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Overview
100
What is the process of programmed cell death called?
What is apoptosis
100
The sister chromatids separate into individual chromosomes during which phase of mitosis?
What is anaphase
100
_______________________ is the period of growth that occurs between cell divisions.
What is interphase
100
The chromosomes in eukaryotic cells form a close association with ____________, a type of protein.
What is histone
100
What regulates cell size?
What are metabolic needs and surface area/volume ratio
200
Gene that regulates the passage into mitosis. This is an example of a:
What is an internal regulator
200
During which phase of mitosis does the chromatin (DNA) inside the nucleus condenses and the duplicated chromosomes become visible. The nuclear envelope also breaks down.
What is prophase
200
The cell cycle contains all of the following stages except? a. Meiosis b. G1 c. G2 d. S
What is a
200
Most prokaryotes contain a ________________________________________ DNA chromosome that contains all, or nearly, all of the cell’s genetic information.
What is nucleoid
200
One factor common to almost all cancer cells is
What is p53
300
Experiments show that normal cells will reproduce until they come into contact with each other. This is known as:
What is contact inhibition
300
Which of the following is NOT a phase of mitosis? a. Prophase b. Megaphase c. Anaphase d. Telophase
What is b
300
Following replication, each duplicated chromosome consists of two identical _________.
What are sister chromatids
300
Genetic information is passed from one generation to the next on ___________________, packages of DNA.
What is chromosomes
300
One effect of an internal regulator is that a cell will not begin mitosis until a. it becomes too large. b. the cell’s growth is stimulated. c. it is in physical contact with other cells. d. all its chromosomes have been replicated.
What is d
400
During ______________________, the chromosomes gather at opposite ends of the cell the spindle begins to break apart as a nucleolus becomes visible in each daughter nucleus.
What is telophase
400
DNA synthesis takes place (DNA is copied) during which phase?
What is Synthesis
400
DNA tightly coils around the histones, and together, the DNA and histone molecules form beadlike structures called _____________________________.
What is nucleosome
400
13. Which of the following includes both stages of cell division in eukaryotes? a. Mitosis/cell cycle b. Meiosis/cell cycle c. Mitosis/cytokinesis d. Prophase/metaphase
What is c
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Once a multicellular organism reaches adult size, the cells in its body a. stop dividing. b. grow and divide at different rates, depending on the type. c. have the same life span between cell divisions. d. undergo cell division randomly.
What is b
500
During which phase of mitosis does the centromeres of the duplicated chromosomes line up across the center of the cell.
What is metaphase
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!! Which of the following DOES NOT occur during the cell cycle? a. A cell undergoes apoptosis b. a cell grows c. prepares for division d. divides to form two daughter cells, each of which begins the cycle again
What is a
500
The complex of chromosome and protein is referred to as ____________________.
What is chromatin
500
The process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells is called ________________________.
What is mitosis
500
Proteins that respond to events inside the cell are called
What is internal regulators