Cell Cycle Test Review

Understand the process of the cell cycle, interphase, and cell division.

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Review the cell cycle, interphase, and cell division.

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“Jail” the details: Highlight, underline, or circle the details or key words in the
questions.

“Be Slick and Predict”: Predict what the answer is BEFORE you read the choices.
Select the choice that is closest to your answer.

“Slash” the trash: Read ALL of the choices. Get rid of any choices you know for sure
are wrong. Put a question mark beside the ones you want to consider. Choose the
BEST answer from what is left.

“Plug it in”: Read the answer choices, and plug each choice in to see if it fits. Ask
yourself, “Does this make sense?”

What is the question asking?/What
are the key words or phrases?

“Why does a cell spend majority of its time in
interphase”

-Interphase

-Cell cycle

-M phase

What do I know about the key words
or phrases?

-Interphase: growing and
developing - size and material

-S phase part of Interphase: DNA
replication

-M phase: cell division - cytokinesis
and mitosis - not part of
interphase

1.

What is the question asking?/What are the key words or phrases?
When does DNA synthesis take place? Before mitosis, the cell goes through which phase of the cell cycle?

-Synthesis/Replication

-Before Mitosis

-Graph demonstrating cell cycle

What do I know about the key words or phrases?

-DNA replication occurs in S phase - part of interphase/S phase (why its called S phase)

-Graph shows G1, S, G2 (all part of interphase), M (cell division)

-Before Mitosis is phases of interphase - G1, S, G2

2

What is the question asking?/What are the key words or phrases?
Cell division irregularities lead to cancer? Best justification for answer?

-cancer/ uncontrolled cell division

-Function incorrectly during cell cycle

What do I know about the key words or phrases?

-Cancer is uncontrolled, unregulated cell division.

-Cancer causes abnormal cell division - creation of tumors (malignant or benign)

-Cancer is error in cell cycle

3.

What is the question asking?/What are the key words or phrases?
When in the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?

-Cell cycle

-DNA replicates

What do I know about the key words or phrases?
Cell cycle - interphase (cell growth and DNA replication) and m phase (cell division
DNA replication - 2 DNA molecules identical to each other - process performed in S phase of interphase

What is the question asking?/What are the key words or phrases?
What processes involve M phase?

-M phase

-Cell Cycle

What do I know about the key words or phrases?

-M phase, aka Cell division

-2 processes in Cell division (mitosis- division of nucleus. Cytokinesis - division of cytoplasm)

- Cell cycle: Interphase (growth and DNA replication), M phase (cell division)

4.

5.

What is the question asking?/What are the key
words or phrases?
Purpose of Anaphase? Sequence of mitosis stages?

-Anaphase

-Stages of cell cycle/ mitosis

-Cell division

What do I know about the key words or phrases?

-Anaphase: phase of Mitosis - cell division

-P.M.A.T.: prophase (dense, messy
chromosomes), metaphase (aligns along
center), anaphase (shorten spindle fibers,
pulling chromosomes apart to ensure
identical/equal amount in each cell), telophase
(cell elongates, cleavage furrow

-Cell division: mitosis and cytokinesis

-Cell cycle order: interphase, prophase,
metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis

-Structure/image of P.M.A.T.

6.

7.

What is the question asking?/What are the
key words or phrases?
Which phase shows spindle fibers separating
chromosomes?
Prophase occurs in which process?

-Phases of mitosis

-Spindle fibers separating

-One copy of chromosomes in each nucleus

-Prophase: visible/dense chromosomes,
nuclear envelope disappears/dissolves

What do I know about the key words or
phrases?

-Phase of Mitosis: prophase (dense, visible
chromosomes). Metaphase (chromosomes
align along center) anaphase (spindle
fibers pull chromosomes apart) telophase
(nuclear envelopes appear around new
sets of chromosomes

-Cell division/M phase: mitosis and
cytokinesis

8.

9.

What is the question asking?/What are the key words or phrases?
Result of Mitosis?

-mitosis

What do I know about the key words or phrases?

-Mitosis: part of M phase

-Mitosis - division of the nucleus - start of cell division

-Cytokinesis- division of the cytoplasm - end of cell division

What is the question asking?/What are the key words or phrases?
Part of cell cycle results in more cells?

-Cell cycle

-Daughter cells

What do I know about the key words or phrases?

-Cell cycle: 2 parts (interphase and M phase)

-Interphase: G1 S G2 (growth and DNA replication)

-M phase (Mitosis/Cytokinesis - cell division - result: 2 cells)

10.

11.

What is the question asking?/What are the key
words or phrases?
Describe the phases of mitosis

-Mitosis: prophase, metaphase, anaphase,
telophase

What do I know about the key words or phrases?
Phase of Mitosis: prophase (dense, visible
chromosomes). Metaphase (chromosomes align along
center) anaphase (spindle fibers pull chromosomes
apart) telophase (nuclear envelopes appear around
new sets of chromosomes

12.

Understand the process of the cell cycle, interphase, and cell division.

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Review the cell cycle, interphase, and cell division.

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