Biology: Cell Cycle and Mitosis

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What are the stages of mitosis in order?

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Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase.

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What are the resulting cells in mitosis?

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Identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.

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What happens during prophase?

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Chromosomes condense and become visible, nucleolus disappears, centrioles move to opposite ends, and spindle fibers begin to form.

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What is interphase?

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The phase of the cell cycle where cells spend 90% of their time carrying out normal cellular activities such as photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and protein synthesis.

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What is cytokinesis?

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The phase where the cytoplasm divides, resulting in two separate cells.

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What is the role of spindle fibers in mitosis?

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Spindle fibers help separate the chromosomes during cell division.

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What occurs during metaphase?

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Chromosomes line up at the cell's equator and spindle fibers attach to the centromeres.

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What occurs during anaphase?

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Sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite ends of the cell.

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What occurs during telophase?

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Chromosomes de-condense, nuclear envelopes reform around each set of chromosomes.

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What is the difference between mitosis and cytokinesis?

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Mitosis is the division of the nucleus, while cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm.