Glencoe Biology

Chapter 9: Cellular Reproduction

Standardized Test Practice-English

1
Which of these is not a stage of the cell cycle?
A)cytokinesis
B)interphase
C)mitosis
D)photosynthesis
2
Smaller cells have a (an) ____ ratio of surface area to volume.
A)lower
B)higher
C)equal
D)unknown
3
What typically results from one completed cell cycle?
A)tissue
B)dead cell
C)new cell
D)genome
4
Which of these is not an advantage of a small cellular structure?
A)motor proteins must work harder
B)efficient transport of substances into cell
C)shorter distances for motor proteins to travel
D)efficient waste removal
5
Imagine that these are cells. Which cell(s) would most efficiently supply nutrients through its membrane?

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A)smallest
B)medium size
C)largest
D)both smallest and largest
6
Sister chromatids are attached by a structure called the ____.
A)nuclear envelope
B)centromere
C)motor protein
D)plasma membrane
7
What is the primary function of mitosis during the cell cycle?
A)phagocytosis
B)DNA replication
C)osmosis
D)separation of replicated DNA
8
What phase of mitosis occurs when chromotids have not aligned at center of cell?
A)anaphase
B)telophase
C)prophase
D)metaphase
9
Two nuclear membranes are beginning to form in this cell. What phase of mitosis is shown here?

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A)metaphase
B)prophase
C)telophase
D)interphase
10
What does this indicate about stem cells?

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A)They cannot divide.
B)They are preset to be one kind of cell.
C)They cannot form a nerve cell.
D)They become specialized cells.
11
What phase of mitosis does this depict?

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A)metaphase
B)telophase
C)cytokinesis
D)DNA replication
12
Proteins called ____ bind to enzymes in order to start the cell cycle.
A)lipids
B)kinases
C)cyclins
D)acid rings
13
The programmed death of a cell is called ____.
A)apoptosis
B)cancer
C)telophase
D)cytokinesis
14
What conclusion can be made about the condition shown in this picture?

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A)It was not caused by a mutation.
B)It can only occur in an older organism.
C)It cannot be caused by a carcinogen.
D)It was caused by abnormal cell replication.
15
Why do stem cells have potential for future medical advancements?
A)They only exist theoretically.
B)They have unspecified functions.
C)They are produced late in an organism's life.
D)They cannot divide.
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