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Unit 4 Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of the cell cycle is considered interphase? Select all that apply.

a)

G1

b)

G2

c)

S

d)

M

2.
Put the following stages of mitosis in order: anaphase, prophase, metaphase, and telophase. 
a)
prophase, metaphase, telophase, anaphase
b)
prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase
c)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
d)
prophase, telophase, metaphase, anaphase
3.
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.
4.
What phase is this cell in?
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Mitosis
c)
Prophase
d)
Metaphase
5.
What phase is this cell in?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
6.
What phase is this cell in?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Cytokinesis
c)
Prophase
d)
Telophase
7.
What phase is this cell in?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Interphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Telophase
8.
What part of the cell cycle is this cell in?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Interphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Cytokinesis
9.
In what phase does chromatin condense to form chromosomes?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Interphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Anaphase
10.
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
11.
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.
12.
Which of these lists presents the stages of the cell cycle in the correct order?
a)
interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis
b)
cytokinesis, mitosis, interphase
c)
mitosis, interphase, cytokinesis
d)
interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis
13.

Why do cells go through the cell cycle?

a)

growth

b)

repair

c)

reproduction

d)

All of the above

14.

What is the longest stage of the cell cycle?

a)

Interphase

b)

Mitosis

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Prophase

15.

Can adult stem cells divide by mitosis?

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

Which type of cell division produces 2 daughter cells genetically identical to the mother cell?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

17.

If the number of chromosomes in the body cell of a red fox is 34, how many chromosomes will be present in a gamete (sex cell)?

a)

17

b)

23

c)

34

d)

68

18.

What causes cancer?

a)

Controlled meiosis

b)

Uncontrolled meiosis

c)

Controlled mitosis

d)

Uncontrolled mitosis

19.

What is a stem cell?

a)

An undifferentiated cell that can become a specialised cell

b)

A differentiated cell that can become a specialised cell

c)

An differentiated cell that can become an unspecialised cell

d)

An undifferentiated cell that can become an unspecialised cell

20.

What term describes a stem cell?

a)

Differentiated

b)

Undifferentiated

c)

Specialised

d)

Inactive

21.

Which type of stem cell can divide and differentiate into any type of cell?

a)

Embryonic

b)

Juvenile

c)

Adult

d)

Mature

22.
What is cell differentiation?
a)
Process by which cells produce more cells
b)
Process by which cells become specialized
c)
Process by which cells become unspecialized
d)
Process by which cells die
23.

Which treatment uses drugs that stop/kill rapidly dividing cells?

a)

anti-angiogenic drugs

b)

surgical removal

c)

radiation therapy

d)

chemotherapy

24.

When cancer spreads to a new part of the body it is called...

a)

Mutation

b)

Metastasis

c)

Manipulation

d)

Microscopic

25.
Which of the following cells is a gamete?
a)
egg
b)
bone
c)
heart
d)
muscle
26.
In mitosis cells are genetically _______, but in meiosis cells are genetically ______.
a)
diverse, identical
b)
identical, diverse/different
27.
The cells produced via meiosis are called:
a)
sex cells
b)
somatic cells
c)
body cells
d)
skin cells
28.
A human usually has xx amount of chromosomes.
a)
6
b)
22
c)
4
d)
46
29.
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
30.
What kind of cells are made in MEIOSIS?
a)
Haploid Gametes
b)
Diploid Somatic Cells
c)
Skin Cells
d)
Liver Cells
31.
The process of crossing over occurs in what phase of meiosis?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
prophase 1
c)
prophase 2
d)
telophase 1
32.
Crossing over helps promote 
a)
male genotype
b)
genetic variation
c)
DNA replication
d)
mitosis
33.

A haploid cell from a male camel has 35 chromosomes. What type of cell is this? Choose all that apply

a)

Sperm

b)

Egg

c)

Heart Cell

d)

Muscle Cell

34.
Body cells have diploid or haploid number of chromosomes?
a)
Haploid
b)
Diploid
35.

Identical copies of chromosomes

a)

Chromosome

b)

Chromatid

c)

Centriole

d)

Centromere

36.

The middle of a chromosome

a)

Centriole

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Centromere

d)

Chromatid

37.

Extend from centriole and pull sister chromatids apart

a)

Spindle Fibers

b)

Replication

c)

Centriole

d)

Interphase

38.
Another name for a sex cell is a:
a)
gamete
b)
embryo
c)
bone cell
d)
muscle cell
39.
Which is true about asexual reproduction?
a)
Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce
b)
Takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce and it takes two mates to reproduce
c)
Reproduces diverse offspring and takes a longer time to reproduce
d)
Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter time to reproduce
40.
What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
Allows genetic variation
b)
Only needs one parent
c)
Happens very quickly
d)
Offspring are exact copies of parent
41.

In which phase does crossing-over happen?

a)

Prophase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

Metaphase I

d)

Anaphase II

42.
The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.  
a)
homozygous 
b)
asexual
c)
homologous
d)
genes
43.

In meiosis, the homologous chromosomes in the form of tetrads are now arranged on the metaphase plate during which phase?

a)

Meiosis I

b)

Metaphase I

c)

Telophase I

d)

Prophase I

44.

Homologous chromosomes separate but sister chromatids remain attached as they move toward the poles. This occurs during...

a)

Anaphase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

Anaphase II

d)

Metaphase I

45.

In this phase of meiosis, the sister chromatids finally separate and move toward opposite poles.

a)

Anaphase II

b)

Metaphase II

c)

Prophase II

d)

Cytokinesis II

46.

_________________ creates genetic diversity in gametes.

a)

Crossing over

b)

Prophase

c)

Mitosis

d)

Interphase