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Chapter 10 Practice test



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
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      Figure 8-3
 

 1. 

In Figure 8-3 what phase is Part C?
a.
Telophase
c.
Anaphase
b.
Metaphase
d.
Prophase
 

 2. 

In Figure 8-3 what phase is Part A?
a.
Anaphase
c.
Interphase
b.
Metaphase
d.
Prophase
 

 3. 

In Figure 8-3 what phase is Part D?
a.
Anaphase
c.
Telophase
b.
Interphase
d.
Metaphase
 

 4. 

In Figure 8-3 what phase is Part F?
a.
Metaphase
c.
Interphase
b.
Prophase
d.
Cytokensis
 

 5. 

In Figure 8-3 what phase is Part B?
a.
Metaphase
c.
Telophase
b.
Prophase
d.
Anaphase
 

 6. 

in Figure 8-3 what phase is Part E?
a.
Anaphase
c.
Prophase
b.
Interphase
d.
Metaphase
 

 7. 

Which of the following monitors a cell's progress from phase to phase during the cell cycle?
a.
microtubules
c.
protein molecules
b.
lipid molecules
d.
a series of enzymes
 

 8. 

If the sides of a cell double in length, its surface area becomes _____ times as large.
a.
four
c.
six
b.
two
d.
eight
 

 9. 

Which of the following explains why a cell's size is limited?
a.
Volume increases faster than surface area.
b.
Surface area increases faster than volume.
c.
Homeostasis is disrupted by a cell that is too large.
d.
both a and c
 

 10. 

As a cell grows, its _____ increases more than its _____.
a.
length, volume
c.
volume, surface area
b.
width, surface area
d.
none of these
 

 11. 

Among the following, the term that includes the others is _____.
a.
mitosis
c.
interphase
b.
cell cycle
d.
nuclear division
 

 12. 

By the end of prophase, each of the following has occurred except _____.
a.
lining up of chromosomes in the cell
b.
disappearing of the nucleolus
c.
breaking down of the nuclear envelope
d.
tighter coiling of the chromosomes
 

 13. 

The longest phase of the cell cycle is _____.
a.
metaphase
c.
prophase
b.
interphase
d.
mitosis
 

 14. 

The causes of cancer may include which of the following?
a.
viruses
c.
UV radiation
b.
environmental influences
d.
all of the above
 

 15. 

When people move from one country to another, their cancer rates follow the pattern of _____.
a.
their country of origin
c.
breast and colon cancer
b.
lung and colon cancer
d.
the country where they live
 



 
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