Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Cell division happens during ____ in the cell cycle.
a. | interphase | b. | cytokinesis | c. | telophase | d. | mitosis |
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What is the longest stage in the cell cycle?
a. | Cytokinesis | b. | Prophase | c. | Interphase | d. | None of the above. Each stage is the same
length |
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 The stage of the
cell cycle represented in the above diagram is: a. | Prophase. | c. | Cytokinesis. | b. | Metaphase. | d. | Telophase. |
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What is the shortest stage of the cell cycle?
a. | Interphase | b. | Mitosis | c. | Metaphase | d. | Cytokinesis |
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After cytokinesis, the daughter cells:
a. | contain a full set of genetic information from the parent cell. | b. | are identical to one
another. | c. | are “smaller” than the parent cell. | d. | All of the
above |
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Mitosis and the cell cycle are related processes because:
a. | mitosis is part of the cell cycle. | b. | they are not related
processes. | c. | mitosis and the cell cycle are different words for the same
process. | d. | the cell cycle is part of mitosis. |
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The order of the steps of mitosis are:
a. | Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase. | b. | Interphase,
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase. | c. | Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase,
Prophase. | d. | Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase,
Cytokinesis. |
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All of the following are true about chromosomes EXCEPT:
a. | they are made of DNA. | b. | the number of chromosomes in a daughter cell is
exactly half that of the parent cell. | c. | they are not clearly visible until just before
a cell cycle begins. | d. | the number doubles just before cell division
begins. |
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The cell cycle describes the process where cells:
a. | are born and eventually die. | b. | increase their numbers by dividing into cells
with identical sets of chromosomes. | c. | increase their numbers by dividing into cells
with different sets of chromosomes. | d. | maintain the same number of cells through the
natural process of life. |
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Another word for sex cells in the human body is:
a. | haploid. | b. | sperm. | c. | egg. | d. | All of the
above |
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During meiosis, a cell:
a. | produces 2 body cells. | b. | produces 2 sex cells. | c. | produces 4 body
cells. | d. | produces 4 sex cells. |
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Scientists refer to the process when some cells in the retina of a human eye
become rod cells and others become cone cells as:
a. | mutation. | b. | fertilization. | c. | cell
differentiation. | d. | cell division. |
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A diploid cell describes a cell with:
a. | half the chromosomes from the mother. | b. | half the chromosomes from the
father. | c. | a complete set of chromosomes. | d. | triple the number of chromosomes for cell
division. |
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The result of fertilization is a:
a. | haploid cell. | b. | zygote. | c. | daughter
cell. | d. | sex cell. |
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Bears reproduce sexually. This means that:
a. | bears cells must undergo meiosis in order to produce haploid
cells | b. | offspring receive half of their genetic information from the male parent, and half
from the female | c. | a zygote is formed from the union of the sperm and egg cell | d. | All of the
above |
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 The diagram
shows: a. | 2 cycles of the cell cycle. | c. | the process of
meiosis. | b. | the process of mitosis. | d. | cells undergoing fertilization. |
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All of the of the following are true about meiosis EXCEPT:
a. | only organisms that reproduce asexually undergo meiosis. | b. | it produces cells
with half the number of chromosomes of body cells. | c. | only organisms that reproduce sexually undergo
meiosis. | d. | a cell undergoes two divisions in one cycle of
meiosis. |
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In a diploid set, chromosomes are found in:
a. | homologous pairs. | b. | triples. | c. | half
sets. | d. | None of the above |
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A human has 46 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in a human sex cell?
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What process describes the fact that an organism that started out as a single
can have 200,000 different types of cells?
a. | Cell division | b. | Fertilization | c. | Cell
differentiation | d. | Meiosis |
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Single-celled organisms, such as yeast, divide by budding. The daughter cells
are identical to the parent cells. This means that a yeast cell:
a. | must undergo meiosis. | b. | reproduces sexually. | c. | reproduces
asexually. | d. | produces haploid cells before reproduction. |
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An alligator’s heart cells contain 32 chromosomes. How many chromosomes
does the female alligator’s stomach cells contain?
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Chromosomes:
a. | are only found in eukaryotic cells. | b. | are found in all types of cells, as they
contain necessary genetic information. | c. | are only found in prokaryotic
cells. | d. | All of the above |
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Embryonic stem cells have the ability to develop into any other cell within an
organism. Stem cells:
a. | form into other specialized cells through a process of
differentiation. | b. | can only specialize in the embryo of a species before it fully
develops. | c. | are only found in humans. | d. | All of the
above |
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Cell differentiation occurs:
a. | in single celled organisms. | b. | in multicellular organisms. | c. | during
metaphase. | d. | when a mutation occurs. |
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Cell differentiation is:
a. | the process where cells divide. | b. | the process where cells
mutate. | c. | referred to as asexual mutation. | d. | the process of cell
separation. |
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