15 - From a Cell to an Organism

The process of the cell cycle where the nucleus divides to create two identical nuclei is called __________.

• interphase

• DNA

• mitosis

• mutation

Which of these is the part of the cell that contains hereditary material?

• chromosome

• interphase

• mitosis

• embryo

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DNA code is __________ before being passed to new cells.

• regenerated

• copied

• destroyed

• doubled

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The final step in the mitosis process for animal cells is _________.

• interphase

• centrioles

• telophase

• chromosomes

The method by which a cell's cytoplasm divides is called ____.

• DNA replication

• interphase

• mitosis

• cytokinesis

The phase of cell division in which chromatin condenses into chromosomes is ____.

• prophase

• metaphase

• anaphase

• telophase

What structures are lined up at the center of this cell?

• organelles single chromatids chromosomes nuclei

• single chromatids

• chromosomes

• nuclei

What phase of cell division comes immediately after the phase shown here?

• cytokenesis

• prophase

• anaphase

• telophase

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Animals are made up of many different kinds of _______.

• prokaryotes

• cells

• muscles

• DNA

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Each of your cells uses __________ of the genes in a chromosome.

• all

• none

• two

• some

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