A level Biology - Interphase & Mitosis Quiz

What are the three phases of interphase?

• G1, S, G4

• G1, S, G3

• G1, S, G2

• G2, S, G3

During which phase of interphase does DNA replication occur?

• G1 phase

• S phase

• G2 phase

• G3 phase

What is the structure made of microtubules that is important in moving chromosomes around during mitosis?

• Mitotic spindle

• Cleavage furrow

• Centromere

• Kinetochore

What is the process during which the sister chromatids separate at the centromere and are pulled to the edge of the cell?

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Telophase

• Anaphase

What is the final phase of the cell cycle, which involves the physical separation of the cytoplasm and its components into daughter cells?

• Cytokinesis

• Prophase

• Anaphase

• Metaphase

What is the term for a cell that is in a resting phase and not dividing or preparing to divide?

• G1 phase

• G2 phase

• G0 phase

• M phase

At which checkpoint does the cell ensure that the chromosomes have been replicated correctly?

• Metaphase checkpoint

• G2/M checkpoint

• G1 checkpoint

• Restriction point

What is the process by which plant cells divide during cytokinesis?

• Formation of cleavage furrow

• Formation of kinetochore

• Formation of contractile ring

• Formation of cell plate