Khan Academy Cellular Division Questions
Which statement best describes
1. Oogenesis, the process that creates
female gametes, is halted at prophase I
until puberty. Which of the following
describes the DNA content of a female’s
gametes during her childhood?
A. 23 chromosomes, 46 chromatids
B. 23 chromosomes, 23 chromatids
C. 46 chromosomes, 46 chromatids
D. 46 chromosomes, 92 chromatids
2. Oogenesis and spermatogenesis
describe the process of meiosis in
females and males respectively. What
statement about the two processes is
true?
A. Both produce the same number of
viable gametes
B. Oogenesis forms two polar bodies
while spermatogenesis only forms
one
C. Oogenesis produces a larger
gamete than spermatogenesis
D. Both are halted in an intermediate
step until puberty
3. Which of the following is not a reason
cancer is hard to treat?
A. Increased growth rate
B. Increased mutation rate
C. Increased contact inhibition
D. Increased metastasis
4. During which phase does the nuclear
envelope begin to disappear?
A. Cytokinesis
B. Prometaphase
C. S phase
D. Anaphase
5. Centrioles can be found in?
A. Only eukaryotic cells
B. Both eukaryotic and prokaryotic
cells
C. In eukaryotic cells and in prokaryotic
cells undergoing genetic
recombination
D. Only prokaryotic cells
6.
chromosomal movement during mitosis?
A. Centrioles send out microtubules,
which bind to kinetochores to pull
chromatids apart.
B. Centrioles on chromatids bind
kinetochores to rays sent by the
asters.
C. Microtubules bind tubulin polymers
on centromeres to initiate
homologous chromosome
separation.
D. Each centrosome binds an
individual chromatid to ensure equal
division.
7. Retinoblastoma protein, RB, is an
important cell cycle checkpoint protein
that prevents the transition from G1 to S
phase. The presence of the cyclin/CDK
complex releases it from the genes that
it binds. Which of the following mutation
scenarios is least likely to lead to the
formation of a neoplasm?
A. No RB mutation and CDK that
cannot bind to cyclin
B. No RB mutation and CDK that does
not respond to negative feedback
C. Loss of functional RB and no CDK
mutation
D. Loss of functional RB and CDK that
does not respond to negative
feedback
8. A karyotype can be used to check for
certain chromosomal mutations. In what
cell cycle phase can cells be
karyotyped?
A. Prophase
B. Metaphase
C. G0
D. S
9. Colchicine is a drug used to treat gout. It
also happens to arrest cells in
anaphase. Which cytoskeletal protein
does colchicine effect?
A. Tubulin
B. Myosin
C. Actin
D. Keratin
10. Which of the following would you expect
to see in a cancerous mass?

A. Decreased ATP use

B. Increased time in G0
C. Gain of function mutations in
checkpoint proteins
D. Loss of function mutations in
apoptosis-controlling proteins
Khan Academy Cellular Division Answers

1. D
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. D