Mitosis and the Cell Cycle

G1, S, G2 are all part of what stage of the cell cycle?

• Cytokinesis

• Interphase

• Mitosis

• Telophase

What phase of mitosis is shown in the image?

• Anaphase

• Telophase

• Prophase

• Metaphase

Which of the following is not a phase in mitosis?

• S phase

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

Through a microscope, you observe chromatids aligning in the center of the cell. What phase of mitosis is this cell in?

• Telophase

• Anaphase

• Metaphase

• Prophase

Which of the following does NOT occur during mitosis?

• Condensation of the chromosomes

• Separation of sister chromatids

• Replication of the DNA

• Spindle formation

Cell A has half as much DNA as cells B, C, and D in a mitotically active tissue. Cell A is most likely in which phase of the cell cycle?

• G1

• S

• G2

• M

Which of the following represents an incorrect description?

• Anaphase: movement of chromosome to opposite poles of cell

• Metaphase: the nuclear envelope disappears

• Prophase: chromosomes become more tightly coiled

• Metaphase: chromosomes line up on the equatorial plane of the cell

In a human diploid (2n) cell containing 46 chromosomes, mitosis results in the formation of two diploid daughter cells containing ____ chromosomes.

• 92

• 23

• 46

• 0

What phase of mitosis is shown in the image?

• Anaphase

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Telophase

The chromatids of a double-stranded chromosome are held together at a region known as the

• Spindle

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Centriole

• Centromere