Cell reproduction and division

Most of the life of any cell is spent in a period of growth called ____________.

• Interphase
• prophase
• telophase
• anaphase

Mitosis is defined as division of a(n)

• cytoplasm

• ribosome

• nucleus

• cell

Which of the following best describes meiosis?

• It is carried out in all tissues that require cell replacement. 
• It occurs only in cells in the reproductive structures of organisms. 
• It happens in all tissues except the brain and spinal cord
• It is the first stage of mitosis 

What type of cells have not begun to differentiate into specialized cells?

• gametes (sex cells)

• fat cells

• somatic cells

• stem cells

Which of the following is the correct order of the phases of mitosis?

• Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Prophase

• Prophase, Anaphase, Telophase, Metaphase

• Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

• interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

What is the end result of mitosis?

• 2 identical gametes (sex cells)
• 2 identical daughter cells
• 2 daughter cells with different genetic information
• 4 identical daughter cells

In which phase of the cell cycle do the cells completely split apart?

• Prophase

• Interphase

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

Each chromosome contains two identical parts called___ that attached by a centromere.

• sister chromatid

• chromosome

• chromatin

• centrioles

The time between cell divisions in the life cycle of the cell is called

• anaphase
• interphase
• prophase
• metaphase

Cyclins are ___

• one of the specific proteins that regulate the cell cycle.

• relaxed form of DNA in the nucleus of a cell.

• Cancer - causing substance