Chapter 10 A – Cell Growth and Division

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FINAL ROUND

Topic 1:

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Question: During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up along the middle of the dividing cell?

a. prophase

b. anaphase

c. telophase

d. metaphaseBACK TO GAME

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Question: During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up along the middle of the dividing cell?

a. prophase

b. anaphase

c. telophase

d. metaphase BACK TO GAME

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Question: Which of the following represents the phases of mitosis in their proper sequence?

a. prophase, telophase, anaphase, metaphase

b. interphase, telophase, anaphase, metaphase

c. interphase, anaphase, prophase, telophase

d. prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

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Topic 1:

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Question: Which of the following represents the phases of mitosis in their proper sequence?

a. prophase, telophase, anaphase, metaphase

b. interphase, telophase, anaphase, metaphase

c. interphase, anaphase, prophase, telophase

d. prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

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Question: What is the role of the spindle during mitosis?

a. It helps separate the chromosomes.

b. It breaks down the nuclear envelope.

c. It duplicates the DNA.

d. It makes the chromosomes visible.

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Question: What is the role of the spindle during mitosis?

a. It helps separate the chromosomes.

b. It breaks down the nuclear envelope.

c. It duplicates the DNA.

d. It makes the chromosomes visible.

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Question: The two main stages of cell division are called

a. the M phase and the S phase.

b. mitosis and synthesis.

c. mitosis and cytokinesis.

d. interphase and mitosis.BACK TO GAME

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Question: The two main stages of cell division are called

a. the M phase and the S phase.

b. mitosis and synthesis.

c. mitosis and cytokinesis

d. interphase and mitosis.BACK TO GAME

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Question: One difference between cell division in plant cells and in animal cells is that plant cells have

a. centrioles.

b. chromatin.

c. a cell plate.

d. centromeres.BACK TO GAME

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Question: One difference between cell division in plant cells and in animal cells is that plant cells have

a. centrioles.

b. chromatin.

c. a cell plate.

d. centromeres.BACK TO GAME

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Question: During normal cell division, a parent cell having four chromosomes will produce two daughter cells, each containing

a. one chromosome.

b. two chromosomes.

c. four chromosomes.

d. eight chromosomes. BACK TO GAME

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Topic 2:

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Question: During normal cell division, a parent cell having four chromosomes will produce two daughter cells, each containing

a. one chromosome.

b. two chromosomes.

c. four chromosomes.

d. eight chromosomes. BACK TO GAME

Topic 2:

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Question: Right after a bone breaks, cells at the edge of the injury

a. stop dividing.

b. begin to divide rapidly.

c. form a thin layer over the edge of the injury.

d. develop a defect in a gene called p53.

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Topic 2:

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Question: Right after a bone breaks, cells at the edge of the injury

a. stop dividing.

b. begin to divide rapidly.

c. form a thin layer over the edge of the injury.

d. develop a defect in a gene called p53.

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Topic 2:

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Question: Which of the following is a factor that can stop normal cells from growing?

a. cyclin that has been taken from a cell in mitosis.

b. a cut in the skin.

c. growth factors.

d. contact with other cells.BACK TO GAME

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Topic 2:

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Question: Which of the following is a factor that can stop normal cells from growing?

a. cyclin that has been taken from a cell in mitosis.

b. a cut in the skin.

c. growth factors.

d. contact with other cells. BACK TO GAME

Topic 2:

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Question: Cancer cells form masses of cells called

a. p53

b. growth factors

c. tumors

d. cyclinsBACK TO GAME

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Topic 2:

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Question: Cancer cells form masses of cells called

a. p53

b. growth factors

c. tumors

d. cyclinsBACK TO GAME

Topic 2:

$500 Question

Question: Which of the following is an internal regulator of the cell cycle?

a. cyclins

b. growth factors

c. cancer cells

d. the mitotic spindleBACK TO GAME

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Question: Which of the following is an internal regulator of the cell cycle?

a. cyclins

b. growth factors

c. cancer cells

d. the mitotic spindleBACK TO GAME

Topic 3:

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Question: Which of the following regulate(s) the cell cycle?

a. cyclins

b. growth factors

c. p53

d. all of the aboveBACK TO GAME

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Question: Which of the following regulate(s) the cell cycle?

a. cyclins

b. growth factors

c. p53

d. all of the aboveBACK TO GAME

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Question: Cyclins are a family of closely related proteins that

a. produce p53.

b. cause cancer.

c. work to heal wounds.

d. regulate the cell cycle.BACK TO GAME

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Question: Cyclins are a family of closely related proteins that

a. produce p53.

b. cause cancer.

c. work to heal wounds.

d. regulate the cell cycle.BACK TO GAME

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Question: In eukaryotic cells, the timing of the cell cycle is regulated by

a. cyclins

b. the centrioles

c. the spindle

d. all of the aboveBACK TO GAME

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Topic 3:

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Question: In eukaryotic cells, the timing of the cell cycle is regulated by

a. cyclins

b. the centrioles

c. the spindle

d. all of the aboveBACK TO GAME

Topic 3:

