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Quiz: Mitosis and The Cell Cycle

Read each question. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of these is part of the cell theory? 6. During which phase of mitosis are chromatids
separated?
A. Most cells arise from existing cells.
A. metaphase
B. All living things are made of one cell.
B. anaphase
C. Cells are nonliving units that make up
organisms. C. telophase
D. Cells are the most basic units of life. D. prophase

2. What must occur before a cell can proceed to 7. Which of these best describes the end result of
mitosis from the gap 2 stage of the cell cycle? mitosis?
A. doubles in size A. a resting cell
B. undergo cytokinesis B. the assembly of microtubules
C. complete a full cell cycle C. one cell with chromosomes aligned along the
equator
D. pass a critical checkpoint
D. the division of the nucleus into two nuclei
3. Which of these shows the correct sequence of
events in the cell cycle? 8. How are mitosis and cytokinesis different?
A. M, G2, G1, S A. Cytokinesis occurs in plant cells, while
mitosis occurs in animal cells.
B. G1, S, G2, M
B. Cytokinesis occurs in animal cells, while
C. S, G1, M, G2
mitosis occurs in plant cells.
D. M, G1, G2, S
C. Cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm,
4. In which type of reproduction is the offspring while mitosis is the division of the nucleus.
genetically unique? D. Cytokinesis is the division of the nucleus,
A. sexual reproduction while mitosis is the division of the
cytoplasm.
B. mitotic reproduction
C. asexual reproduction 9. During which stage does the cytoplasm of a
cell divide?
D. vegetative reproduction
A. gap 1
5. What two internal factors that are important in B. gap 2
advancing the cell cycle?
C. mitosis
A. kinases and cyclins
D. synthesis
B. proteins and platelets
C. hormones and enzymes
D. phosphates and enzymes

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10. How is binary fission different from vegetative reproduction?

A. Binary fission occurs slowly, while vegetative reproduction occurs rapidly.
B. Binary fission occurs in plants, while vegetative reproduction occurs in animals.
C. Binary fission is a type of asexual reproduction, while vegetative reproduction is a type of sexual
reproduction.
D. Binary fission occurs in single-celled organisms, while vegetative reproduction occurs in multicellular
organisms.

Read each statement. Write your answer on the lines.

11. Different cells divide at different rates.

Provide an example of a cell that would have a high rate of cell division and also a cell that would divide
more slowly.

12. Describe the major chromosomal events that occur in each of the four phases of mitosis: prophase,
anaphase, metaphase, and telophase.

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Directions: Read the passage, then answer the questions that follow.
Cancer
A middle-aged woman has been experiencing pain in her abdomen. When she visits the doctor, the doctor
discovers that she has a cancerous mass in her large intestine.

13. Explain what is occurring at the cellular level that is resulting in a cancerous tumor.

14. Describe how the checkpoints in the cell cycle are currently behaving in the cancerous cells.

15. Describe how apoptosis occurs differently in a normal cell compared to a cancerous cell.

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