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CFB Biology U6 DNA and Mitosis

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the cell cyle is disrupted and cell division is uncontrolled and rapid (fast), this disease can occur.

a)

Cancer

b)

Heart Disease

c)

Diabetes

d)

Kidney Disease

2.

If the cell cyle is disrupted and cell division is uncontrolled and rapid (fast), the cells will form a mass called a ____________.

a)

Tumor

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitosis

d)

Chromosome

3.

What is happening in the image?

a)

Mitosis

b)

DNA replication

c)

Metaphase

d)

Cytokinesis

4.

In which phase does this occur?

a)

Mitosis

b)

S Phase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

5.

In which phase/s does the cell divide into two identical daughter cells?

a)

Interphase

b)

S Phase

c)

Metaphase and Anaphase

d)

Mitosis and Cytokinesis

6.

In an organism's infant stages, how is mitosis primarily helpful?

a)

it makes the cells much larger so the organism is larger

b)

it replaces damaged cells with new cells

c)

it allows for specific tissues and organs to grow and develop

d)

it replaces old cells with new cells

7.

What is the base pair rule for DNA?

a)

A-T

C-G

b)

A-G

T-C

c)

G-T

C-A

d)

It varies with each individual

8.

If the parent cell (original cell) has 26 chromosomes, how many would each daughter cell have after mitosis?

a)

52

b)

13

c)

no way to tell

d)

26

9.
Which of the following is NOT true of cancer?
a)
Cancer can be caused by carcinogen exposure or passed from parent to offspring, genetically.
b)
Cancer can create tumors, which can be malignant or benign.
c)
Cancer always results in apoptosis of the cells.
d)
Cancer is generated by uncontrolled cell growth.
10.

in which stage of the cell cycle will the DNA make a copy of itself?

a)

M

b)

S

c)

G1

d)

G2

11.

What is cancer?

a)

C. A type of viral infection

b)

B. Uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body

c)

D. A condition caused by lack of sleep

d)

A. A term for a large group of diseases caused by bacteria

12.

DNA is the complete set of genetic instructions for an organism. How are the instructions determined?

a)

by the sequence (order) of the base pairs

b)

by how many of each base pair there are

c)

by the size of the base pairs

d)

by the percentage of the base pairs

13.

Where in the cell does DNA replication occur?

a)

ribosomes

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

14.

Find the complimentary bases for this DNA strand: TCG CAA

a)

AGC GTT

b)

AGC GAA

c)

CGC ATT

d)

AAC GAA

15.

Mitosis results in ______.

a)

two identical daughter cells

b)

one identical daughter cell

c)

four diverse daughter cells

d)

multiple diverse daughter cells

16.

DNA is made of repeating units of these.

a)

amino acids

b)

nucleotides

c)

polysaccharides

d)

mitosis chains

17.

A is...

a)

phosphate

b)

pentose sugar

c)

nitrogenous base

d)

base pair

18.

B is...

a)

phosphate

b)

pentose sugar

c)

nitrogenous base

d)

base pair

19.

C is...

a)

phosphate

b)

pentose sugar

c)

nitrogenous base

d)

base pair

20.

What is this? Where is it in the cell? What does it contain?

a)

RNA, nucleus, proteins

b)

DNA, ribosome, proteins

c)

DNA, nucleus, genetic information

d)

RNA, cell membrane, phospholipids

21.

The diagram below represents the cell cycle. When cells leave the cell cycle, they exit during G phase and then enter G phase, a resting 1 0 period. Most normal cells can leave G phase and reenter the cell cycle at G phase before 0 1 entering S phase. Cancer cells are different because they cannot enter G phase and are likely 0 to do which of the following?

a)

Fail to complete S phase

b)

Mutate during G phase

c)

Repeat the cell cycle continuously

d)

Die after completing mitosis