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Quiz #8: Chromosomes, Cell Division, & Cancer

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After interphase, place the stages of mitosis in order.

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

e)

cytokinesis

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
2.

Stage of mitosis where two identical daughter cells are made.

a)

cytokinesis

b)

telophase

c)

metaphase

d)

interphase

3.

Which phase of mitosis does this image represent?

a)

telophase

b)

anaphase

c)

prophase

d)

metaphase

4.

Organelles that play a role in cell division.

a)

mitochondria

b)

centrioles

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

5.

Stage of mitosis represented in this picture.

a)

anaphase

b)

telophase

c)

cytokinesis

d)

metaphase

6.

Stage of mitosis where sister chromatids are separated and pulled to opposite poles.

a)

metaphase

b)

interphase

c)

cytokinesis

d)

anaphase

7.

The image in this picture represents which phase of mitosis

a)

cytokinesis

b)

anaphase

c)

telophase

d)

metaphase

8.

Proteins that contract and help to pull the chromosome pairs apart.

a)

centromeres

b)

centrioles

c)

spindle fibers

d)

ribosomes

9.

How many chromosomes are in each cell in Mitosis.

a)

46

b)

25 pairs

c)

24

d)

10

10.

The cells in this diagram are called...

a)

sister cells

b)

twin cells

c)

daughter cells

d)

parent cells

11.

What happens in metaphase?

a)

chromosome pairs line up in the middle

b)

chromosomes pairs are pulled apart

c)

chromosome pairs coil up

d)

a copy of each chromosome is made

12.

Which is a reason that cell reproduce?

a)

growth

b)

repair

c)

maintenance

d)

all of the above

13.

What is the final stage of mitosis?

a)

telophase

b)

cytokinesis

c)

anaphase

d)

interphase

14.

In which part of the cell are the chromosome found?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell membrane

d)

throughout the cell

15.

What is replicated in S phase of Interphase?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell

c)

DNA

d)

Nucleus

16.

Interphase is preparing the cell for...

a)

Cell division

b)

cell fragmentation

c)

cell deterioration

d)

cell proliferation

17.

During M phase, what is being divided?

a)

Cell

b)

DNA

c)

RNA

d)

Chromosomes

18.

Which of the following are CORRECT observations about MITOSIS and MEIOSIS? (Check all that apply.)

a)

Mitosis produces cells that identical to the parent cell.

b)

Meiosis produces cells that have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

c)

All cells go through INTERPHASE as part of the cell cycle, whether it goes to mitosis or meiosis next.

d)

In both types of cell division, the chromosomes are only duplicated once.

e)

Only in Mitosis, do you see chromosomes pair up to form a tetrad.

19.

In Anaphase II, the _________ separate.

a)

Homologues

b)

Sister Chromatids

c)

Tetrads

d)

Centrioles

20.

how many chromosomes do human gametes have?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

18

d)

36

21.

Crossing over usually occurs between:

a)

Sister Chromatids

b)

Homologous Chromosomes

c)

Alleles

d)

Non-Homologous Chromosomes

22.
This image shows chromosomes during Prophase 1. Which of the following correctly describes the process shown?
a)
segregation of sister chromatids
b)
condensation and segregation of alleles
c)
mutationin which the DNA content of the gene is altered
d)
crossing - over in which alleles are exchanged
23.

In which cell(s) will meiosis occur? (Check all that apply)

a)

muscle cell

b)

gamete

c)

sperm cell

d)

skin cell

24.

What are two identical sister chromatids connected at the centromere?

a)

chromosome

b)

chromatid

c)

chromatin

d)

dna

25.
The yellow part of this picture is DNA. What do you think the turquoise part around it is?
a)
chromosome
b)
gene
c)
DNA
d)
ACTG
26.
What is the human genome?
a)
a piece of DNA
b)
a chromosome
c)
all of your cells
d)
all of your DNA
27.
What is a gene?
a)
A bundle (like a hot dog bun) that the DNA is packed into
b)
something inside the nucleus
c)
a piece of DNA
d)
all of your DNA
28.

Eye color, hair color, having freckles, etc. are examples of:

a)

DNA

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Genes

d)

Traits

29.

The picture shows 46 chromosomes taken from a human:

a)

Male, because there are two X chromosomes

b)

Male because there is an X and a Y

c)

Female because there are two X chromosomes

d)

Female because there is an X and a Y

30.

