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Unit 5 Cell Cycle

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is most likely a cancer treatment?

a)

a drug that kills only very small cells

b)

a drug that kills only very large cells

c)

a drug that kills only slowly dividing cells

d)

a drug that kills only rapidly dividing cells

2.

Which is most likely a cancer treatment?

a)

a drug that kills only very small cells

b)

a drug that kills only very large cells

c)

a drug that kills only slowly dividing cells

d)

a drug that kills only rapidly dividing cells

3.

What process occurs when the cell divides completely?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Interphase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Cytokinesis

4.

What is the purpose of the cell cycle?

a)

To create new cells for growth and repair

b)

repairs old cells

c)

makes proteins

d)

absorbs nutrients

5.

What occurs after Interphase?

a)

synthesis of proteins for cell division

b)

growth of cell and storage of food

c)

separation of chromosomes into 2 daughter cells

d)

replication and transcription of DNA in the cell

6.

What happens during the S phase?

a)

growth

b)

chromosomes line up in the middle

c)

DNA is replicated

d)

cytoplasm splits

7.

Which is a benefit of meiosis?

a)

It increases mutations

b)

It increases genetic diversity

c)

It decrease the number of chromosomes

d)

It increases the number of chromosomes

8.

What type of cells are produced as a result of Meiosis?

a)

four diploid cells

b)

two diploid cells

c)

four haploid cells

d)

two haploid cells

9.

If the diploid number of chromosomes in a cat is 60, what is the haploid number of chromosomes?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

60

10.

What process increases genetic diversity in organisms?

a)

mitosis

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

DNA replication

d)

meiosis

11.

What process is used to make new body cells?

a)

Meiosis

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

Mitosis

d)

crossing over

12.

What process occurs after Prophase?

a)

Anaphase

b)

Interphase

c)

Telophase

d)

Metaphase

13.

During which phase of Mitosis do Chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

14.

Which provides the accurate order of the cell cycle process?

a)

prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase, cytokinesis

b)

Interphase, prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase, cytokinesis

c)

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

d)

interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis

15.

What is the purpose of mitosis in sexually producing organisms?

a)

make offspring

b)

growth and development

c)

genetic variation

d)

mutations

16.

If human body cells were to come into contact with a chemical that disrupts cell division, what process would stop working?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

crossing over

d)

sexual reproduction

17.

How are mitosis and meiosis similar?

a)

both need DNA to replicate

b)

both have two cell divisions

c)

both have crossing over

d)

both are asexual reproduction

18.

If a cell were undergoing mitosis and it has 16 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would be found in the cells produced?

a)

two cells with 8 chromosomes

b)

two cells with 16 chromosomes

c)

four cells with 8 chromosomes

d)

four cells with 16 chromosomes

19.

Which is an example of asexual reproduction?

a)

A hydra budding off a new offspring.

b)

A bee transferring flower pollen.

c)

A male fish fertilizing female eggs.

d)

Earthworms exchanging gametes.

20.

Which describes one of the main differences between asexual and sexual reproduction?

a)

sexually reproducing organisms require one parent and asexually requires two parents

b)

sexually reproducing organisms require two parents and asexually requires one parent

c)

sexually reproducing organisms can reproduce quickly while asexually takes longer

d)

asexually reproducing organisms use more energy and sexually uses less energy

21.
In what phase of mitosis does DNA condense into visible chromosomes?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
22.
I am the stage of mitosis where the sister chromatids are pulled apart.
a)
interphase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
23.
What are the phases of mitosis IN ORDER?
a)
Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase
b)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
c)
Prophase, Metaphase, Telophase, Anaphase
d)
Telophase, Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase
24.
DNA is replicated during ______ of the cell cycle.
a)
Gap 1 
b)
Synthesis
c)
Gap 2
d)
Gap 0
25.
At what stage during mitosis does the nuclear envelope break up?
a)
Metaphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
26.
The ___________ holds the replicated sister chromatids together.
a)
centriole
b)
chromosomes
c)
centromere
d)
cycles
27.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Metaphase
28.
What is cytokinesis?
a)
This is when two cells merge together to make one giant cell.
b)
The stage where chromosomes migrate to the opposite ends of the cell. 
c)
The stage of the cell cycle where the rest of the cell divides after mitosis is complete.
d)
The stage in which DNA condenses into chromosomes.
29.
What is the longest stage of the cell cycle called?
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
M phase
c)
Interphase
d)
G1 Phase
30.
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
31.
a)

Anaphase

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Telophase

d)

Metaphase

32.
In mitosis, the two resulting cells are
a)
different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
b)
different from the starting cell and different from each other.
c)
identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
d)
identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.
33.
Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have -
a)
16 chromosomes.
b)
46 chromosomes.
c)
8 chromosomes.
d)
4 chromosomes.
34.

