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Ch. 10 - Cell Cycle

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Prokaryotic cells divide by -

a)

Mitosis

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Binary Fission

d)

Conversion

2.

Which of the following phases of the cell cycle is not included in interphase?

a)

G1

b)

M

c)

G2

d)

S

3.

Haploid is also known as

a)

2n

b)

n

4.

The unexpressed form of DNA is ____, the expressed form of DNA is ____.

a)

Heterochromatin, homochromatin

b)

Euchromatin, heterochromatin

c)

Mesochromatin, homochromatin

d)

Heterochromatin, euchromatin

5.

The G0 phase is the -

a)

Resting phase

b)

DNA replication phase

c)

Separation of 2 new cells

d)

Primary growth phase

6.

What happens during the S phase of the cell cycle?

a)

Replication of nuclear DNA

b)

Growth & maturation

c)

Production of extra organelles

d)

Separation of chromosomes into sister chromatids

7.

Cytokinesis is the division of the nucleus, mitosis is the division of the cytoplasm

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Spindle fibers attach to the sister chromatids at the -

a)

Centromere

b)

Kinetochore

c)

Synapsis

d)

Centrosomes

e)

Cohesion Point

9.

DNA replication occurs during

a)

Prophase

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

S Phase

d)

G1

10.

Where would researchers find histones?

a)

Bound to a ribosome

b)

Surrounding a nuclear pore

c)

In the spindle apparatus

d)

In chromosomes with DNA coiled around them

11.

Homologous chromosomes & sister chromatids are the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Injecting MPF (Maturation Promoting Factor) into cells -

a)

Signals apoptosis

b)

Causes cell lysis

c)

Induces mitosis

d)

Moves the cell into G0

13.

The Rb protein is a tumor suppressor protein that binds growth factors. Which of the following is most likely to happen if the cell has a nonfunctional Rb protein?

a)

The cell will grow faster

b)

The cell will not finish the cell cycle

c)

The cell will undergo binary fission

d)

The cell will prematurely move to G0

14.

If a researcher looked at a cell and noticed a straight line of sister chromatids, which phase would they be looking at?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

e)

Interphase

15.

Patients with Edward's syndrome have a trisomy of chromosome 18. What does this mean?

a)

Chromosome 18 has been deleted

b)

Chromosome 18 has transposed genes

c)

Chromosome 18 is haploid

d)

There are 3 copies of chromosome 18