Summer School Week 3

What is mitosis?

• division of the cell's genetic material

• all of the life processes of a cell, including division

• process that prokaryotic cells use to divide

What is binary fission?

• division of the cell's genetic material

• all of the life processes of a cell, including division

• process that prokaryotic cells use to divide

What is the cell cycle?

• division of the cell's genetic material

• all of the life processes of a cell, including division

• process that prokaryotic cells use to divide

What happens when the cell cycle is disrupted and uncontrolled cell growth occurs?

• synthesis (S)

• DNA replication

• cancer

Which of the following is a reason that cells perform cell division?

• 
  to repair a wound

• 
  to stop the growth of the organism

• 
  to stop the spread of a virus

At which stage of the cell cycle does DNA is copied?

• G1

• S

• G2

What do the letters in the acronym PMAT stand for?

• the order of the phases of the cell cycle

• the parts of a chromosome

• the order of the phases of mitosis

Which of the following processes produces gametes?

• crossing-over

• meiosis

• replication

What is the result of meiosis?
two diploid cells

• two diploid cells

• two haploid cells

• four haploid cells

What process is shown in the diagram below?

• mitosis

• crossing-over

• metaphase