What is a chromosome?

a)

a gene pair where each allele in the pair is the same version

b)

long strand of DNA condensed (or supercoiled) into a stick-like structure

c)

a gene pair where each allele in the pair is a different version

31.

What are alleles?

a)

a gene pair where each allele in the pair is the same version

b)

a gene pair where each allele in the pair is a different version

c)

Since human cells carry 2 copies of each chromosome (one from each parent), they have 2 versions of each gene

32.

What is a gene

a)

organism's complete set of genetic material (DNA) that contains all the information needed to build and maintain that organism

b)

a distinct portion of your cell's DNA that carries genetic instructions for a particular protein

c)

molecules that will bond together, such as adenine with thymine and cytosine with guanine

33.

What are homologous chromosomes?

a)

gene pair where each allele in the pair is the same version

b)

the physical expression of a set of genes for a particular trait

c)

chromosome pairs (one from each parent) that are similar size and carry genes for the same trait

34.

Cancer kills because it ____________ normal tissue and _________ the function of that tissue

a)

forms, assists

b)

invades, stops

c)

invades, disrupts

d)

out grows, enhances

35.

How could a cancer cell leave it's original growth site

a)

Circulatory system

b)

Digestive system

c)

Nervous system

d)

Lymphatic system

36.

True or False: Cancer tumors are always actively growing

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Cancer is defined as the

a)

uncontrolled division of mutated cells

b)

normal division of cells

c)

normal DNA replication

d)

abnormal ATP synthesis

38.

A benign tumor differs from a malignant tumor in that a benign tumor

a)

is cancerous

b)

spreads from the original site

c)

does not metastisize

d)

never causes health problems

39.

Which type of tumor is worrisome!?

a)

malignant

b)

benign

c)

biopsy

d)

cyclic

40.

A non-cancerous tumor is

a)

Malignant

b)

Metastatic

c)

Benign

d)

Malign

41.

Cancer harms the body by

a)

Invading healthy cells

b)

Growing slowly

c)

Not absorbing nutrients

d)

Stimulating the immune system’s T cells

42.

What stage is represented with this image?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

e)

Telophase

43.

What stage is represented with this image?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

e)

Telophase

44.

What stage is represented with this image?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

e)

Telophase

45.

What are the "strings" called that are attached to the chromosomes?

a)

Centrioles

b)

Chromatin

c)

Spindle Fibers

46.

What stage is represented by this image?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

47.

What stage is represented by this image?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

48.

Arrange the following levels of hierarchy from LARGEST to SMALLEST

a)

Organism, Organ, Tissue, Cell

b)

Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organism

c)

Organism, Cell, Tissue, Organ

d)

Tissue, Cell, Organ, Organism

49.

How is cytokinesis different in plant cells vs. animal cells?

a)

In plant cells, cytokinesis uses a cell plate. In animal cells, cytokinesis uses a cleavage furrow.

b)

In plant cells, cytokinesis uses a cleavage furrow. In animal cells, cytokinesis uses a cell plate.

c)

In plant cells, cytokinesis happens twice, in animal cells cytokinesis happens once

d)

In plant cells, cytokinesis happens once, in animal cells cytokinesis happens twice.

50.

Which of the following best defines cancerous cells?

a)

Unregulated cell growth

b)

Incapable of creating new DNA

c)

Lack of mitochondria

d)

Slow cell replication

51.

Chromosomes that have the same genes, but can have different alleles.

a)

Sister chromatids

b)

Homologous chromosomes

c)

Diploid

d)

Haploid

52.

Match the following

a)
1.

DNA

b)
2.

Chromosomes

c)
3.

Sister Chromatids

d)
4.

Homologous Chromosomes

53.

An alternative version of a gene...

a)

Allele

b)

Genotype

c)

Phenotype

d)

Gene

54.

Picture of all the chromosomes in a diploid cell.

a)

Crystallography

b)

X-ray

c)

Pedigree

d)

Karyotype

55.

How does this paragraph explain the title of the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks?

a)

Mrs. Lacks unfortunately had a short life.

b)

Mrs. Lacks continues to live on through science.

c)

The cancer Mrs. Lacks had will never live again.

d)

Many others have died from the cancer Mrs. Lacks had.

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