The cell membrane splits and 2 new daughter cells are formed

a)

Metaphase

b)

Anaphase

c)

Telephase

d)

Cytokinesis

35.

How many chromosomes do humans have?

a)

46

b)

21

c)

10

d)

23

36.
Put the following stages of the cell cycle in order: G2, S, G1, M. 
a)
G1, S, G2, M
b)
S, G1, G2, M
c)
G1, M, G2, S
d)
M, G1, S, G2
37.

Why do cells go through mitosis?

a)

to make food from sunlight

b)

to create proteins

c)

to get air into the cells

d)

to reproduce, grow and repair/replace

38.

Before cells can divide, what happens to the DNA?

a)

It is replicated

b)

It increases in size

c)

It is divided in half

d)

It decreases in size

39.
What stage is this?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
40.
What is the role of the spindle during mitosis?
a)
it changes the chromatin to chromosome
b)
duplicate the DNA
c)
breaks down the membrane
d)
separates the chromatids.
41.
Identify the phase of mitosis
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
42.
The causes of cancer may include which of the following?
a)
poor diet & activity levels
b)
UV radiation
c)
inheritance
d)
all of these
43.
The spreading of cancerous cells is called
a)
metastasis
b)
carcinogenesis
c)
angiogenesis
d)
homeostasis
44.
When a cell divides, what do we call the 2 new cells?
a)
mother cells
b)
father cells
c)
daughter cells
d)
son cells
45.
Before a cell can divide, what must happen?
a)
Nothing, it is always ready to divide
b)
The number of chromosomes must be cut in half
c)
The number of chromosomes must double
d)
The number of chromosomes must triple.
46.
If the message never gets through for a cell to stop dividing and it just keeps dividing over and over again, what can form?
a)
tumor
b)
freckle
c)
goosebump
d)
scab
47.
In meiosis, the haploid number of chromosomes in a human sex cell is:
a)
46
b)
92
c)
22
d)
23
48.
What is the diploid number of cells found in a human body cell?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
92
d)
47
49.
When you start with 1 cell, at the end of mitosis, how many identical cells will you have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
50.
After meiosis is complete how many cells will there be?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
51.
Why is sexual reproduction better than asexual reproduction?
a)
It gives an advantage to organisms to be different than the rest, if the environment changes.
b)
It is better for all organisms to be the same.
c)
It happens faster.
d)
It helps skin cells divide faster to heal wounds.
52.
The process on the left is:
The process on the right is:
a)
Left: meiosis
Right: meiosis
b)
Left: meiosis
Right: cloning
c)
Left: mitosis
Right: meiosis
d)
Left: mitosis
Right: mitosis
53.
Place these cells in order of mitosis.
a)
A, B, C, D, E
b)
B, E, D, A, C
c)
C, E, A, D, B
d)
B, D, A, E, C
54.
Why would it be important to replicate DNA before a cell divides in mitosis or meiosis?
a)
In order for genetic information to be transferred into daughter cells.
b)
In order for the cell to be able to increase in size.
c)
In order for the DNA to be contained in the nucleus.
d)
In order for the cell to re-order the DNA sequencing in the new cells.
55.
Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.
a)
23, 46
b)
46, 23
c)
2, 4
d)
50, 100
56.
If a body cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
57.
The correct term for "thread-like DNA found in the nucleus of a cell before mitosis takes place".
a)
chromatin
b)
chromatids
c)
centromere
d)
homologous chromosomes
58.
What is a polar body?
a)
a male sex cell that has a mutation
b)
a female sex cell that has a mutation
c)
a chromosome that has crossed over
d)
a female sex cell that dies and does not develop into an egg
59.
All of the offspring of an organism have the same genetic material, which is identical to the parent organism. From this, we can conclude that this organism -
a)
makes its own food
b)
is unicellular
c)
live in a marine habitat
d)
reproduces asexually
60.
The genetic material of an offspring of sexually reproducing organisms is best described as–
a)
identical to that of the other offspring
b)
a copy of the genetic material of the mother
c)
a copy of the genetic material of the father
d)
genes from both parents, in unique combinations
61.

The growth phase of the cell cycle is called

a)

Interphase

b)

Telophase

c)

Prophase

d)

Anaphase

62.

What is a gene?

a)

A section of DNA with instructions for making a protein

b)

A section of DNA with instructions for making a carbohydrate

c)

One nucleic acid chain that codes for DNA

d)

One protein chain that codes for DNA

63.

The division phase of the cell cycle is called...

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Metaphase

d)

Cytokinesis

64.

During Metaphase where do the chromosomes line up?

a)

Middle of the cell

b)

Outside the cell

c)

Edges of the Cell

d)

Around the Cell

65.

