Cell Cycle Review

Which is not a phase of the cell cycle?

• metaphase

• anaphase

• apoptosis

• interphase

If an organism's stomach cells have 50 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be in its brain cells?

• 25

• 50

• 100

• 125

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During what phase do the sister chromatids line up in the middle of the cell?

• metaphase

• anaphase

• telophase

• prophase

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Which can more efficiently supply nutrients and expel waste products?

• larger cells

• smaller cells

• all cells expel waste at the same rate

• cells shaped like a cube

At what stage does a cell spend most of its life?

• cytokinesis

• interphase

• mitosis

• synthesis

What happens in the cell during cytokinesis?

• The cell grows and carries out normal functions

• The cell copies its DNA and forms chromsomes.

• The cell's nucleus and nuclear material divide.

• The cell's cytoplasm divides.

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Which is a protein that regulates the cell cycle?

• cyclin

• centriole

• cancer

• spindle fibers

In what stage of the mitosis do the chromatids separate?

• metaphase

• interphase

• anaphase

• prophase

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How does the nucleus of a cell in interphase appear under the microscope?

• the diploid number of chromosomes are visible

• only the haploid number of chromosomes are visible

• all chromosomes are visible

• individual chromosomes can't be seen

Which cells are not locked into becoming one particular kind of cell and are capable of developing into specialized tissues?

• apoptotic cells

• cancer cells

• stem cells

• prokaryotic cells

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