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Chapter 10 - Cell Growth and Division

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False:

Normal cells will continue to grow and never divide.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

When a cell divides, it forms two “___________” cells

a)

Mother

b)

Brother

c)

Sister

d)

Daughter

3.

The ratio of __________ __________ to ___________ is important when determining cell size

a)

surface volume; area

b)

area volume; surface

c)

surface area; volume

d)

surface volume; volume

4.

An ideal cell has a ________ surface area and a _______ volume

a)

large; small

b)

small; large

c)

negative; positive

d)

positive; negative

5.

What are the series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide?

a)

Interphase

b)

Mitosis

c)

Cell Cycle

d)

Cytokinesis

6.

Genetic information is passed from one generation to the next on __________

a)

Chromospheres

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Chromatines

d)

Chrommatophores

7.

What happens during the G1 Phase of the cell cycle?

a)

Cell Growth

b)

DNA Replication

c)

Preparation for Mitosis

d)

All of the above

8.

What happens during the S phase of the cell cycle? (Name one of 2 events)

a)

Cell Growth

b)

DNA replication

c)

Preparation for mitosis

d)

All of the above

9.

What happens during the G2 phase of the cell cycle?

a)

Cell Growth

b)

DNA Replication

c)

Preparation for Mitosis

d)

None of the above

10.

What does the “M” in the M phase of the cell cycle stand for?

a)

Metaphase

b)

Middle Phase

c)

Mitosis

d)

Microscopic

11.

What stage of mitosis is shown?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

12.

What stage of mitosis is

shown?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

13.

What stage of mitosis is shown ?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

14.

What stage of mitosis is shown?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

15.

What is a disorder in which some of the body’s own cells lose the ability to control growth?

a)

Cell Division

b)

Cell Disfunction

c)

Cancer

d)

Mitosis

16.

Proteins that regulate the cell cycle are known as what?

a)

Cyclin

b)

Proteins

c)

Chromatids

d)

Histones

17.

True or False:

Controls on cell division can be turned on and off.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What are the two types of cell cycle regulators?

a)

Positive and Negative

b)

Internal and External

c)

Extreme and Mild

d)

Cellular and Noncellular

19.

Cells will stop growing when they come into contact with other cells.  This is known as contact ___________

a)

Stalling

b)

Disengaging

c)

Working

d)

Inhibition

20.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Interphase

d)

Cell Cycle

21.

During _________, the cytoplasm pinches in half

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

e)

Cytokinesis

22.

What is the term used to describe a mass of cancer cells?

a)

Clot

b)

Tumor

c)

Disease

d)

Chemotherapy

23.

Two chromatids are attached at an area known as the ____________

a)

Centromere

b)

Chromatid

c)

Chromomere

d)

Chromosphere

24.

During cytokinesis of plant cells, a cell __________ forms to aid in the process.

a)

wall

b)

fork

c)

plate

d)

fission

25.

True or False:

When a cell becomes too small, it places too many demands on the DNA

a)

True

b)

False

26.

True or False:

When a cell becomes too large, it has trouble moving nutrients and wastes across the cell membrane.

a)

True

b)

False