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Ms. Clark's Biology Mitosis - Protein synthesis 2022

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

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1.

After mitosis, how many chromosomes do the daughter cells have?

a)

Daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

b)

Daughter cells have half of the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

c)

23 chromosomes each

d)

46 chromosomes each

2.

What would happen if mitosis did not occur?

a)

You could not make new cells.

b)

Asexual reproduction would not happen.

c)

All organisms would be single-celled.

d)

You could not repair damaged tissue.

3.

Why does DNA replication occur before Mitosis?

a)

DNA replication is faster than Mitosis.

b)

DNA replication does not occur before Mitosis.

c)

So that the daughter cells have a copy of the DNA and can function properly.

d)

So it does not interfere with the dividing of organelles.

4.

What happens during the S phases that allows M phase to produce 2 daughter cells?

a)

S phase creates spindles that attach to the chromosomes so that M phase can separate them into different daughter cells.

b)

S phase increases the size of the cell so there is enough to divide into two daughter cells.

c)

S phase creates a wall in the middle of the parent cell so that M phases can divide it into two daughter cells.

d)

S phase DNA replication must occur to produce two sets of chromosomes in order for the M phases daughter cells to function properly.

5.

What do you call a group of cells that have similar structure and that function together as a unit?

a)

tissue

b)

DNA

c)

differentiation

d)

cell cycle

6.

What is differentiation?

a)

The complete separation of the 2 new cells resulting from mitosis.

b)

The process of a cell changing from one cell type to a more specialized type of cell.

c)

Period of time where a cell carries out cell processes and replicates DNA prior to cell division.

d)

A doubled rod of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information.

7.

What is the advantage of the type of reproduction carried out by bacterial cells?

a)

It only requires one parent cell.

b)

It goes through the cell cycle twice before separating the daughters.

c)

It is fast.

d)

It creates daughters that are genetically different.

8.

Cancer cells do not enter G0 phase. What do cancer cells do instead?

a)

Stay in the G1 phase.

b)

Only go through half of the cell cycle.

c)

Go through Meiosis.

d)

Repeat the cell cycle continuously.

9.

An ordered sequence of events in the life of a eukaryotic cell; process of growth and division is . . .

a)

G1 phase

b)

cell cycle

c)

chromosome

d)

chromatid

10.

The interphase stage of cell cycle where cell replicates DNA is . . .

a)

Checkpoints

b)

S phase

c)

Chromosome

d)

G2 phase

11.

A cell that skips checkpoints and divides uncontrollably is . . .

a)

Cancer

b)

Centromere

c)

Centriole

d)

Checkpoints

12.

The identical diploid cells produced by mitosis are . . .

a)

prophase

b)

patent cells

c)

chromatid

d)

daughter cells

13.

A series of steps in the cell cycle that result in the formation of two new nuclei each having the same number of chromosomes as the parent nucleus.

a)

A phase

b)

M phase

c)

prophase

d)

G1 phase

14.

In DNA replication is . . .

a)

DNA is copied or reproduced.

b)

DNA is destroyed.

c)

DNA is saved.

d)

DNA is not present.

15.

What occurs when an organism makes more of itself without exchanging genetic information with another organism through sex?

a)

Sexual reproduction

b)

growth

c)

Asexual reproduction

d)

development

16.

What directly regulates cell differentiation?

a)

DNA

b)

lipids

c)

carbohydrates

d)

sugars

17.

Why is DNA important for protein synthesis?

a)

DNA carries amino acids.

b)

DNA becomes ribosomes.

c)

DNA contains the instructions for making proteins.

d)

DNA folds into protein chains.

18.

A woman who is a carrier of hemophilia has offspring with a man who suffers from hemophilia. How many of the daughters are predicted to have hemophilia?

a)

none of the daughters

b)

all of the daughters

c)

half of the daughters

d)

a quarter of the daughters

19.

A woman who is a carrier of hemophilia has offspring with a a man who suffers from hemophilia. Which is true about the sons?

a)

all sons will have hemophilia

b)

Sons who have hemophilia got it from their mother.

c)

None of the sons will survive birth.

d)

None of the sons will have hemophilia.

20.

