DNA and Cell Division

Which of the following represents the phases of mitosis in their proper sequence?

• prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

•    interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

• interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase

• prophase, anaphase, telophase, metaphase

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When during the cell cycle are chromosomes visible?

• only during interphase

• only when they are being replicated

• only during the G₁ phase

• only during cell division

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One difference between cell division in plant cells and in animal cells is that plant cells have

• centrioles

• centromeres

• a cell plate

• chromatin

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Cytokinesis occurs when a cleavage furrow forms in

• animal cells

• plant cells

• plant and animal cells

• all cells

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When during the cell cycle is a cell’s DNA replicated?

• G₁ phase

• G₂ phase

• S phase

• M phase

During normal mitotic cell division, a parent cell having eight chromosomes will produce two daughter cells, each containing

• 2 chromosomes

• 4 chromosomes

• 8 chromosomes

• 16 chromosomes

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Which event occurs during interphase?

• The cell grows.

• Centrioles appear.

• Spindle fibers begin to form.

• Centromeres divide.

The process by which a cell divides into two identical daughter cells is called

• replication

• interphase

• meiosis

• mitosis

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The two main stages of cell division are called

• mitosis and interphase

• the M phase and the S phase

• synthesis and cytokinesis

• mitosis and cytokinesis

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The cell cycle is the

• series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide

• period of time between the birth and the death of a cell

• time from prophase until cytokinesis

• time it takes for one cell to undergo mitosis

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