Biology (Raven), 9th Edition

Chapter 19: Cellular Mechanisms of Development

Pre-Test

1
Cells that can give rise to all of the cells in the organism's body are called
A)invariants.
B)vegetal.
C)blastocysts.
D)reprogrammed.
E)pluripotent.
2
What type of information leads to changes in gene activity so cells adopt a fate appropriate for their location?
A)Positional
B)Temporal
C)Spatial
D)Phenotypical
E)Axial
3
During morphogenesis, what determines the sizes of cells relative to one another?
A)Contact inhibition
B)Contact promotion
C)Apoptosis
D)The orientation of the mitotic spindle
E)Degree of cell migration
4
What best determines morphogenesis in plant cells?
A)Cell migration
B)Cell-to-cell interactions
C)The plane of the cell division
D)Meristematic development
E)Dorsal transcription factors
5
Which of the following is NOT one of the four sub-processes of overall development?
A)Growth
B)Aggregation
C)Differentiation
D)Pattern formation
E)Morphogenesis
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