Which of the following most accurately summarizes the effects of mutations on living things?

a)

Most mutations are beneficial and a few are harmful.

b)

Most mutations are harmful, but some have little effect.

c)

About half mutations are beneficial and half are harmful.

d)

Many mutations have little or no effect, but some can be harmful or beneficial.

21.

What may happen to the codon sequence if there is an error in transcription?

a)

The cell dies.

b)

tRNA will become dysfunctional.

c)

The codon sequence will be incorrect.

d)

mRNA will not be able to leave the nucleus.

22.

DNA is double stranded, carries genetic information, and . . .

a)

becomes single stranded when leaving the nucleus

b)

contains the nitrogenous base thymine

c)

contains the nitrogenous base uracil.

d)

contains the sugar ribose

23.

Transcription produces

a)

proteins

b)

Amino Acids

c)

RNA

d)

DNA

24.

Translation produces

a)

RNA

b)

tRNA

c)

DNA

d)

Protein

25.

RNA molecules are single stranded. . .

a)

contain the nitrogenous base thymine

b)

contain the sugar deoxyribose

c)

contain the nitrogenous base uracil

d)

contain the sugar ribose

26.

Allele fro black (B) fur is dominant over allele for brown (b) fur. A brown cat is crossed with a heterozygous black cat. Which genotypic ratios can we expect?

a)

2 BB: 2Bb: 0bb

b)

0BB: 2Bb: 2bb

c)

2BB: 0Bb: 2bb

d)

1BB: 2Bb: 1bb

27.

The offspring of an original albino bat and an original homozygous male mate and create more bats. Many alleles are produced in future generations. What would the parent genotypes need to be to create allele combinations necessary for a 1/4 chance of producing an albino offspring?

a)

rr x Rr

b)

rr x rr

c)

Rr x rr

d)

Rr x Rr

28.

An albino female rat breeds with a homozygous normal brown male rat. What are the percentages of each phenotype?

a)

100% Albino

b)

50% Brown; 50% Albino

c)

100% Brown

d)

75% Brown; 25% Albino

29.

The allele for widow's peak is dominant and the allele for straight hairline is recessive. What is the probability that the offspring will have a widow's peak, if both parents are heterozygous for the trait?

a)

50%

b)

100%

c)

25%

d)

75%

30.

A cell has 40 chromosomes, It goes through meiosis. What is the result?

a)

2 cells each containing 20 chromosomes

b)

4 cells each containing 20 chromosomes

c)

2 cells each containing 40 chromosomes

d)

4 cells each containing 40 chromosomes

31.

Which type of cells contain two copies of each chromosome?

a)

body cells

b)

egg cells

c)

skin cells

d)

sperm cells

32.

If a new mutation appears in a population, it is most likely the result of . . .

a)

exposure to chemicals.

b)

exposure to the environment.

c)

a mutation in a parent body cell.

d)

a mutation of the DNA in a gamete.

33.

Genes contain instructions for assembling. . .

a)

proteins

b)

nucleotides

c)

carbohydrates

d)

chromosomes

34.

What molecule does transcription produce?

a)

DNA

b)

tRNA

c)

messenger RNA

d)

polypeptide chain

35.

Mutations are important to the evolution of a species because they. . .

a)

happen over the long period of time that evolution requires.

b)

cut out and replace damaged or useless genes.

c)

accelerate the transcription rate of DNA

d)

are a source of genetic variability.

36.

Which components are known as the "genetic code"?

a)

hydrogen bonds

b)

deoxyribose sugars

c)

nitrogenous bases

d)

double helix

37.

What directly regulates cell differentiation?

a)

lipids

b)

ATP

c)

DNA

d)

carbohydrates

38.

DNA . . .

a)

codes for proteins.

b)

folds to create traits.

c)

separates into strands that make different traits.

d)

produces energy for growth.

39.

A mutation that occurs in the development of gametes may be transferred to

a)

other cells in the organism.

b)

parent

c)

offspring

d)

mating partner.

40.

Why is DNA important for protein synthesis?

a)

DNA folds into protein chains.

b)

DNA contains the instructions for making proteins.

c)

DNA becomes ribosomes.

d)

DNA carries amino acids.