

c)

they are not enclosed in a nucleus

d)

they are made up of lipids

20.

What type of cell division occurs in prokaryotes?

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

meiosis

c)

mitosis

d)

binary fission