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Scientists use tissue cultures to study possible medicines that can be used to treat cancer patients. What is one benefit of this procedure?

A
Patients do not receive harmful or ineffective medication.
B
The cultured cells are not in their normal environment.
C
Doctors know how to treat all types of cancer.
D
One tissue culture can be used for all cancer patients.
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In which of these stages is mitosis most important?

A
A tiger cub is born.
B
A tiger cub learns to walk.
C
A tiger cub begins to grow.
D
A tiger cub play-fights.
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What would happen to skin cells if mitosis did not take place?

A
Skin cells would regrow from other types of cells.
B
Skin cells would be replaced at a slower rate.
C
Skin cells would be replaced with new cells.
D
Skin cells would die and not be replaced.
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Which statement best describes cancer cells?

A
They grow as a single layer of cells.
B
They cease to reproduce after 20–50 mitotic divisions.
C
They reproduce only when needed to replace missing cells.
D
They are not regulated by contact inhibition.
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Mitosis is divided into phases.Which phase of mitosis is shown in the diagram?

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A
prophase
B
metaphase
C
anaphase
D
telophase
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Which are replicated during interphase?

A
sister chromatids
B
chromosomes
C
centromeres
D
nuclei
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Early in mitosis, the nucleus, nucleolus, and nuclear envelope begin to dissolve in preparation for cell division. In which stage of the cell cycle is this process reversed?

A
cytokinesis
B
interphase
C
anaphase
D
telophase
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In which phase of mitosis are chromosomes first seen as a result of chromatin coiling?

A
prophase
B
anaphase
C
metaphase
D
telophase
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Which is the end result of cytokinesis from a cell undergoing mitosis?

A
one cell that has two identical copies of DNA
B
one cell that has two different copies of DNA
C
two cells that have two identical copies of DNA
D
two cells that have two different copies of DNA
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Which of the steps in this sequence of events is an example of mitosis at work?

A
A baseball hits the arm of a baseball player.
B
The player reacts quickly grabbing his arm.
C
A bruise forms where the ball hit the arm.
D
The bruise slowly disappears as the arm heals.

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