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CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS
URRY • CAIN • WASSERMAN • MINORSKY • REECE
16
Development,
Stem Cells,
and Cancer
Questions prepared by
Douglas Darnowski, Indiana University Southeast
James Langeland, Kalamazoo College
Murty S. Kambhampati, Southern University at New Orleans
Roberta Batorsky, Temple University
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SECOND EDITION
Initially, cytoplasmic determinants are localized in one
part of a zygote and could be which of the following?
(Choose more than one answer.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
gene
mRNA
transcription factor
ribosome
myoblast
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Initially, cytoplasmic determinants are localized in one
part of a zygote and could be which of the following?
(Choose more than one answer.)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
gene
mRNA
transcription factor
ribosome
myoblast
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The shape of an organ, the number of brain cells in an
embryonic brain, the removal of mutated cells, and the
webbing cells between the toes of a human embryo are all
regulated by which of the following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
certain cells becoming much larger
certain cells shrinking
certain cells dying
formation of embryonic cells
concentration of Bicoid protein
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The shape of an organ, the number of brain cells in an
embryonic brain, the removal of mutated cells, and the
webbing cells between the toes of a human embryo are all
regulated by which of the following?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
certain cells becoming much larger
certain cells shrinking
certain cells dying
formation of embryonic cells
concentration of Bicoid protein
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The photograph shows Rainbow and CC (CC is
Rainbow’s clone). Why is CC’s coat pattern different
from Rainbow’s given that CC and Rainbow are
genetically identical?
A. random X chromosome
inactivation
B. heterozygous at coat
color gene locus
C. environmental effects
on gene expression
D. all of the above
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The photograph shows Rainbow and CC (CC is
Rainbow’s clone). Why is CC’s coat pattern different
from Rainbow’s given that CC and Rainbow are
genetically identical?
A. random X chromosome
inactivation
B. heterozygous at coat
color gene locus
C. environmental effects
on gene expression
D. all of the above
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Which of the following would not typically cause a
proto-oncogene to become an oncogene?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
gene repression
translocation
amplification
point mutation
retroviral activation
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Which of the following would not typically cause a
proto-oncogene to become an oncogene?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
gene repression
translocation
amplification
point mutation
retroviral activation
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Which of the following is not a likely example of
induction?
A. the optic cup of a tadpole brain signaling the
overlaying epidermis to form a lens
B. the anchor cell of a nematode signaling the overlaying
epidermis to form the vulva
C. the transcription factor MyoD activating target genes
D. the heart mesoderm of a chick signaling the adjacent
endoderm to form the liver
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Which of the following is not a likely example of
induction?
A. the optic cup of a tadpole brain signaling the
overlaying epidermis to form a lens
B. the anchor cell of a nematode signaling the overlaying
epidermis to form the vulva
C. the transcription factor MyoD activating target
genes
D. the heart mesoderm of a chick signaling the adjacent
endoderm to form the liver
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If cell type A induces cell type B to form cell type C,
which of the following experimental results would not be
expected?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Removal of cell type A results in loss of cell type B.
Removal of cell type A results in loss of cell type C.
Removal of cell type B results in loss of cell type C.
Additional cell type A results in additional cell type C.
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If cell type A induces cell type B to form cell type C,
which of the following experimental results would not be
expected?
A. Removal of cell type A results in loss of cell
type B.
B. Removal of cell type A results in loss of cell type C.
C. Removal of cell type B results in loss of cell type C.
D. Additional cell type A results in additional cell type C.
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Liver cells in your body are different in many ways from
nerve cells in your body. What is the fundamental reason
for these differences?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Liver cells and nerve cells have different genes.
Nerve cells have more important genes than liver cells.
Liver cells express different genes than nerve cells.
Nerve cells are more active than liver cells.
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Liver cells in your body are different in many ways from
nerve cells in your body. What is the fundamental reason
for these differences?
A. Liver cells and nerve cells have different genes.
B. Nerve cells have more important genes than liver cells.
C. Liver cells express different genes than nerve
cells.
D. Nerve cells are more active than liver cells.
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Apoptosis is a good explanation for all of the following
phenomena except one. Which one?
A. regression of tail tissue during frog metamorphosis
B. formation of wings during fruit fly metamorphosis
C. formation of interdigital space during mouse limb
development
D. loss of precisely 131 cells during nematode
development
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Apoptosis is a good explanation for all of the following
phenomena except one. Which one?
A. regression of tail tissue during frog metamorphosis
B. formation of wings during fruit fly metamorphosis
C. formation of interdigital space during mouse limb
development
D. loss of precisely 131 cells during nematode
development
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In fruit fly development, which of the following proteins
should be considered a morphogen?
A. the protein reaper, which signals apoptosis
B. the protein Antennapedia, which helps determine
appendage development
C. the protein engrailed, which helps determine
segmentation
D. the protein dorsal, which specifies dorso-ventral
patterning in a concentration-dependent manner
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In fruit fly development, which of the following proteins
should be considered a morphogen?
A. the protein reaper, which signals apoptosis
B. the protein Antennapedia, which helps determine
appendage development
C. the protein engrailed, which helps determine
segmentation
D. the protein dorsal, which specifies dorso-ventral
patterning in a concentration-dependent manner
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Arrange the following terms describing cell fate as they
would occur sequentially during normal development:
pluripotent, determined, totipotent.
A.
B.
C.
D.
pluripotent, determined, totipotent
totipotent, pluripotent, determined
totipotent, determined, pluripotent
pluripotent, totipotent, determined
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Arrange the following terms describing cell fate as they
would occur sequentially during normal development:
pluripotent, determined, totipotent.
A.
B.
C.
D.
pluripotent, determined, totipotent
totipotent, pluripotent, determined
totipotent, determined, pluripotent
pluripotent, totipotent, determined
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In the Dolly sheep cloning experiment, which type of cell
would the DNA of one of Dolly’s mammary cells most
closely resemble?
A.
B.
C.
D.
a mammary cell of her surrogate mother
the oocyte of her surrogate mother
a mammary cell of her cell donor
the oocyte of her cell donor
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In the Dolly sheep cloning experiment, which type of cell
would the DNA of one of Dolly’s mammary cells most
closely resemble?
A.
B.
C.
D.
a mammary cell of her surrogate mother
the oocyte of her surrogate mother
a mammary cell of her cell donor
the oocyte of her cell donor
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Which statement most accurately compares the
developmental potency of embryonic and adult stem
cells?
A.
B.
C.
D.
They have an equal, large potential.
Embryonic stem cells have greater potential.
Adult stem cells have greater potential.
They have an equal, low potential.
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Which statement most accurately compares the
developmental potency of embryonic and adult stem
cells?
A.
B.
C.
D.
They have an equal, large potential.
Embryonic stem cells have greater potential.
Adult stem cells have greater potential.
They have an equal, low potential.
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With regard to oncogenes, which of the following
mutations might contribute to cancer?
A.
B.
C.
D.
loss of function of a cell cycle–promoting gene
gain of function of a cell cycle–promoting gene
loss of function of a cell cycle–inhibiting gene
gain of function of a cell cycle–inhibiting gene
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With regard to oncogenes, which of the following
mutations might contribute to cancer?
A.
B.
C.
D.
loss of function of a cell cycle–promoting gene
gain of function of a cell cycle–promoting gene
loss of function of a cell cycle–inhibiting gene
gain of function of a cell cycle–inhibiting gene
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