A
B
C
D
E
100

List these in order from simplest to most complicated...

  • Organism
  • Tissue
  • Cell
  • Organ System
  • Organ

Cell

Tissue

Organ

Organ System

Organism

100

True or False

Organisms are made up of organ systems

True

100

MYSTERY BOX

Take it or give it away

Lose 100

100

True or False

The division of the cell nucleus and its contents is called mitosis

True

100

Multiple Choice

In a single-celled organism, mitosis is used for...

  • Development
  • Reproduction
  • Growth
  • Repair

Reproduction

200

MATCHING

The process by which unspecialized cells develop into their mature forms and functions.

Cell Differentiation

200

MYSTERY BOX

Keep it or give it away

EVERY OTHER TEAM LOSES 200

200

Multiple Choice

Broad group of proteins that stimulate cell division is called…

  • Metastasize
  • Growth factor
  • Carcinogen
  • Apoptosis

Growth Factor

200

MYSTERY BOX

Keep it or give it away

Lose 200

200

Multiple Choice

Multicellular organisms use mitosis for growth, development, and…

  • Apoptosis
  • Repair
  • Reproduction
  • Interphase

Repair

300

Multiple Choice

A hormone present in the blood can stimulate the growth of certain cells. The hormone is acting as a(n)…

  • Oncogene
  • Carcinogen
  • Daughter cell
  • External factor

External Factor

300

Matching

A region of the condensed chromosome that looks pinched

Centromere

300

Matching

Repeating nucleotide at the ends of DNA molecules that do not form genes and help prevent loss of genes

Telomeres

300

Multiple Choice

Too spread by transferring a disease-causing agent from the site to other parts of the body…

  • Benign
  • Growth factor
  • Metastasize
  • Malignant

Metastasize

300

Matching

The regular pattern of growth, DNA duplication, and cell division that occurs in eukaryotic cells

Cell Cycle

400

Multiple Choice

If a tumor is malignant, then cancer cells from the tumor

  • Are harmless
  • Remain clustered together
  • Can form more tumors
  • Created more carcinogens

C. Can form more tumors

400

Matching

Unique type of body cell that have the ability to divide, remain undifferentiated, and develop into specialized cells

Stem Cells

400

Multiple Choice

One difference between a cancer cell and a normal cell is that...

  • Normal cells divide uncontrollably
  • Cancer cells divide uncontrollably
  • Cancer cells cannot make copies of DNA
  • Normal cells cannot make copies of DNA

B. Cancer cells divide uncontrollably

400

Matching

Loose combination of DNA and proteins that is present during interphase

Chromatin

400

Matching

One long continuous thread of DNA that consists of numerous genes along with regulatory information

Chromosome

500

Multiple Choice

Why do the cells lining the stomach divide more quickly than those in the liver?

  • They undergo more wear and tear
  • They are much smaller cells
  • They need much more surface area
  • They have fewer chromosomes

A. They undergo more wear and tear

500

Multiple Choice
In vertebrates, differentiation of cells is influenced by

  • Whether the cell is apical or basal
  • How rapid the first divisions are
  • Variations in the organisms’ DNA
  • Where the cells migrate

Where the cells migrate

500

List all SIX steps of the cell cycle IN ORDER

Interphase

Prophase

Metaphase

Anaphase

Telophase

Cytokinesis

500

Multiple Choice

If a cell cannot move enough material through its membrane to survive, then the ratio of its surface area to volume is…

  • Too large.
  • Just the right size.
  • Too small.
  • Growing too quickly.

Too Small

500

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the process of binary fission is true?

  • It does not involve the division of cytoplasm
  • It does not take place in multicellular organisms
  • It does not require any duplication of DNA
  • It does not produce genetically identical offspring

B

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