Jeopardy $100 The Cell Cycle Mitosis & Cytokinesis Cell Cycle Regulation Asexual Reproduction Multicellular Life $200 $300 $400 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 Final Jeopardy Final Jeopardy

Cell Cycle - $100 If a cell cannot move material through its membrane, then the ratio of its surface area to volume is: A. too small A. too small B. just the right size B. just the right size C. growing too quickly C. growing too quickly

Cell Cycle - $200 During interphase a cell grows, duplicates organelles, and A. copies DNA A. copies DNA B. divides the nucleus B. divides the nucleus C. condenses chromosomes C. condenses chromosomes A. copies DNA A. copies DNA

Cell Cycle - $300 Why do the cells lining the stomach divide more quickly than those in the liver? A. They are much smaller cells. A. They are much smaller cells. B. They undergo more wear and tear. B. They undergo more wear and tear. C. They need much more surface area. C. They need much more surface area. B. They undergo more wear and tear. B. They undergo more wear and tear.

Cell Cycle - $400 During which stage of the cell cycle does the cytoplasm divide? A. Gap 1 A. Gap 1 B. S or synthesis stage B. S or synthesis stage C. Gap 2 C. Gap 2 D. M or mitosis stage D. M or mitosis stage

Cell Cycle - $500 Before a cell can move from the G1 or G2 stage to the next stage of the cell cycle, it must grow and A. pass a critical checkpoint A. pass a critical checkpoint B. duplicate its DNA B. duplicate its DNA C. complete interphase C. complete interphase A. pass a critical checkpoint A. pass a critical checkpoint

Mitosis & Cytokinesis - $100 DNA wraps around histone proteins which then interact with each other, forming a loose combination called A. chromatin A. chromatin B. supercoiled DNA B. supercoiled DNA C. condensed, duplicated chromosome C. condensed, duplicated chromosome A. chromatin A. chromatin

Mitosis & Cytokinesis - $200 What process is being shown in part D? A. prophase A. prophase B. cytokinesis B. cytokinesis C. metaphase C. metaphase B. cytokinesis B. cytokinesis

Mitosis & Cytokinesis - $300 Which statement is true of the chromosome shown here? A. Its telomeres have been shortened. A. Its telomeres have been shortened. B. Its left and right halves carry identical genetic information. B. Its left and right halves carry identical genetic information. C. Its sister chromatids have spindle fibers. C. Its sister chromatids have spindle fibers. B. Its left and right halves carry identical genetic information. B. Its left and right halves carry identical genetic information.

Mitosis & Cytokinesis - $400 What are the stages in order from first to last? 1. B, A, C, D 1. B, A, C, D 2. D, B, C, A 2. D, B, C, A 3. B, C, A, D 3. B, C, A, D

Mitosis & Cytokinesis - $500 Molecules that control the stages of the cell cycle are similar in all eukaryotes. This fact suggests that A. binary fission and mitosis are the same. A. binary fission and mitosis are the same. B. all eukaryotes share a common ancestry. B. all eukaryotes share a common ancestry. C. cells of eukaryotes rarely divide. C. cells of eukaryotes rarely divide. B. all eukaryotes share a common ancestry. B. all eukaryotes share a common ancestry.

Cell Cycle Regulation - $100 Kinases and cyclins are internal factors that A. cause apoptosis. A. cause apoptosis. B. control the cell cycle. B. control the cell cycle. C. cause cancer cells to break away. C. cause cancer cells to break away. B. control the cell cycle. B. control the cell cycle.

Cell Cycle Regulation - $200 Proteins from outside a cell that stimulate it to divide are called A. oncogenes. A. oncogenes. B. stem cells. B. stem cells. C. growth factors. C. growth factors. C. growth factors C. growth factors

Cell Cycle Regulation - $300 One difference between cancer cells and normal cells is that cancer cells A. divide uncontrollably in the absence of growth factors. A. divide uncontrollably in the absence of growth factors. B. cannot copy DNA during the synthesis stage. B. cannot copy DNA during the synthesis stage. C. continue in the G 0 stage indefinitely. C. continue in the G 0 stage indefinitely. A. divide uncontrollably in the absence of growth factors. A. divide uncontrollably in the absence of growth factors.

