Mitosis

Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...

• 16 chromosomes.
• 46 chromosomes.
• 8 chromosomes.
• 4 chromosomes.

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The process by which the nuclear material is divided equally between two new cells

• mitosis
• cancer
• spindle
• centromere

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Structure (b) is a ____.

• chromosome
• chromatid
• centromere

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Structure (a) is a ____.

• chromosome
• chromatid
• centromere

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Structure (c) is a ____.

• chromosome
• chromatid
• centromere

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What is the next phase of mitosis?

• Prophase
• Metaphase
• Anaphase
• Telophase

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Name the previous phase.

• Prophase
• Metaphase
• Anaphase
• Telophase

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• Prophase

• Interphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

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The phase in mitosis where chromosomes move away and are pulled apart by spindles to opposite sides of the cell.

• prophase
• anaphase
• metaphase
• telephase

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Why would it be important to replicate DNA before a cell divides in mitosis or meiosis?

• In order for genetic information to be transferred into daughter cells.
• In order for the cell to be able to increase in size.
• In order for the DNA to be contained in the nucleus.
• In order for the cell to re-order the DNA sequencing in the new cells.

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