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Cell cycle

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is the Cell Cycle often represented as a circle?

a)

Because it is easy to draw

b)

Because cell cycles has a distinct beginning and end point

c)

to highlight the checkpoints

d)

to show that it repeats over and over

2.

In which part of Interphase have the chromosomes already been copied?

a)

G0

b)

G1

c)

S

d)

G2

3.

Spinal cord injuries are difficult to treat because damaged nerce cells do not regenerate. Which of the following most accurately explains why damaged nerve cells no longer regenerate?

a)

Mature nerve cells are in a resting state(Go), the no longer divide during mitosis

b)

Nerve damage disrupts the cell cycle at the G1 phase

c)

Nerve damage disrupts the cell cycle at the S phase

d)

Nerve damage prevents centrioles from being synthesized

4.

During which stage of the cell cycle does the nucleus divide?

a)

interphase

b)

mitosis

c)

endocytosis

d)

cytokinesis

5.

Which statement below desribes the events during G2 of Interphase?

a)

The cell grows, develops, and makes new proteins

b)

The DNA replicates to form a new set of identical chromosomes

c)

The cell grows, makes new organelles, and prepares for mitosis

d)

the nucleolus disappears and the nuclear envelope disintegrates

6.

Which stage of the cell cycle is MOST critical for ensuring that daughter cells are identical?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

Prophase

d)

G2

7.

Which is not a phase of the cell cycle?

a)

Interphase

b)

Mitosis

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Duplication

8.

Select all stages of interphase?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Mitosis

9.

In which stage of the cell cycle does the cell split into two?

a)

Mitosis

b)

G1

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

S

10.

_____ is the uncontrolled growth of cells, often resulting in a tumor or mass of abnormal cells

a)

Cancer

b)

Apoptosis

c)

Radiation

11.

Apoptosis is

a)

programmed cell death

b)

mysterious cell death

c)

programmed cellular mutation

d)

mysterious cellular mutation

12.

If you look at a cell under a microscope, which phase is it MOST likely to be in?

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

M phase

c)

Interphase

d)

G1 Phase

13.
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
14.
In the S stage of interphase....
a)
The cell grows
b)
The nucleus divides
c)
The cell membrane divides
d)
The DNA is replicated
15.
Cancer is a consequence of the disruption of the cell cycle
a)
True
b)
False
16.

What does DNA replication mean?

a)

DNA is made.

b)

DNA makes new cells.

c)

DNA copies itself.

d)

DNA starts the cell cycle.

17.

the division of the cytoplasm is called

a)

mitosis

b)

interphase

c)

cytokinesis

d)

somatic

18.

What is the division of the nucleus called?

a)

chromosome

b)

mitotic phase

c)

cytokinesis

d)

the cell cycle

19.
The causes of cancer may include which of the following?
a)
environmental influences
b)
UV radiation
c)
viruses
d)
all of these
20.
When cancer spreads to other tissues of the body, it is called...
a)
Metastasis
b)
Invasiveness
c)
Angiogenesis
d)
Chemotherapy
21.

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

a)

Metastasis

b)

Checkpoint

c)

Malignant

d)

Benign