Stages of Mitosis

Multiple Choice

Cells spend most of their lives in which phase?

• Interphase

• Prophase

• Telophase

• Metaphase

Multiple Choice

Cells of organisms must replicate for?

• Growth

• Replacement of dying cells

• Repair of damaged cells

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

This is the cell cycle checkpoint that makes sure DNA has been replicated correctly during S phase.

• G1 Checkpoint
• G2 Checkpoint
• M Checkpoint
• I Checkpoint

Multiple Choice

In which phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?

• G1

• S

• Prophase

• G2

Multiple Select

Select all stages of interphase?

• G₁

• S

• G₂

• Mitosis

Open Ended

Why is mitosis important for the growth and maintenance of multicellular organisms?

Multiple Select

Which of these are part of Mitosis?

• Metaphase

• Prophase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

• Cytokines

Multiple Choice

What are the "X" shaped things in the drawing.

• PMATs

• Chromosomes

• Ribosomes

• Telophase

Multiple Choice

Nuclear membrane disappears

Chromosomes can now be seen

Centrioles move to opposite sides

• Metaphase

• Interphase

• Telophase

• Prophase

Multiple Choice

Chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell

Spindle fibers extend from the centrioles to the middle of the chromosomes

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Interphase

Multiple Choice

Chromatids separate

• Anaphase

• Metaphase

• Prophase

• Telophase

Multiple Choice

Nuclear membrane reforms around the new daughter cells.

Cytoplasm begins to "pinch" in.

• Anaphase

• Metaphase

• Telophase

• Interphase

Multiple Choice

Two replicated cells split from each other and are able to move on their own.

• Metaphase

• Prophase

• Cytokinesis

• Telophase

Multiple Choice

During which phase of mitosis do chromatids separate and move to opposite poles of the cell?

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

Multiple Choice

Biologists divide the events of mitosis into four phases, often remembered by the acronym PMAT. What does each letter in PMAT stand for?

• Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

• Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Transition

• Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Transformation

• Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Termination

Multiple Choice

Which of these lists presents the stages of the cell cycle in the correct order?

• interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis
• cytokinesis, mitosis, interphase
• mitosis, interphase, cytokinesis
• interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis

Multiple Choice

What is the image above:

• Chromosome

• Chromotid

• Centromere

• Centriole

Multiple Choice

The splitting of the cytoplasm and cell membranes is called?

• Interphase

• Telophase

• Centromere

• Cytokinesis

Multiple Choice

Structure (b) is a ____.

• chromosome
• chromatid
• centromere

Multiple Choice

Structure (c) is a ____.

• chromosome
• chromatid
• centromere

Multiple Choice

What threadlike structures rip chromatids apart and pull them back to the centrioles?

• Spindle Fibers

• Ribosomes

• Zygotes

• Centromeres

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the correct acronym for the stages of the cell cycle?

• IPMATC
• MPIATC
• CAPMIT
• IMATCP

Open Ended

Reflecting on what you learned about mitosis, why do you think it is important for body cells to produce identical daughter cells?