Cell Cycle & Cancer

During prophase of mitosis, each chromosome of a eukaryotic cell consists of a pair of identical structures called

• chromatid

• sister chromosomes

• DNA transcript

• sister chromatids

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A diploid form of a human somatic cell consists of how many chromosomes?

• 14

• 23

• 46

• 58

Eukaryotic cells spend most of their cell cycle in which phase?

• interphase

• prophase

• metaphase

• anaphase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

The process by which the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell divides to produce two cells is called

• mitosis

• cytokinesis

• binary fission

• telophase

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The phase of mitosis during which the nuclear envelope fragments and the nucleoli disappear is called

• interphase

• prophase

• metaphase

• telophase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up on a plane located equidistant from the two spindle poles?

• interphase

• prophase

• metaphase

• anaphase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

During which phase of mitosis does the nuclear envelope reform and the nucleoli reappear?

• interphase

• prophase

• metaphase

• telophase

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Which of the following occurs during interphase?

• growth of the aster

• duplication of chromosomes

• cell growth

The causes of cancer may include which of the following?

• environmental influences
• UV radiation
• viruses
• all of these

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Identify the phase of mitosis

• prophase
• metaphase
• anaphase
• telophase

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