Transcript Jeopardy Review Game

Jeopardy
The Cell
Cycle
Mitosis &
Cytokinesis
Cell Cycle
Asexual
Multicellular
Regulation Reproduction
Life
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Final Jeopardy
Cell Cycle - $100
If a cell cannot move material through its
membrane, then the ratio of its surface area to
volume is:
 A. too small
 B. just the right size
 C. growing too quickly
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C. growing too quickly
Cell Cycle - $200
During interphase a cell grows, duplicates
organelles, and
 A. copies DNA
 B. divides the nucleus
 C. condenses chromosomes
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A. copies DNA
Cell Cycle - $300
Why do the cells lining the stomach divide more
quickly than those in the liver?
 A. They are much smaller cells.
 B. They undergo more wear and tear.
 C. They need much more surface area.
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B. They undergo more wear and tear.
Cell Cycle - $400
During which stage of the cell cycle does the
cytoplasm divide?
 A. Gap 1
 B. S or synthesis stage
 C. Gap 2
 D. M or mitosis stage
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D. M or mitosis stage
Cell Cycle - $500
Before a cell can move from the G1 or G2 stage to
the next stage of the cell cycle, it must grow and
 A. pass a critical checkpoint
 B. duplicate its DNA
 C. complete interphase
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A. pass a critical checkpoint
Mitosis & Cytokinesis - $100
DNA wraps around histone proteins which then
interact with each other, forming a loose
combination called
 A. chromatin
 B. supercoiled DNA
 C. condensed, duplicated chromosome
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A. chromatin
Mitosis & Cytokinesis - $200
What process is being shown in part D?
 A. prophase
 B. cytokinesis
 C. metaphase
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B. cytokinesis
Mitosis & Cytokinesis - $300
Which statement is true of the
chromosome shown here?
 A. Its telomeres have been shortened.
 B. Its left and right halves carry identical
genetic information.
 C. Its sister chromatids have spindle fibers.
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B. Its left and right halves carry identical genetic
information.
Mitosis & Cytokinesis - $400
What are the stages in order from first to last?
 1. B, A, C, D
 2. D, B, C, A
 3. B, C, A, D
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3. B, C, A, D
Mitosis & Cytokinesis - $500
Molecules that control the stages of the cell cycle
are similar in all eukaryotes. This fact suggests
that
 A. binary fission and mitosis are the same.
 B. all eukaryotes share a common ancestry.
 C. cells of eukaryotes rarely divide.
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B. all eukaryotes share a common ancestry.
Cell Cycle Regulation - $100
Kinases and cyclins are internal factors that
 A. cause apoptosis.
 B. control the cell cycle.
 C. cause cancer cells to break away.
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B. control the cell cycle.
Cell Cycle Regulation - $200
Proteins from outside a cell that stimulate it to
divide are called
 A. oncogenes.
 B. stem cells.
 C. growth factors.
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C. growth factors
Cell Cycle Regulation - $300
One difference between cancer cells and normal
cells is that cancer cells
 A. divide uncontrollably in the absence of growth
factors.
 B. cannot copy DNA during the synthesis stage.
 C. continue in the G0 stage indefinitely.
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A. divide uncontrollably in the absence of growth
factors.
Cell Cycle Regulation - $400
Which of the following is TRUE of malignant
tumors?
 A. They do not require treatment.
 B. They are easily removed through surgery.
 C. They can cause tumors in other parts of the
body.
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C. They can cause tumors in other parts of the
body.
Cell Cycle Regulation - $500
Which of the following does NOT describe
apoptosis?
 A. Can only be initiated by internal signals
 B. Programmed cell death
 C. The nucleus of an apoptotic cell shrinks and
breaks apart.
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A. Can only be initiated by internal signals
Asexual Reproduction - $100
In a single-celled organism, mitosis is used for
 A. development.
 B. reproduction.
 C. repair.
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B. reproduction.
Asexual Reproduction - $200
Which statement about binary fission is true?
 A. It does not involve the division of cytoplasm.
 B. It does not require any duplication of DNA.
 C. It does not take place in multicellular
organisms.
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C. It does not take place in multicellular
organisms.
Asexual Reproduction - $300
Which organism is capable of reproducing whole
organisms through asexual mitosis or
fragmentation?
 A. horse
 B. oak tree
 C. starfish (or sea star)
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C. starfish (or sea star)
Asexual Reproduction - $400
Which of the following is an advantage to asexual
reproduction?
 A. Genetically identical offspring are well-suited
to non-changing environment
 B. It increases genetic variation in a population
which increases the chance of survival
 C. It requires a mate
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A. Genetically identical offspring are well-suited
to a non-changing environment
Asexual Reproduction - $500
Which of the following reproduce asexually
through mitosis?
 A. some multicellular and unicellular eukaryotes
 B. most unicellular prokaryotes
 C. only unicellular eukaryotes
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A. some multicellular and unicellular eukaryotes
Multicellular Life - $100
Cells in a developing embryo differentiate based
on
 A. their location in the embryo.
 B. secretions from the embryo.
 C. their particular shape and size.
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A. their location in the embryo.
Multicellular Life - $200
What process is shown
in the diagram?
 A. obtaining and
growing embryonic
stem cells
 B. cell differentiation
 C. both A and B
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C. both A and B
Multicellular Life - $300
Which of the following
contains cells that are
totipotent?
 A. fertilized egg
 B. inner cell mass
 C. neurons
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A. fertilized egg
Multicellular Life - $400
At what point in the
diagram would the cells
be considered
specialized?
 A.
 B.
 C.
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C.
Multicellular Life - $500
Which of the following is an advantage of adult
stem cells?
 A. They are more likely to be rejected by a
patient’s immune system.
 B. They do not raise the many ethical issues
associated with using embryonic stem cells.
 C. They are few in number and hard to grow.
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B. They do not raise the many ethical issues
associated with using embryonic stem cells.
Final Jeopardy
Assume that all of the cells
shown in the diagram are
from the same organism
and, therefore, have the
same genetic information.
How do the cells
differentiate into cells with
different functions?
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Depending on which genes are activated, a cell
can differentiate into various types of cells.