Nama : Daud Julian Koromath

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Kelas.: Biologi c 2022

The Cell Cycles Practice Test

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Figure 9-2

1. Which of the cells depicted in the line graph in Figure 9-2 are most likely cancerous?
a. A c. C
b. B d. D

2. If cancer is present, what is the likely explanation for what happened to the cells depicted in the curves
labeled B and D in Figure 9-2?
a. They thrived with the cancerous cells.
b. They were harmed by radiation therapy.
c. They died off due to natural causes.
d. They died off because the cancerous cells deprived them of nutrients.

3. Which of the following does not occur as a cell grows larger and larger in size?
a. difficulty obtaining nutrients
b. difficulty eliminating wastes
c. ratio of surface area to volume increases
d. diffusion across the cell membrane is impaired

4. Why is the synthesis stage called this?

a. because protein synthesis is taking place
b. because DNA synthesis is taking place
c. because it combines several smaller stages into one
d. because the chromosomes come together
 Figure 9-4

5. Figure 9-4 illustrates which stage of mitosis?

a. anaphase c. prophase
b. metaphase d. telophase

6. A cell has 12 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will each daughter cell have?
a. 4 c. 12
b. 6 d. 24

7. The cell cycle is regulated by

a. cyclins c. hormones
b. enzymes d. sugars

8. What is cancer caused by?

a. cell-membrane damage c. mutation
b. metabolic poisoning d. immune-system damage

Figure 9-5

9. The cell in Figure 9-5 is undergoing mitosis. Which stage of mitosis will follow this one?
a. anaphase c. prophase
b. metaphase d. telophase

10. A cell that undergoes repeated mitosis without cytokinesis would have
a. many daughter cells. c. many nuclei.
b. fewer chromosomes. d. cancerous properties.

11. The typical growth period of a cell occurs during which stage of the cell cycle?
a. Gap 1 c. synthesis
b. interphase d. mitosis

12. A stem cell has potential medical uses because it

a. undergoes mitosis.
b. is not specialized in structure and function.
c. is similar to a cancer cell, providing a study system.
d. undergoes apoptosis.

13. As a cell becomes larger, its

a. volume increases faster than its surface area.
b. surface area increases faster than its volume.
 c. volume increases, but its surface area stays the same.
d. surface area stays the same, but its volume increases.

14. All of the following are problems that growth causes for cells EXCEPT
a. more demands on DNA.
b. excess oxygen.
c. obtaining enough food.
d. expelling wastes.

15. The process by which a cell divides into two daughter cells is called
a. cell division.
b. metaphase.
c. interphase.
d. mitosis.
16. An advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that sexual reproduction
a. takes less time
b. requires more time
c. provides genetic diversity
d. produces identical offspring

Figure 10–1

17. Which advantage of having the a cell’s DNA bundled into separate chromosomes is illustrated in Figure 10–1
above?
a. During DNA replication, the number of chromosomes is cut in half.
b. During DNA replication, the number of chromosomes stays the same.
c. During cell division, each daughter cell will get the same number of genes.
d. During cell division, each daughter cell will get a random number of genes.

18. Which of the following lists structures from smallest to largest?

a. chromosome, chromatid, chromatin, DNA
b. chromosome, DNA, chromatin, chromatid
 c. DNA, chromatin, chromatid, chromosome
d. nucleosome, coil, DNA, chromosome

19. During which phase in the cell cycle does mitosis happen?
a. G1 phase
b. G2 phase
c. M phase
d. S phase

20. Which pair includes a phase of the cell cycle and a cellular process that occurs during that phase?
a. G1 phase, DNA replication
b. G2 phase, preparation for mitosis
c. S phase, cell division
d. M phase, cell growth

Figure 10–3

21. Cell division is represented in Figure 10–3 by the letter

a. A.
b. B.
c. C.
d. D.

Figure 10–5

22. The structures labeled B in Figure 10–5 are called

a. centromeres.
b. centrioles.
c. sister chromatids.
 d. spindles.

23. Which of the following represents the phases of mitosis in their proper sequence?
a. prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
b. interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
c. interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase
d. prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase

24. What is the role of the spindle fibers during mitosis?

a. They help separate the chromosomes.
b. They break down the nuclear membrane.
c. They duplicate the DNA.
d. They make the chromosomes visible.

25. Cancer cells form masses of cells called

a. tumors.
b. cyclins.
c. growth factors.
d. p53.

26. The numbers in Figure 10-1 represent the chromosome number found in each of the dog cells shown. The
processes that are occurring at A and B are .

Figure 10-1
a. mitosis and fertilization c. mitosis and pollination
b. meiosis and fertilization d. meiosis and pollination

Figure 10-8
27. In Figure 10-8, which set of chromatids illustrates the result of a single crossover of the homologous
chromosomes?
a. A c. C
b. B d. D

28. Which event during meiosis leads to a reduction in chromosome number from 2n to n?
a. Pairs of homologous chromosomes line up at the equator.
b. DNA undergoes replication.
c. Homologous chromosomes travel to opposite sides of the cell.
d. Sister chromatids are pulled apart at the centromere.

29. The typical human body cell contains 46 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are found in a typical
human sperm?
a. 23 c. 46
b. 45 d. 92

Figure 10-9

30. Consider the cell labeled X in Figure 10-9 containing 4 chromosomes. Which of the four cells below it
represents a healthy gamete that could be produced from this cell?
a. A c. C
b. B d. D