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A somatic cell is ___
a) a liver cell
b) a cell used for sexual reproduction
c) a cell of the body not involved with sexual reproduction
d) a prokaryotic cell

Mitosis involves division of
a) cytoplasm
b) chromosomes
c) cell membrane
d) RNA

Cytokinesis involves division of _
a) RNA
b) cell DNA
c) chromosomes
d) cytoplasm

What is the purpose of spindle fibers?
a) To pull the cell apart
b) To bring the cell together
c) To separate sister chromatids
d) To bring the DNA together

Where are the chromosomes located during metaphase?
a) In the middle of the cell.
b) At the ends of the cell.
c) They are being pulled apart.
d) They are in the nucleus.

All of the following occurs during the lysogenic cycle of viral replication except ---
a) The virus injects its genetic material into the host cell
b) The virus attaches to the host cell.
c) The host cell lyses and dies.
d) The viral genome gets incorporated into the host cell's genome.

This occurs for both the lytic and the lysogenic cycles of viral replication.
a) The viral genome is incorporated into the host cell's genome
b) The host cell is lysed.
c) The virus uses the host cell to make multiple copies of the virus.
d) The virus attaches to the host cell.

Retroviruses include
a) Adenovirus
b) HIV
c) Parvovirus
d) Pox Virus

Retroviruses like HIV use ___ as their genetic material.
a) DNA
b) RNA
c) Cellulose
d) Capsids

Reverse transcriptase is used by which viruses?
a) Retroviruses like HIV
b) ssDNA viruses like Parvo
c) dsDNA viruses like Herpes
d) RNA viruses like Ebola

Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme used by viruses to transcribe DNA from an RNA template using a process known as reverse transcription. Which of the following viruses uses reverse transcription to replicate its genome?
a) Herpes
b) Small Pox
c) HIV
d) Rabies

If scientists observe cells in a petri dish undergoing an unusually high rate of mitosis, the scientists might think what about the cells?
a) The cells are super cells.
b) The cells are cancerous.
c) The cells are on growth hormones.
d) The cells were carefully dividing.

During which phase of the cell cycle is the cell growing?
a) Mitosis
b) G1
c) S
d) G2

During which phase of the cell cycle is the cell replicating its DNA?
a) Mitosis
b) G1
c) S
d) G2

Mitosis results in 2 daughter cells that have _____ number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
a) odd
b) the same
c) different
d) uneven

Multicellular organisms include all of the following except __
a) Bacteria
b) Animals
c) Plants
d) Slime molds

What is cell differentiation?
a) The process by which cells having the same DNA develop different functions.
b) The process by which cells divide.
c) The process by which cells having the same DNA develop into tumors.
d) The process by which cells having different DNA develop identical functions.

Cell differentiation is found in
a) Multicellular organisms like animals.
b) Single celled organisms like bacteria.
c) Prokaryotes.
d) Archaea.

Differentiated cells express different
a) RNA
b) genes or parts of the DNA
c) organelles
d) phases of mitosis

The lytic cycle ends in
a) death of the host cell
b) integration of the viral genome
c) attachment
d) viral replication

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