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Cell Growth and Division Practice

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Starting with Gap 1, what is the correct order of the cell cycle?

a)

G1 > G2 > S > M

b)

G1 > S > G2 > M

c)

G1 > M > S > G2

d)

G1 > S > M > G2

2.

What is the actual name of the S phase?

a)

Symbiosis

b)

Secondary

c)

Synthesis

d)

Simple

3.

What happens during G1?

a)

The cell grows and carries out normal functions

b)

The DNA in the cell is copied

c)

The cell grows a little bit more

d)

The cell divides itself

4.

What happens during S?

a)

The cell grows and carries out normal functions

b)

The DNA in the cell is copied

c)

The cell grows a little bit more

d)

The cell divides itself

5.

What happens during G2?

a)

The cell grows and carries out normal functions

b)

The DNA in the cell is copied

c)

The cell grows a little bit more

d)

The cell divides itself

6.

What happens during M?

a)

The cell grows and carries out normal functions

b)

The DNA in the cell is copied

c)

The cell grows a little bit more

d)

The cell divides itself

7.

What is the acronym we use to remember the order of the phases of mitosis?

a)

AMPT

b)

TAPM

c)

MAPT

d)

PMAT

8.

What happens during prophase?

a)

Chromosomes condense

b)

Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

c)

Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite sides

d)

Chromosomes unwind

9.

What happens during metaphase?

a)

Chromosomes condense

b)

Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

c)

Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite sides

d)

Chromosomes unwind

10.

What happens during anaphase?

a)

Chromosomes condense

b)

Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

c)

Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite sides

d)

Chromosomes unwind

11.

What happens during telophase?

a)

Chromosomes condense

b)

Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

c)

Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite sides

d)

Chromosomes unwind

12.

Which phase of mitosis is being shown?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

e)

Cytokinesis

13.

Which phase of mitosis is being shown?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

e)

Cytokinesis

14.

Which phase of mitosis is being shown?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

e)

Cytokinesis

15.

Which phase of mitosis is being shown?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

e)

Cytokinesis

16.

Which phase of mitosis is being shown?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

e)

Cytokinesis

17.

Which 3 phases make up interphase?

a)

G1, S, & G2

b)

G1, G2, & M

c)

G2, S, & M

d)

G1, M, & G2

18.

Which of the following best represents a replicated chromosome?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Which of the following best represents a sister chromatid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which of the following is true about chromosomes and cell division?

a)

The number of chromosomes stays the same

b)

The number of chromosomes and chromatids changes

c)

The number of chromosomes changes but the number of chromatids stay the same

d)

The number of chromosomes stays the same but the number of chromatids changes

21.

Which of the following statements about cytokinesis is FALSE?

a)

Cytokinesis is not a part of mitosis/it is its own phase

b)

Cytokinesis divides the cells cytoplasm

c)

After cytokinesis, cells go back into G1

d)

After cytokinesis, one of the two new cells must die

22.
What is the result of mitosis and cytokinesis
a)
two identical cells
b)
two identical chromosomes
c)
two identical nuclei
d)
two identical mitochondria
23.
The part labeled 2 is the
a)
centromere
b)
sister chromatid
c)
long arm 
d)
chromosome
24.
Which is true of the chromosome?
a)
it does not split during mitosis
b)
it is two identical pieces of DNA
c)
it is not connected by the centromere
d)
it is copied during the G2 phase
25.
What is the next step in the cell cycle after this?
a)
prophase
b)
anaphase
c)
the growth of the cell
d)
the copying of DNA
26.
What is the result of mitosis?
a)
two identical cells
b)
two identical nuclei
c)
two identical mitochondria
d)
two identical cytoplasms
27.
Which is the shortest phase in mitosis?
a)
interphase
b)
prophase
c)
anaphase
d)
G1
28.
Prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus and divide by
a)
mitosis
b)
cytokinesis
c)
binary fission
d)
interphase
29.
Which step in the cell cycle is this?
a)
Interphase
b)
G1
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
DNA synthesis
30.
Which phase of mitosis is this?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
31.

Cancer cells form masses of cells called

a)

tumors

b)

cyclins

c)

growth factors

d)

p53

32.

Cancer affects

a)

humans only

b)

unicellular organisms only

c)

multicellular organisms only

d)

multicellular and unicellular organisms

33.

Which diagram shows cancer cells?

a)

A

b)

B

34.

Cancer is a disorder in which some cells have lost the ability to control their

a)

size

b)

spindle fibers

c)

growth rate

d)

surface area

35.

Cyclins are a family of closely related proteins that

a)

regulate the cell cycle

b)

produce p53

c)

cause cancer

d)

work to heal wounds

36.

Cells grown in a petri dish tend to divide until they form a thin layer covering the bottom of the dish. If cells are removed from the middle of the dish, the cells bordering the open space will begin dividing until they have filled the empty space. What does this experiment show?

a)

Cell division is a completely random process

b)

Once cells divide, they can never divide again

c)

The controls on cell growth and division can be turned on and off

d)

There is only a limited amount of DNA available to a given group of cells

37.
Put the following actions in order: DNA replicates, cell grows, cell divides, cell prepares for mitosis. 
a)
DNA replicates, cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides
b)
cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, DNA replicates, cell divides
c)
cell grows, DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides
d)
DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell grows, cell divides
38.

The graph shows the 5-year survival rate percentages of patients diagnosed with cancer from 1985 through 1997. This data is for all types of invasive cancers and includes males and females of all races.

What is the trend in the data of cancer survival during the span of the time given?

a)

The survival rate of cancer is increasing between 1985 and 1997 indicating an overall increase of people surviving cancer.

b)

The survival rate of cancer is decreasing from 1985 to 1997 indicating an overall decrease of people surviving cancer.

c)

The survival rate has not changed between 1985 and 1997.

39.

You view a mosquito cell under a microscope and observe that it only has 3 chromosomes. Would that cell be diploid or haploid?

a)

diploid

b)

haploid

40.

While in the womb, the webbed fingers of an embryo undergo programmed cell death, also known as ____________________.

a)

apoptosis

b)

cytokinesis

c)

carcinogen

d)

stem cells

41.

Substances or radiation that is known to produce or promote cancer are called

a)

carcinogens

b)

kinases

c)

cyclins

d)

malignancies

42.

_________________ is a critical point where stop and go signals can regulate the cell cycle.

a)

Metastasis

b)

Checkpoint

c)

Apoptosis

d)

Cancer

43.

Which family of proteins regulates the timing of the cell cycle in eukaryotes?

a)

Chromatids

b)

DNA and RNA

c)

Cyclins

d)

Chromosomes

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