Review Test

What class of cells are reproduced during mitosis? (A) Germ cells (B) Somatic cells (C) Gametes (D) Haploid cells Activated M-phase-promoting factor (MPF) signals entry into which of the following mitotic cell cycle phases? (A) G1 (B) G2 (C) M phase (D) S phase One cell that undergoes meiosis will yield how many independent cells? (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 What is the name of the junction that joins chromosomes during genetic reassortment? (A) Crossover region (B) Metaphase plate (C) Chiasma (D) Kinetochore One round of mitosis leads to an entirely new individual in which type of organism? (A) Single-cellular (B) Multi-cellular (C) Snail (D) Human Degradation of G1 cyclins leads to entry into which of the following mitotic cell cycle phases? (A) G1 (B) G2 (C) S phase

(D) M phase In meiosis, the chiasma plays a similar role to which structure in mitosis? (A) Centromere (B) centrosome (C) microtubule (D) Mitotic spindle The mitotic phase during which a cell actually physically divides into two is called which of the following? (A) Cytokinesis (B) prophase (C) metaphase (D) anaphase Which of the following meiotic phases is the longest? (A) Prophase 1 (B) Metaphase 1 (C) Anaphase 2 (D) Telophase 2 What class of cells are reproduced during meiosis? (A) Germ cells (B) Somatic cells (C) Diploid cells (D) Cancerous cells Cellular reproduction is involved in all of the following processes except which? (A) Development (B) Cell maintenance (C) Sexual reproduction (D) Protein degradation Which mitotic phase directly follows G1 of interphase? (A) cytokinesis (B) Prophase (C) metaphase

(D) Anaphase During which meiotic phase are sister chromatids separated? (A) Metaphase 1 (B) Metaphase 2 (C) Anaphase 1 (D) Anaphase 2 Chromosomes are composed of what biological molecule? (A) Carbohydrates (B) Adenosine triphosphate (C) Adenosine monophosphate (D) Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) The two major phases of the cell cycle are which of the following? (A) G1 and G2 (B) M phase and interphase (C) Prophase 1 and prophase 2 (D) M phase and S phase Which of the following is not characteristic of a cell in mitotic prophase? (A) Condensed chromosomes (B) Rearranged cytoskeleton (C) Intact nucleus (D) Metaphase plate The number of distinct chromosomes in a cell is its _________ number. (A) Single (B) Chiasma (C) Haploid (D) Diploid Which class of microtubules is responsible for capturing chromosomes during mitosis? (A) Astral (B) Kinetochore (C) Polar

(D) Radial Interphase and M phase can be best summed up by which of the following pairs of words? (A) Copying and cleaving (B) Synthesizing and copying (C) Separating and cleaving (D) Degradation and synthesis During which meiotic phase are maternal homologous pairs separated from paternal homologous pairs? (A) Metaphase 1 (B) Metaphase 2 (C) Anaphase 1 (D) Anaphase 2 What is the major event that marks a cell's entrance into mitotic prometaphase? (A) Separation of sister chromatids (B) Cell division (C) Disassembly of nuclear envelope (D) Metaphase plate formation The number of homologous pairs in a cell is called its _________ number. (A) Single (B) Chiasma (C) Hapolid (D) Diploid Which phase of the cell cycle directly follows M phase? (A) G0 (B) G1 (C) G2 (D) S phase What major event marks a cell's entry into mitotic metaphase? (A) Separation of sister chromatids (B) Metaphase plate formation (C) Disassembly of nuclear envelope

(D) Chromosome condensation A cell with a haploid number of 20 has which of the following dipliod numbers? (A) 2 (B) 10 (C) 40 (D) 80 Which of the following is not monitored in G2 phase? (A) Cell size (B) Alignment on the metaphase plate (C) Cellular environment (D) DNA replication Deactivation of M-phase-promoting factor signals entry into which of the following mitotic phases? (A) Prophase (B) prometaphase (C) Metaphase (D) Anaphase A cell with a diploid number of 20 has which of the following haploid numbers? (A) 2 (B) 10 (C) 40 (D) 80 During which of the following cell cycle phases does DNA replication take place? (A) M phase (B) S phase (C) G1 (D) G2 During which sub-phase of mitotic anaphase do centrosomes separate? (A) Anaphase A (B) Anaphase B (C) Anaphase C (D) Anaphase D

A somatic cell has a haploid number of 10. What is its diploid number after DNA replication? (A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 40 (D) 80 Which of the following is not a stage of mitotic interphase? (A) G1 (B) G2 (C) S phase (D) M phase During which sub-phase of mitotic anaphase do chromosomes separate? (A) Anaphase A (B) Anaphase B (C) Anaphase C (D) Anaphase D What is the typical duration of a normal, fast-dividing, mammalian cell cycle? (A) 1 hour (B) 10 hours (C) 24 hours (D) 1 year The human haploid number is which of the following? (A) 10 (B) 23 (C) 30 (D) 46 Which of the following events takes place during mitotic telophase? (A) Disassembly of nuclear envelope (B) Reassembly of nuclear envelope (C) Metaphase plate formation (D) Cell division In extremely fast dividing cells, which of the following phases of the cell cycle is likely to be decreased or eliminated?

(A) G1 (B) S phase (C) M phase (D) Interphase How many homologous pairs are present in a cell with a diploid number of 40? (A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 40 (D) 80 Which class of microtubules disappear during mitotic telophase? (A) Astral (B) Kinetochore (C) Polar (D) Radial Which of the following is typically the longest phase of the cell cycle? (A) M phase (B) S phase (C) G1 (D) G2 A somatic cell has a haploid number of 10. After mitosis, what is the haploid number of each of the resulting cells? (A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 20 (D) 40 Which class of microtubule elongates during mitotic telophase? (A) Astral (B) Kinetochore (C) Polar (D) Radial Which of the following phases usually contains the highest concentration of DNA per cell?

(A) S phase (B) M phase (C) G1 (D) G2 Germ cells give rise to what class of cell? (A) Gamete (B) Somatic (C) Meiotic (D) Mitotic Which of the following is not a component of the contractile ring? (A) Cyclin (B) Actin (C) Myosin (D) Tubulin During which phase do mitotic cyclins accumulate in the cell cycle? (A) G1 (B) G2 (C) M phase (D) S phase A somatic cell has a haploid number of 20. After DNA replication, how many pairs of sister chromatids are in the cell? (A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 20 (D) 40 Which of the following is not a type of cell that results from meiotic cellular reproduction? (A) Haploid (B) Diploid (C) Gamete (D) Germ cell The activation of cyclin-dependent protein kinases by G1 cyclins signals entry into which mitotic cell cycle phase?

(A) G1 (B) G2 (C) M phase (D) S phase During which phase of meiosis does genetic reassortment take place? (A) Prophase 1 (B) Prometaphase 1 (C) Metaphase 1 (D) Anaphase 1