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Cell Cycle and DNA Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sugar is in DNA?

a)

sucrose

b)

glucose

c)

deoxyribose

d)

ribose

2.

What makes up the rungs (steps) of a DNA ladder?

a)

sugars & phosphates

b)

nitrogen bases

c)

sugars

d)

genes & chromosomes

3.

In a DNA sample, it is found that there is 36% guanine. How much thymine would be in this sample?

a)

36%

b)

72%

c)

28%

d)

14%

4.
Replicate the following strand of DNA: 
AATCATGGA
a)
AATCATGGA
b)
TTAGTACCT
c)
UUAGUACCU
d)
GGATAUCUA
5.
Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
6.

In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of which nucleotide?

a)

cytosine

b)

guanine

c)

thymine

d)

uracil

7.

Uncontrolled cell division results in what?

a)

Cell growth

b)

Cell death

c)

tumors/cancer

d)

none of these

8.

What phase of Mitosis is pictured here?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

9.

What phase of Mitosis is pictured here?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

10.

What phase of Mitosis is pictured here?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

11.

What phase of Mitosis is pictured here?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

12.

What is the correct order of events in the Cell Cycle?

a)

Interphase, Cytokinesis, Prophase, Metaphase, Telophase, Anaphase

b)

Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Telophase, Anaphase, Cytokinesis

c)

Cytokinesis, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Interphase

d)

Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokinesis

13.

What stage of the Cell Cycle is labeled A?

a)

M Phase

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Interphase

d)

Prophase

14.

What happens during the stage labeled C?

a)

S Phase - DNA is copied

b)

G2 Phase - DNA is copied

c)

Metaphase - chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

d)

S Phase - cell makes organelles for division

15.

What is the most probable arrangement of chromosomes in a cell during metaphase?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

16.

Match the following descriptions to the appropriate stage of the cell cycle:

a)

growth of cell organelles

1.

G1

b)

DNA replication

2.

S phase

c)

synthesis of structures for cell division

3.

G2

d)

division of the nucleus/chromatids

4.

mitosis

e)

division of the cytoplasm

5.

cytokinesis

17.

In S phase, during ​ (a)   the amount of​ (b)   is duplicated to be later divided ​​ (c)   into two daughter cells.​

Choose from the below words
DNA replication
genetic material
equally
unequally
mitosis
cytoplasm
18.

Reorder the following stages of mitosis

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

1)
2)
3)
4)
19.

Label the following correctly on the image provided.

a)

Phospate

b)

Sugar (ribose)

c)

Base

1
2
3
1)
2)
3)
20.

A, B & C together make up which part of the cell cycle?

a)

S

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Mitosis

d)

Interphase

21.

Differences in traits are determined by differences in the ______

a)
the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
b)
the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
c)
the color of the nitrogen bases
d)
the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases
22.
What is the longest stage of the cell cycle called?
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
M phase
c)
Interphase
d)
G1 Phase
23.

What is the purpose of the cell cycle?

a)

Growth of an organism and Repair of damaged tissue

b)

To help the body get rid of extra cells

c)

To increase the amount of classwork you have to do

d)

To get rid of the nucleus

24.

What is the result of the cell cycle?

a)

Three cells

b)

Four daughter cells

c)

Two identical daughter cells

d)

One clone cell

25.

Fruit flies have 8 chromosomes. During the S phase, the fruit fly would have -

a)
16 chromosomes.
b)
46 chromosomes.
c)
8 chromosomes.
d)
4 chromosomes.
26.

Uncontrolled cell division is called...

a)

cytokinesis

b)

G1 phase

c)

mitosis

d)

cancer

27.
What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?
a)
the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
b)
the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
c)
the color of the nitrogen bases
d)
the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases
28.
In what phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication take place?
a)
G1
b)
S
c)
G2
d)
M
29.
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
a)
sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
b)
sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
c)
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
d)
sugar, phosphate, protein
30.

Cancer is a disorder that occurs when...

a)

cells divide uncontrollably

b)

cells destroy themselves if there is an error in the DNA

c)

chromosomes do not detach correctly during anaphase

d)

DNA replication does not occur

31.

Label the parts of the Cell Cycle

a)

G1

b)

S phase

c)

G2

d)

Mitosis

1
2
3
4
1)
2)
3)
4)

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