Cell Cycle Regulation - $400 Which of the following is TRUE of malignant tumors? A. They do not require treatment. A. They do not require treatment. B. They are easily removed through surgery. B. They are easily removed through surgery. C. They can cause tumors in other parts of the body. C. They can cause tumors in other parts of the body.

Cell Cycle Regulation - $500 Which of the following does NOT describe apoptosis? A. Can only be initiated by internal signals A. Can only be initiated by internal signals B. Programmed cell death B. Programmed cell death C. The nucleus of an apoptotic cell shrinks and breaks apart. C. The nucleus of an apoptotic cell shrinks and breaks apart. A. Can only be initiated by internal signals A. Can only be initiated by internal signals

Asexual Reproduction - $100 In a single-celled organism, mitosis is used for A. development. A. development. B. reproduction. B. reproduction. C. repair. C. repair. B. reproduction. B. reproduction.

Asexual Reproduction - $200 Which statement about binary fission is true? A. It does not involve the division of cytoplasm. A. It does not involve the division of cytoplasm. B. It does not require any duplication of DNA. B. It does not require any duplication of DNA. C. It does not take place in multicellular organisms. C. It does not take place in multicellular organisms.

Asexual Reproduction - $300 Which organism is capable of reproducing whole organisms through asexual mitosis or fragmentation? A. horse A. horse B. oak tree B. oak tree C. starfish (or sea star) C. starfish (or sea star)

Asexual Reproduction - $400 Which of the following is an advantage to asexual reproduction? A. Genetically identical offspring are well-suited to non-changing environment A. Genetically identical offspring are well-suited to non-changing environment B. It increases genetic variation in a population which increases the chance of survival B. It increases genetic variation in a population which increases the chance of survival C. It requires a mate C. It requires a mate A. Genetically identical offspring are well-suited to a non-changing environment A. Genetically identical offspring are well-suited to a non-changing environment

Asexual Reproduction - $500 Which of the following reproduce asexually through mitosis? A. some multicellular and unicellular eukaryotes A. some multicellular and unicellular eukaryotes B. most unicellular prokaryotes B. most unicellular prokaryotes C. only unicellular eukaryotes C. only unicellular eukaryotes A. some multicellular and unicellular eukaryotes A. some multicellular and unicellular eukaryotes

Multicellular Life - $100 Cells in a developing embryo differentiate based on A. their location in the embryo. A. their location in the embryo. B. secretions from the embryo. B. secretions from the embryo. C. their particular shape and size. C. their particular shape and size. A. their location in the embryo. A. their location in the embryo.

Multicellular Life - $200 What process is shown in the diagram? A. obtaining and growing embryonic stem cells A. obtaining and growing embryonic stem cells B. cell differentiation B. cell differentiation C. both A and B C. both A and B

Multicellular Life - $300 Which of the following contains cells that are totipotent? A. fertilized egg A. fertilized egg B. inner cell mass B. inner cell mass C. neurons C. neurons A. fertilized egg A. fertilized egg

Multicellular Life - $400 At what point in the diagram would the cells be considered specialized? A. A. B. B. C. C.

Multicellular Life - $500 Which of the following is an advantage of adult stem cells? A. They are more likely to be rejected by a patient’s immune system. A. They are more likely to be rejected by a patient’s immune system. B. They do not raise the many ethical issues associated with using embryonic stem cells. B. They do not raise the many ethical issues associated with using embryonic stem cells. C. They are few in number and hard to grow. C. They are few in number and hard to grow. B. They do not raise the many ethical issues associated with using embryonic stem cells. B. They do not raise the many ethical issues associated with using embryonic stem cells.

Final Jeopardy Assume that all of the cells shown in the diagram are from the same organism and, therefore, have the same genetic information. How do the cells differentiate into cells with different functions? Depending on which genes are activated, a cell can differentiate into various types of cells. Depending on which genes are activated, a cell can differentiate into various types of cells.