Life: The Science of Biology, Ninth Edition Sadava • Hillis • Heller • Berenbaum CH 11 The Cell Cycle and Cell Division

1. Which of the following is not true about cervical cancer, which is a relatively common cancer? a. It can be detected early by a PAP test. b. It is usually caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). c. It causes the cervical cells to make peptide E7, which disrupts the cell cycle. d. It spreads by blocking the retinoblastoma protein RB. e. It usually remains localized. Answer: e Textbook Reference: 11.0 An enemy of the cell reproduction cycle Page: 209–210 Bloom’s Category: 1. Remembering 2. A bacterial cell gives rise to two genetically identical daughter cells by a process known as a. nondisjunction. b. mitosis. c. meiosis. d. fission. e. fertilization. Answer: d Textbook Reference: 11.1 How Do Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells Divide? Page: 210 Bloom’s Category: 1. Remembering 3. For a prokaryote cell to divide, which of the following must occur? a. A reproductive signal, replication, segregation of DNA, and cytokinesis b. DNA replication, crossing over, and segregation of DNA c. DNA replication and segregation of DNA d. Cell growth and cytokinesis e. DNA replication, segregation of DNA, and cytokinesis Answer: a Textbook Reference: 11.1 How Do Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells Divide? Page: 210 Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding 4. During the bacterial cell division, the single cells is separated into two cells by a. centrosomes. b. spindle fibers. c. nucleosomes. d. pinching of the plasma membrane. e. aneuploidy. Answer: d Textbook Reference: 11.1 How Do Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells Divide? Page: 211 Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding 5. During prokaryotic cell division, two chromosomes separate from each other and distribute into the daughter cells by a. attachment to microtubules. b. a mitotic spindle. c. repellent forces. d. attachment to separating membrane regions. e. All of the above Answer: d Textbook Reference: 11.1 How Do Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells Divide? Page: 211 Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding 6. Bacteria typically have , whereas eukaryotes have . a. one chromosome that is circular; many chromosomes that are linear b. several chromosomes that are circular; many chromosomes that are linear c. one chromosome that is linear; many chromosomes that are circular d. two chromosomes that are circular; eight chromosomes that are linear e. None of the above Answer: a Textbook Reference: 11.1 How Do Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells Divide? Page: 211 Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding 7. Which of the following statements about mitosis is true? a. The chromosome number in the resulting cells is halved. b. DNA replication is completed in prophase. c. Crossing over occurs during prophase. d. Two genetically identical daughter cells are formed. e. It consists of two nuclear divisions. Answer: d Textbook Reference: 11.1 How Do Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells Divide? Page: 212 Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding 8. DNA replication occurs a. during both mitosis and meiosis. b. only during mitosis. c. only during meiosis. d. during the S phase. e. during G2. Answer: d Textbook Reference: 11.2 How Is Eukaryotic Cell Division Controlled? Page: 213 Bloom’s Category: 1. Remembering 9. Mature nerve cells, which are incapable of cell division, are most likely in a. G1. b. the S phase. c. G2. d. mitosis. e. meiosis. Answer: a Textbook Reference: 11.2 How Is Eukaryotic Cell Division Controlled? Page: 213 Bloom’s Category: 3. Applying 10. A set of cells in the intestinal epithelium divide continually to replace dead cells lost from the surface of the intestinal lining. If you examined this continually dividing population of intestinal epithelial cells under the microscope, most of the cells would a. be in meiosis. b. be in mitosis. c. be in interphase. d. have condensed chromatin. e. Both b and d Answer: c Textbook Reference: 11.2 How Is Eukaryotic Cell Division Controlled? Page: 213 Bloom’s Category: 3. Applying 11. Cells that do not divide are usually arrested in