During Anaphase what are separated?

a)

Spindle Fibers

b)

Sister Chromatids

c)

Telomeres

d)

Chromosomes

66.
In the S stage of interphase....
a)
The cell grows
b)
The nucleus divides
c)
The cell membrane divides
d)
The DNA is replicated
67.
Uncontrollable cell growth is known as _____
a)
Obesity
b)
Cancer
c)
Diabetes
d)
Hepatitis
68.
What is cancer?
a)
The heart does not receive enough blood.
b)
Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain.
c)
Blood filled weak spot.
d)
Uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.
69.
Cancer is a consequence of the disruption of the cell cycle
a)
True
b)
False
70.

Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting

a)

The rate of transition through the cell cycle

b)

Red blood cell formation

c)

DNA replication

d)

ATP synthesis

71.
In what phase do the chromosomes get pulled apart into sister chromatid to opposite sides of the cell?
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Anaphase
72.

Cells of organism must replicate for ___?

a)

growth

b)

repair of damaged tissue

c)

replacement of dying cells.

d)

All of the above

73.

the division of the cytoplasm is called

a)

mitosis

b)

interphase

c)

cytokinesis

d)

somatic

74.

What is the division of the nucleus called?

a)

chromosome

b)

mitotic phase

c)

cytokinesis

d)

the cell cycle

75.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
76.

Name the phase:

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

77.

What is happening in this series of images?

a)

Mitosis - nucleus divides

b)

Mitosis - DNA replicates

c)

Interphase - the cell prepares for DNA replication

d)

Interphas - the cell divides

78.
The causes of cancer may include which of the following?
a)
environmental influences
b)
UV radiation
c)
viruses
d)
all of these
79.
An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 
a)
tumor
b)
cyst
c)
lesion
d)
polyp
80.

Cancer cells do not pass cell cycle checkpoints, and so they undergo apoptosis and die.

a)

True

b)

False

81.
What is a term for programmed cell death?
a)
apoptosis
b)
necrosis
c)
cell death
d)
doom
82.

________________is a critical point where stop and go signals can regulate the cycle

a)

Metastasis

b)

Checkpoint

c)

Malignant

d)

Benign

83.

Which of the following are checkpoints that the cell must pass before dividing?

a)

Have enough nutrients

b)

Be large enough to divide

c)

Have correctly copied all DNA

d)

All of the above

84.

Which of the following is a difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?

a)

regeneration is exclusive to sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction occurs only in haploid organisms

c)

sexual reproduction includes the development of unfertilized eggs

d)

sexual reproduction is more likely to increase the chance of genetic variation than is asexual reproduction

85.

The diploid chromosome compliment of human somatic cell consists of how many chromosomes?

a)

14

b)

23

c)

46

d)

58

86.

Eukaryotic cells spend most of their cell cycle in which phase?

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

metaphase

d)

anaphase

87.

If the S-phase was eliminated from the cell cycle, the daughter cell would

a)

have half the genetic material found in the parental cell

b)

be genetically identical

c)

be genetically identical to the parent cell

d)

synthesize the missing genetic material on their own

88.

Which of the following occurs during mitotic anaphase?

a)

centromeres of each chromatid divide

b)

sister chromatids separate

c)

daughter chromosmes begin to move towards opposite poles of the cell

d)

all of the above

89.

During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up on a plane located equidistant from the two spindle poles?

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

metaphase

d)

anaphase

90.

During which phase of mitosis does the nuclear envelope reform and the nucleoli reappear?

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

metaphase

d)

telophase

91.

The cell cycle control system

a)

receives messages from the outside of the cell that influence cell division

b)

triggers and controls major events in the cell cycle

c)

is influenced by growth factors that bind to cell receptors

d)

all of the above

92.

Which of the following occurs during interphase?

a)

growth of the aster

b)

duplication of chromosomes

c)

cell growth

93.

In telophase of mitosis the mitotic spindle disaapears and the nuclear envelope reappear. This is opposite of what happens in

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

interphase

d)

s-phase

94.

Which of the following is NOT a function of mitosis in humans?

a)

repair of wounds

b)

growth

c)

production of reproductive cells

d)

multiplication of body cells

95.
What correctly describes the DNA content in the G1 phase?
a)
normal amount
b)
double amount
c)
increasing
d)
decreasing
96.
Failure of this stage prior to mitosis would result in daughter cells without sufficient DNA
a)
S-phase
b)
Gap 1
c)
cytokinesis
d)
anaphase
97.
Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting
a)
the cell cycle
b)
red blood cell formation
c)
DNA replication
d)
ATP synthesis
98.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Prophase
99.
a)
Anaphase
b)
Cytonkinesis
c)
Interphase
d)
Prophase
100.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Metaphase
101.
a)
Anaphase
b)
Cytokinesis
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
102.
The time between cell divisions in the life cycle of the cell is called
a)
anaphase
b)
interphase
c)
prophase
d)
metaphase

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