Science 9 - Practice Questions for Friday's Quiz

Posted: September 23, 2010

Review Questions for Quiz 1.  What is the function of the nucleus?2.  What does the cell membrane do?3.  What can a plant cell do that no animal cells can do?4.  Aristotle believed that flies came from rotting meat.  How do you know that this isn't true?5.  Why is cell division important?6.  Describe the phases of mitosis (use diagrams to help you).7.  What happens during interphase?8.  How is sexual reproduction different from asexual reproduction?9.  Identify the type of asexual reproduction in each situation:a) Algae is broken up by waves.  Each piece grows into a new organism.b) A new tree begins to grow from the root of a nearby tree.c) A small cell begins to grow on the outside of another cell.  Eventually, it breaks away from the larger cell and continues to grow.10.  Where in your body do you think that highest rate of cell division happens?  Explain your answer.