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Question: When cytoplasm from a cell that is undergoing mitosis is injected into a cell that is in interphase, the second cell

a. stops making cyclin.

b. stops making p53.

c. enters mitosis.

d. stays in interphase.BACK TO GAME

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Topic 3:

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Question: When cytoplasm from a cell that is undergoing mitosis is injected into a cell that is in interphase, the second cell

a. stops making cyclin.

b. stops making p53.

c. enters mitosis.

d. stays in interphase.BACK TO GAME

Topic 3:

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Question: Which of the following explains why normal cells grown in a Petri dish tend to stop growing once they have covered the bottom of the dish?

a. The cells lack cyclin.

b. The Petri dish inhibits growth.

c. Contact with other cells stops cell growth.

d. Most cells grown in Petri dishes have defective p53.

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Topic 3:

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Question: Which of the following explains why normal cells grown in a Petri dish tend to stop growing once they have covered the bottom of the dish?

a. the cells lack cyclin.

b. the Petri dish inhibits growth.

c. contact with other cells stops cell growth.

d. most cells grown in Petri dishes have defective p53.

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Topic 4:

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Question: Cells grown in a Petri dish tend to divide until they form a thin layer covering the bottom of the dish. If cells are removed from the middle of the dish, the cells bordering the open space will begin dividing until they have filled the empty space. What does this experiment show?

a. When cells come into contact with other cells, they stop growing.

b. Cell division can be regulated by factors outside the cell.

c. The controls on cell growth and division can be turned on and off.

d. all of the aboveBACK TO GAME

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Topic 4:

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Question: Cells grown in a Petri dish tend to divide until they form a thin layer covering the bottom of the dish. If cells are removed from the middle of the dish, the cells bordering the open space will begin dividing until they have filled the empty space. What does this experiment show?

a. When cells come into contact with other cells, they stop growing.

b. Cell division can be regulated by factors outside the cell.

c. The controls on cell growth and division can be turned on and off.

d. all of the above BACK TO GAME

Topic 4:

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Question: Which of the following is NOT related to a cell’s ratio of surface area to volume?

a. rate of growth

b. cell size

c. number of nuclei

d. efficiency of cell’s transport of nutrients.

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Topic 4:

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Question: Which of the following is NOT related to a cell’s ratio of surface area to volume?

a. rate of growth

b. cell size

c. number of nuclei

d. efficiency of cell’s transport of nutrients.

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Topic 4:

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Question: Which family of proteins regulates the timing of the cell cycle?

a. melanocytes

b. chromatids

c. DNA and RNA

d. cyclinsBACK TO GAME

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Topic 4:

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Question: Which family of proteins regulates the timing of the cell cycle?

a. melanocytes

b. chromatids

c. DNA and RNA

d. cyclinsBACK TO GAME

Topic 4:

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Question: In the cell cycle, the period between cell divisions is called

a. interphase

b. prophase

c. cytokinesis

d. M phaseBACK TO GAME

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Topic 4:

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Question: In the cell cycle, the period between cell divisions is called

a. interphase

b. prophase

c. cytokinesis

d. M phaseBACK TO GAME

Topic 4:

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Question: Chromatids are attached to each other at the

a. cell plate.

b. nucleus.

c. centromere.

d. centriole.BACK TO GAME

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Question: Chromatids are attached to each other at the

a. cell plate.

b. nucleus.

c. centromere.

d. centriole.BACK TO GAME

Topic 5:

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Question: Which of the following is NOT a phase of mitosis?

a. anaphase

b. interphase

c. telophase

d. metaphaseBACK TO GAME

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Topic 5:

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Question: Which of the following is NOT a phase of mitosis?

a. anaphase

b. interphase

c. telophase

d. metaphaseBACK TO GAME

Topic 5:

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Question: A process in which unregulated cell division occurs

a. mitosis

b. cell cycle

c. cytokinesis

d. cancerBACK TO GAME

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Question: A process in which unregulated cell division occurs

a. mitosis

b. cell cycle

c. cytokinesis

d. cancerBACK TO GAME

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Question: A process of cytoplasmic division

a. mitosis

b. cell cycle

c. cytokinesis

d. cancerBACK TO GAME

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Question: A process of cytoplasmic division

a. mitosis

b. cell cycle

c. cytokinesis

d. cancerBACK TO GAME

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Question: Series of events that cells go through as they divide and grow

a. mitosis

b. cell cycle

c. cytokinesis

d. cancerBACK TO GAME

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Question: Series of events that cells go through as they divide and grow

a. mitosis

b. cell cycle

c. cytokinesis

d. cancerBACK TO GAME

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Question: The division of the cell nucleus

a. mitosis

b. cell cycle

c. cytokinesis

d. cancer

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Question: The division of the cell nucleus

a. mitosis

b. cell cycle

c. cytokinesis

d. cancer

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FINAL ROUND Question

Question:

a. Choice 1

b. Choice 2

c. Choice 3

d. Choice 4

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FINAL ROUND Answer

Question:

a. Choice 1

b. Choice 2

c. Choice 3 (correct answer)

d. Choice 4

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