Cell Cycle

Before cells can divide, what must be copied?

• mitochondria
• cytoplasm
• DNA
• Cell Wall

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The cell spends most of it's life in ________________.

• mitosis
• cytokinesis
• Interphase
• None of the above

The structure labeled A is a(n)

• chromatid
• centriole
• centromere
• chromophere

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Interphase has 3 stages; G1, S, and G2.  What happens during synthesis?

• Cells grow and carry out normal functions
• Cells copy organelles and prepare for a critical checkpoint
• The cell splits into two new daughter cells
• The cell makes a copy of its DNA

A human cell has 46 chromosomes before mitotic division.  How many chromosomes will the daughter cells after mitosis.

• 12
• 23
• 46
• 92

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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

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Which of these phases of mitosis take place first?

• anaphase
• telophase
• prophase
• metaphase

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Matt uses a microscope to look at slides of plant cells.  He sees a cell with two nuclei that have visible chromosomes. In which stage of cell division is this cell?

• anaphase
• prophase
• telophase
• interphase

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During interphase, the DNA is in the form of

• chromatin
• chromosomes
• chromatids
• centromeres

Identify the stage of mitosis.

• interphase
• prophase
• metaphase
• anaphase

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