Mitosis
Meiosis
Cell Cycle
DNA Replication
STAAR Questions
100
What is the acronym for the stages of mitosis
PMAT = Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
100
How many cells are made in Meiosis
A. 2 B. 6 C. 4 D. 12
4
100
What happens in G1 phase of the cell cycle
A. Grows B. Divides C. Floats D. Explodes
A - Cell Grows
100
What nitrogenous base would pair with Thymine
A - Adenine
100
Which of these properties is found only in Cancer Cells
A. Unregulated Cell Division
B. Regulated Gene Expression
C. Response to stimuli D. Has Mitochondria
A.
200
Phase which chromosomes align along the center (PMAT)
Metaphase
200
How many rounds of cell division does Meiosis go through
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
2
200
What happens in the S phase of the cell cycle
A. Grows B. Divides C. Sleeps D. Replicates
D. - Cell Replicates
200
What nitrogenous base would pair with a Cytosine
G - Guanine
200
Giraffes have 30 chromosomes in their somatic cells. How many chromosomes will each daughter cell have after the final step of Meiosis
15
300
Phase where daughter chromosomes reach the poles and 2 nuclei form. (PMAT)
Telophase
300
what is the # of chromosomes in the daughter cells after Meiosis
A. Same # as parent B. 1/2 as many as parent
B. 1/2
300
What happens to the cell in the G2 phase
A. Preps for STAAR B. Preps for Division C. Grows
B. Prepares for Division
300
The Nitrogenous bases are connected by _____ bonds
A. Polar B. Hydrogen C. Nitrogen D. James
Hydrogen
300
DNA copying errors most likely occur during which phase of the cell cycle?
A. S phase B. G1 phase C. G2 phase D. M phase
S Phase - its where dna replicates
400
Phase where chromosomes become visible and nuclear envelope breaks down (PMAT)
Prophase
400
what is the purpose of Meiosis
Reproduction (Gametes)
400
What is the type of cell division that occurs in Eukaryotic cell Cycles
A. Mitosis B. Binary Fission
Mitosis
400
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
400
What process occurs in Meiosis that creates more genetic diversity in resulting cells?
A. Crossing over B. Chromosome Deletion C. Genome replication
A. crossing over
500
Sister cromatids separate and the daughter chromosomes move away from each other. (PMAT)
Anaphase
500
What type of cells undergo Meiosis
A. Body Cells B. Sperm or Eggs
B. Sperm or Eggs
500
In order for cancer cells to divide what part of the cell cycle must they go through?
All of it - Specifically mitosis
500
Make the complementary strand for
AATCCGCTAATCC
TTAGGCGATTAGG
500
A student observed a human cheek cell under a microscope and seen.
condensed chromatin, no visible nucleus, visible spindle fibers, and a dissapearing nuclear membrane
which phase of the cell cycle is being observed? (PMAT)
Prophase