Cell Growth and Reproduction
Name: _____________________
The diagram below represents a stage of mitosis in which the chromosomes
line up in the middle of the cell.
1. _____What is the name of this phase of mitosis?
A. metaphase
B. telophase
C. anaphase
D. prophase
2. ______During the cell cycle,
A. DNA is replicated directly after the completion of mitosis.
B. DNA is replicated once before mitosis and again before cytokinesis.
C. DNA is replicated during mitosis.
D. DNA is replicated before mitosis begins.
3. _____The cell cycle involves the growth, replication, and division of a
eukaryotic cell.
Mitosis most directly plays a role in
A. the growth of a cell after cell division.
B. the transport of nutrients within a cell.
C. the division of a cell's nucleus.
D. the metabolic processes of a cell.
4. _____During the interphase stage of the cell cycle,
A. the cell divides into two unique daughter cells.
B. the cell's chromosomes are duplicated.
C. the cell's chromosomes condense into rod-like structures.
D. the cell divides into two identical daughter cells.
5. ______Cytokinesis is a process that occurs during the cell cycle. During
cytokinesis,
A. the cytoplasm is divided to form two separate cells.
B. the chromosomes of the cell are duplicated.
C. the cell grows and performs normal life processes.
D. the nuclear material of the cell is divided.
6. _____In which stage of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
A. telophase
B. metaphase
C. interphase
D. anaphase
7. _____Which of the following occurs during the interphase stage of the cell
cycle?
I. DNA is replicated.
II. The cell divides.
III. The cell grows in size.
A. II only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
D. I, II, and III
8. ____What is a gene?
A. a set of instructions in the DNA sequence of an organism
B. a sex cell that aids in organism reproduction
C. any single amino acid in a multicellular organism
D. a characteristic of any organism
9. _____Which of the following is the term for one possible form of the gene
for a particular trait?
A. autosomal trait
B. sex-linked trait
C. allele
D. codon
10. ______What is a major difference between DNA replication and DNA
transcription?
A. DNA transcription only occurs in multicellular organisms, while DNA replication
occurs in all organisms.
B. DNA replication takes place in the nucleus, while DNA transcription takes place in
the cytoplasm.
C. RNA molecules produced by transcription are much shorter in length than DNA
molecules produced by replication.
D. DNA replication involves the nitrogenous base uracil, while DNA transcription
involves the nitrogenous base thymine.
11. ______Which of the following best describes the product of RNA
translation?
A. an RNA molecule
B. a protein
C. a chromosome
D. a DNA molecule
12. ______The first step in the process of gene expression is transcription.
What is the product of transcription during gene expression?
A. an RNA polymerase
B. a molecule of RNA
C. a codon
D. a molecule of thymine
13. _____When a molecule of double-stranded DNA undergoes replication, it
results in
A. four double-stranded DNA molecules, each composed only of old strands of DNA.
B. two double-stranded DNA molecules, each composed of one new and one old strand.
C. three double-stranded DNA molecules, each composed of sections of old and new
strands.
D. one double-stranded DNA molecule composed only of entirely new strands.
14. _____How is the nucleus involved in the production of enzymes?
A. The nucleus transcribes and releases messenger RNA signaling for the enzymes to be
synthesized.
B. The nucleus receives the messenger RNA and is the site where enzymes are
synthesized.
C. The nucleus is involved in the packaging and transportation of enzymes outside of
the cell.
D. The nucleus translates the ribosomal RNA for the enzymes to be synthesized in
mitochondria.
15. _____During a stage of protein synthesis, codons in mRNA molecules
are used to specify the sequence of amino acids in polypeptide chains. What
is this process called?
A. transcription
B. gene expression
C. codification
D. translation
16. _____Proteins play a variety of roles within cells, but there are many
steps that must be undertaken to make these proteins and deliver them to
where they need to go.
The above picture implies that
A. only the organelles shown in the picture are important to cells.
B. organelles must interact with each other to synthesize and transport proteins.
C. organelles act independently when synthesizing and transporting proteins.
D. no organelles are necessary for the synthesis and transportation of proteins.
17. ____The sequence of bases on one strand of a DNA molecule is
ATTGCCCATG. What will be the sequence on the complementary strand?
A. TAACGGGTAC
B. ATTGCCCATG
C. CGGTAAACGT
D. GCCATTTGCA