Week 7 Flashcards
The function of the cell cycle is to produce daughter cells that __________.
a) have a random assortment of maternal and paternal chromosomes
b) have the same number of chromatids as the parent cell had chromosomes
c) have the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell but not the same genetic content
d) are genetically identical to the parent cell (assuming no mutation has occurred)
e) None of the choices are correct
d) are genetically identical to the parent cell (assuming no mutation has occurred)
Cytokinesis refers to __________.
a) division of the nucleus
b) movement of a cell from one place to another
c) reduction in the number of chromosomes
d) division of the entire cell
e) division of the cytoplasm
e) division of the cytoplasm
Chromatids are __________.
a) identical copies of each other if they are part of the same chromosome
b) held together by the centrioles
c) the bacterial equivalent of eukaryotic chromosomes
d) composed of RNA
e) found only in aberrant chromosomes
a) identical copies of each other if they are part of the same chromosome
If a cell contains 60 chromatids at the start of mitosis, how many chromosomes will be found in each daughter cell at the completion of the cell cycle?
a) 15
b) 30
c) 45
d) 60
e) 120
b) 30
During interphase, the genetic material of a typical eukaryotic cell is __________.
a) transported through the nuclear pores
b) condensed and the chromosomes are often visible under the light microscope
c) attached to microtubule spindle fibers
d) dispersed in the nucleus as long strands of chromatin
e) dispersed in the cytoplasm as long strands of chromatin
d) dispersed in the nucleus as long strands of chromatin
A biochemist measured the amount of DNA in cells growing in the laboratory and found that the quantity of DNA in the cells doubled __________.
a) between the G1 and G2 phases of interphase
b) between prophase and anaphase of mitosis
c) between anaphase and telophase of mitosis
d) during the M phase of the cell cycle
a) between the G1 and G2 phases of interphase
Which of the following does not occur during mitosis?
a) alignment of chromosomes along the cell’s equator
b) the movement of chromosomes to opposite poles
c) separation of chromatids
d) replication of chromosomes
e) condensation of chromatin
d) replication of chromosomes
In telophase of mitosis, the mitotic spindle breaks down and the chromatin uncoils. This is essentially the opposite of what happens in __________.
a) anaphase
b) interphase
c) prophase
d) metaphase
e) S phase
c) prophase
Which phase of mitosis is essentially the opposite of prometaphase in terms of the nuclear envelope?
a) interphase
b) telophase
c) S phase
d) metaphase
e) anaphase
b) telophase
In a human skin cell that is going through the cell cycle, when do the centrosomes separate?
a) prophase
b) metaphase
c) S phase
d) G2 phase
e) anaphase
a) prophase
Which of the following is a function of mitosis in humans?
a) increasing genetic variability
b) decreasing the number of chromosomes
c) multiplication of body cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell
d) production of sperm
e) production of eggs
c) multiplication of body cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell
Following cytokinesis in an animal cell, how many centrioles does each new daughter cell possess?
zero
one
two
four
eight
one
One event occurring during prophase is __________.
a) the beginning of the formation of a spindle apparatus
b) cytokinesis
c) division of the centromere
d) the alignment of chromosomes in a single plane
e) the synthesis of a new nuclear envelope
a) the beginning of the formation of a spindle apparatus
In animal cell mitosis, the cleavage furrow forms during which stage of the cell cycle?
a) the G1 phase
b) cytokinesis
c) prophase
d) metaphase
e) anaphase
b) cytokinesis
At which stage of mitosis are chromosomes lined up in one plane in preparation for their separation to opposite poles of the cell?
a) telophase
b) interphase
c) anaphase
d) prophase
e) metaphase
e) metaphase
You would know a dividing cell was a plant cell rather than an animal cell if you saw that __________.
a) it had formed a cleavage furrow
b) it had microtubules
c) it had two pairs of centrioles during prophase
d) it had formed a cell plate
e) the nucleolus was visible during metaphase
d) it had formed a cell plate
When a cell in S phase is experimentally fused with a cell in G1 phase, __________.
a) the chromosomes of the original G1 nucleus condense in preparation for mitosis
b) DNA synthesis begins immediately in the original G1nucleus
c) the original G1 cell will divide immediately
d) the two nuclei fuse and further division is arrested
e) the replication of DNA occurring in the original S nucleus is terminated
b) DNA synthesis begins immediately in the original G1nucleus
Tissue culture experiments with PDGF demonstrate that without this substance __________.
a) cells divide in an uncontrolled fashion, confirming PDGF’s role as a cell division inhibitor
b) bacterial cells lose their resistance to antibiotics
c) the various kinases, such as MPF, are unable to bind to cyclin
d) animal cells are unable to attach to the substratum
e) fibroblasts fail to divide
e) fibroblasts fail to divide
Observations of cancer cells in culture support the hypothesis that cancer cells __________.
a) exhibit anchorage dependence
b) spend the majority of their time in the G0 phase
c) produce molecules that inhibit the growth factors required for cell division
d) do not exhibit density-dependent inhibition
e) All of the listed responses are correct.
d) do not exhibit density-dependent inhibition
Which best describes the kinetochore?
a) a structure composed of several proteins that associate with the centromere region of a chromosome and b) that can bind to spindle microtubules
the centromere region of a metaphase chromosome at which the D N A can bind with spindle proteins
c) the array of vesicles that will form between two dividing nuclei and give rise to the metaphase plate
d) the ring of actin microfilaments that will cause the appearance of the cleavage furrow
e) the core of proteins that forms the cell plate in a dividing plant cell
a) a structure composed of several proteins that associate with the centromere region of a chromosome and b) that can bind to spindle microtubules
For what is cell division used?
a) infection
b) growth
c) repair
d) None of the listed choices is correct.
e) growth/repair
e) growth/repair
How does nuclear DNA enter daughter cells?
a) during replication with microtubule proteins
b) as identical copies of the same chromosomes
c) during G1 when ribosomes disappear
d) as four copies of each chromosome per daughter cell
e) attached to all other chromosomes in that cell
b) as identical copies of the same chromosomes
If you were asked to label a model of a chromosome, the central portion of a replicated chromosome would be labeled
a) kinetochore.
b) sister.
c ) arm.
d) centromere.
e) Not enough information is provided to decide.
d) centromere.
If you saw a cell with condensed chromosomes lined up in the center of the cell, you would know that the cell was in
a) prophase.
b) prometaphase.
c) metaphase.
d) anaphase.
e) telophase.
c) metaphase.