Cell Cycle & Cancer Quiz

What is the longest stage of the cell cycle called?

• Cytokinesis

• Mitosis

• Interphase

• S phase

During what stage of the cell cycle does cell division occur?

• Interphase

• Mitosis

• S phase

• Cytokinesis

During what phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?

• G1 phase
• S phase
• G2 phase
• M phase

During what phase of the cell cycle does the newly formed cell start to grow?

• G1 phase

• S phase

• M phase

• Cytokinesis

Put the following actions in order: DNA replicates, cell grows, cell divides, cell prepares for mitosis. 

• DNA replicates, cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides
• cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, DNA replicates, cell divides
• cell grows, DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides
• DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell grows, cell divides

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Which stage of mitosis is shown?

• Prophase

• Interphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

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

• prophase

• anaphase

• metaphase

• telephase

In mitosis, the two resulting cells are

• different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
• different from the starting cell and different from each other.
• identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
• identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.

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The cell membrane pinches in, cutting the cytoplasm into 2 cells

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telephase

• Cytokinesis

Why must the cells of an organism divide?

• growth

• repair of damaged cells

• replacement of dying cells

• all of the above

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