Unicellular organisms, such as bacteria,reproduce asexually through a process known as________________________________.

• Binary Fission
• Conjugation
• Meiosis
• Mitosis

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Which of the following best describes why cells divide through the process of mitosis?

• To prevent cells from becoming too large.
• To make more of the same cells.
• For growth and repair of injuries.
• All of the above.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

True or False: Cells reproduce by a cycle of growing and dividing called the "cell cycle."

• True
• False

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True or False: The cell cycle is an orderly series of events in which a cell duplicates its contents and divides to produce two new daughter cells.

• True
• False

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True or False: All cells divide at the same rate.

• True
• False

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During which stage of the cell cycle does a cell spend the majority of its time?

• Interphase
• Mitosis
• Cytokinesis
• Metaphase

Which of the following best describes what takes place during interphase?

• The cell grows, carries out normal cell functions, DNA replicates.
• Nucleic division.
• Cutting of the cytoplasm.
• Chromosomes align in the middle of the cell.

Which of the following best describes what takes place during mitosis?

• The cell grows, carries out normal cell functions, DNA replicates.
• Nucleic division.
• Cutting of the cytoplasm.
• Chromosomes align in the middle of the cell.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Which of the following best describes what takes place during cytokinesis?

• The cell grows, carries out normal cell functions, DNA replicates.
• Nucleic division.
• Cutting of the cytoplasm.
• Chromosomes align in the middle of the cell.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What takes place during the G1 stage of Interphase?

• Cell grows and carries out normal functions.
• Replication of DNA.
• Cell performs final checkpoints prior to division.