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4.

A diploid cell has_______ the number of chromosomes as a haploid cell.

  1. one-fourth
  2. half
  3. twice
  4. four times
5.

An organism’s traits are determined by the specific combination of inherited _____.

  1. cells.
  2. genes.
  3. proteins.
  4. chromatids.
6.

The first level of DNA organization in a eukaryotic cell is maintained by which molecule?

  1. cohesin
  2. condensin
  3. chromatin
  4. histone
7.

Identical copies of chromatin held together by cohesin at the centromere are called _____.

  1. histones.
  2. nucleosomes.
  3. chromatin.
  4. sister chromatids.
8.

Chromosomes are duplicated during what stage of the cell cycle?

  1. G1 phase
  2. S phase
  3. prophase
  4. prometaphase
9.

Which of the following events does not occur during some stages of interphase?

  1. DNA duplication
  2. organelle duplication
  3. increase in cell size
  4. separation of sister chromatids
10.

The mitotic spindles arise from which cell structure?

  1. centromere
  2. centrosome
  3. kinetochore
  4. cleavage furrow
11.

Attachment of the mitotic spindle fibers to the kinetochores is a characteristic of which stage of mitosis?

  1. prophase
  2. prometaphase
  3. metaphase
  4. anaphase
12.

Unpacking of chromosomes and the formation of a new nuclear envelope is a characteristic of which stage of mitosis?

  1. prometaphase
  2. metaphase
  3. anaphase
  4. telophase
13.

Separation of the sister chromatids is a characteristic of which stage of mitosis?

  1. prometaphase
  2. metaphase
  3. anaphase
  4. telophase
14.

The chromosomes become visible under a light microscope during which stage of mitosis?

  1. prophase
  2. prometaphase
  3. metaphase
  4. anaphase
15.

The fusing of Golgi vesicles at the metaphase plate of dividing plant cells forms what structure?

  1. cell plate
  2. actin ring
  3. cleavage furrow
  4. mitotic spindle
16.

At which of the cell cycle checkpoints do external forces have the greatest influence?

  1. G1 checkpoint
  2. G2 checkpoint
  3. M checkpoint
  4. G0 checkpoint
17.

What is the main prerequisite for clearance at the G2 checkpoint?

  1. cell has reached a sufficient size
  2. an adequate stockpile of nucleotides
  3. accurate and complete DNA replication
  4. proper attachment of mitotic spindle fibers to kinetochores
18.

If the M checkpoint is not cleared, what stage of mitosis will be blocked?

  1. prophase
  2. prometaphase
  3. metaphase
  4. anaphase
19.

Which protein is a positive regulator that phosphorylates other proteins when activated?

  1. p53
  2. retinoblastoma protein (Rb)
  3. cyclin
  4. cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk)
20.

Many of the negative regulator proteins of the cell cycle were discovered in what type of cells?

  1. gametes
  2. cells in G0
  3. cancer cells
  4. stem cells
21.

Which negative regulatory molecule can trigger cell suicide (apoptosis) if vital cell cycle events do not occur?

  1. p53
  2. p21
  3. retinoblastoma protein (Rb)
  4. cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk)
22.

___________ are changes to the order of nucleotides in a segment of DNA that codes for a protein.

  1. Proto-oncogenes
  2. Tumor suppressor genes
  3. Gene mutations
  4. Negative regulators
23.

A gene that codes for a positive cell cycle regulator is called a(n) _____.

  1. kinase inhibitor.
  2. tumor suppressor gene.
  3. proto-oncogene.
  4. oncogene.
24.

A mutated gene that codes for an altered version of Cdk that is active in the absence of cyclin is a(n) _____.

  1. kinase inhibitor.
  2. tumor suppressor gene.
  3. proto-oncogene.
  4. oncogene.
25.

Which molecule is a Cdk inhibitor that is controlled by p53?

  1. cyclin
  2. anti-kinase
  3. Rb
  4. p21
26.

Which eukaryotic cell cycle event is missing in binary fission?

  1. cell growth
  2. DNA duplication
  3. karyokinesis
  4. cytokinesis
27.

FtsZ proteins direct the formation of a _______ that will eventually form the new cell walls of the daughter cells.

  1. contractile ring
  2. cell plate
  3. cytoskeleton
  4. septum
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