This is a quick revision quiz for AS AQA Biology student book chapter 11. It covers the cell cycle.

1. AS AQA Biology
UNIT 2
Chapter 11 Revision Quiz
The Cell Cycle
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2. 1. Name the two main stages of cell division. (2)
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2. Before a nucleus divides what must happen first? (1)
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3. What enzyme breaks the hydrogen bonds between bases?
(1)
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4. What enzyme reforms the covalent bonds between new
nucleotides? (1)
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5. What type of replication is this? (1)
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6. How many daughter cells are made from one parent cell in
mitosis? (1)
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7. What are the four stages of mitosis? (2)
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3. 8. In which phase do the chromosomes arrange themselves
down the centre of the cell? (1)
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9. What are the three main reasons for mitosis? (3)
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10.
What are the three stages of Interphase in the cell
cycle? (3)
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11.
What causes cancer? (2)
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12.
What two ways do drugs disrupt the cell cycle to
help treat cancer? (2)
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