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Meiosis Quiz Questions
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Biology
11th Grade
04/07/2011

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As a cell becomes larger it's volume increases faster than its surface area.
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DNA overload is not a problem that growth causes for cells.
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Cell division DOES NOT increase the surface area of the original cell.
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When do the chromosomes become visible in a cell?
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Only during cell division
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G2 phase?
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Preparation for cell division
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S Phase?
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DNA Replication
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Interphase?
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The cell grows
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Metaphase
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Chromosomes line up along the middle
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Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
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Spindle does what?
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Helps separate the chromosomes
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Two main stages of cell division?
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Mitosis and Cytokinesis
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Contact with other cells can stop a cell from growing.
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True :)
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Normal cells in a petri dish would stop because...
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Contact with other cells(crowding)
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Cyclins are...
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Closely related proteins that produce p53
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Cancer is a disorder in which the cells have lost their ability to..
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control their growth rate
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Uncontrolled cell division is known as..
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cancer
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Is cell size limited?
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Yes, because the organelles can only support a certain size cell.
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What is cell division, why is it so important?
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cell division is the reproduction of cells. It allows the cells to be replaced when they die
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