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Cell Cycle problems


  • 1. How many chromatids are there in a duplicated chromosome?

  • Options
  • A. One
  • B. Two
  • C. Three
  • D. Four
  • Discuss
  • 2. The centromeres move toward the poles in __________ .

  • Options
  • A. anaphase
  • B. interphase
  • C. metaphase
  • D. prophase
  • Discuss
  • 3. The cell cycle is controlled in most cells by

  • Options
  • A. time (after a certain length of time the cell divides)
  • B. a series of checkpoints
  • C. cell size (when the cell reaches a certain size, it divides)
  • D. different cells exhibit different control strategies
  • Discuss
  • 4. Which of the following statements about mitosis is incorrect?

  • Options
  • A. The daughter nuclei are genetically identical to the parent nucleus
  • B. Chromosomes separate during anaphase due to the interaction of polar microtubules from opposite poles pushing against each other
  • C. Chromosomes separate during anaphase when the kinetochore microtubules shorten as they depolymerize
  • D. Chromosomes move to the metaphase plate using motor proteins, a kind of kinesin, attached to spindle fibers
  • Discuss
  • 5. Which phase of mitosis is associated with separation of chromatids?

  • Options
  • A. Prophase
  • B. Metaphase
  • C. Anaphase
  • D. Telophase
  • Discuss
  • 6. The term homologous chromosomes

  • Options
  • A. refers to replications of the same chromosome
  • B. is another name for sister chromatids
  • C. must be haploid
  • D. means a pair of chromosomes of the same kind, such as sex chromosomes
  • Discuss
  • 7. The term, not related to mitosis is

  • Options
  • A. gametes
  • B. chromosomes
  • C. DNA replication
  • D. somatic cells
  • Discuss
  • 8. Which of the following triggers the division of activated T lymphocytes?

  • Options
  • A. FGF
  • B. Interlukin 2
  • C. PDGF
  • D. Erythroprotein
  • Discuss
  • 9. Microtubules grow from the poles to kinetochores of each chromatid during

  • Options
  • A. prophase
  • B. metaphase
  • C. anaphase
  • D. telophase
  • Discuss
  • 10. At which of the following check point, mitosis is controlled?

  • Options
  • A. G1
  • B. G2
  • C. M
  • D. S
  • Discuss

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