BISC 101 Midterm 1 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
7 tips to get B+ or higher
1. Pay attention
2. Take notes, write down as much as you can
3. Try not to miss class
4. Review notes, read textbook, look at figures
5. Attend lab
6. Ask questions
7. Study with a smart friend
How many cells in the human body?
Approximately 100 trillion
How many cell types at birth?
Approximately 200 cell types at birth
Features of animal cells (state the first two, and name the last two)
1. Structure
2. Function
3.__________
4.__________
1. Surrounded by cell membrane,
, Purpose of cell division
1.
2.
3.
Bonus: where does simplest cell division occur?
1. growth of organisms and development
2. for repair of damaged tissue
3. produce genetically identical cells (mitosis)
Bonus: in bacteria
Three types of animal cells (name and give example)
1. Cells that divide very frequently (daily, ex. cheek, skin, intestine)
2. Cells that divide infrequently (once a year, ex. liver cells)
3. Cells that don't divide (ex. nerve cells)
4 Phases of the Cell Cycle (name and state what happens in them)
Bonus for going past the 4
1.G1, cell is preparing for mitosis by growing, this means that organelles are replicating and
more cytoplasm is produced
2. S, DNA synthesis
3. G2, MPF is activated, the cell continues to grow and prepare for mitosis
4. M, The division of the cell into 2 separate daughter cells through mitosis. Includes the
prometaphase, prophase, anaphase and telophase. The M phase can further be split into the
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
7 tips to get B+ or higher
1. Pay attention
2. Take notes, write down as much as you can
3. Try not to miss class
4. Review notes, read textbook, look at figures
5. Attend lab
6. Ask questions
7. Study with a smart friend
How many cells in the human body?
Approximately 100 trillion
How many cell types at birth?
Approximately 200 cell types at birth
Features of animal cells (state the first two, and name the last two)
1. Structure
2. Function
3.__________
4.__________
1. Surrounded by cell membrane,
, Purpose of cell division
1.
2.
3.
Bonus: where does simplest cell division occur?
1. growth of organisms and development
2. for repair of damaged tissue
3. produce genetically identical cells (mitosis)
Bonus: in bacteria
Three types of animal cells (name and give example)
1. Cells that divide very frequently (daily, ex. cheek, skin, intestine)
2. Cells that divide infrequently (once a year, ex. liver cells)
3. Cells that don't divide (ex. nerve cells)
4 Phases of the Cell Cycle (name and state what happens in them)
Bonus for going past the 4
1.G1, cell is preparing for mitosis by growing, this means that organelles are replicating and
more cytoplasm is produced
2. S, DNA synthesis
3. G2, MPF is activated, the cell continues to grow and prepare for mitosis
4. M, The division of the cell into 2 separate daughter cells through mitosis. Includes the
prometaphase, prophase, anaphase and telophase. The M phase can further be split into the
