BIOL 1001 Mitosis & Meiosis 100 Questions And Answers Rated A

1. HeLa cells have been used in research to a) identify viral strains. b) investigate cancer. c) study the effects of radiation on cells. d) develop tissue culture techniques that produced a polio vac cine. e) all of these. 2. Understanding cell division requires knowledge about a) information that guides inheritance. b) how information in a parent cell is copied. c) mechanisms that distribute information to daughter cells. d) mechanisms that insure new individuals receive parental information. e) all of these. 3. The unique feature of HeLa cells that make them important for research is that a) they are identical to all other human cells. b) they are immortal cells and will grow in culture. c) they are limited in growth cycles. d) they are like stem cells. e) all of these make them important. 4. Mitosis and cytoplasmic division function in a) growth. b) repair of damaged tissue. c) replacement of worn-out cells. d) asexual reproduction. e) all of these. 5. Division of eukaryotic cells into two identical cells is called a) growth. b) meiosis. c) mitosis. d) asexual reproduction. e) all of these. 6. Which of the following is NOT an example of the results of mitosis? a) a pair of identical twins b) a group of rooted plant cuttings from a single plant c) the cells produced by the asexual reproduction of a single-celled organism d) the offspring produced by two parents e) healing of a wound