Cell Division

What portion of the cell cycle involves the actual dividing?

• interphase
• mitosis
• Gap 1
• Gap 2

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When a cell is not actively dividing, it is in what phase?

• interphase
• anaphase
• prophase
• telophase

When a cell divides, what do we call the 2 new cells?

• mother cells
• father cells
• daughter cells
• son cells

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Before a cell can divide, what must happen?

• Nothing, it is always ready to divide
• The number of chromosomes must be cut in half
• The number of chromosomes must double
• The number of chromosomes must triple.

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When you start with 1 cell, at the end of mitosis, how many identical cells will you have?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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What is the name of the process in which DNA (genetic information) is exchanged during meiosis?

• crossing under
• crossing over
• melding
• blending

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After meiosis is complete how many cells will there be?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Another name for a sex cell is a:

• gamete
• embryo
• bone cell
• muscle cell

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After meiosis is complete, the new cells:

• are all identical
• are all different
• are half identical and half different
• are all stretched out

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What type of environmental factors can be the cause of cancer?

• radiation from xrays or the sun
• chemicals
• smoking
• all of the options

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