Mitosis Quiz

What is the purpose of mitosis?

• To produce sperm and egg cells

• To repair damaged cells

• To carry out daily cell functions

• To control cell growth

What is the main goal of mitosis?

• To control cell growth

• To make identical cells

• To make different cells

• To produce sperm and egg cells

What is the stage in which chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

What is the function of spindles in mitosis?

• To condense chromosomes

• To disassemble the nucleus

• To move chromosomes to the ends of the cell

• To form new nuclei

What is the final stage of mitosis?

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Telophase

• Anaphase

What is the process responsible for the final separation into two cells?

• Cytokinesis

• Anaphase

• Metaphase

• Prophase

What is the purpose of interphase in the cell cycle?

• To duplicate DNA

• To condense chromosomes

• To carry out daily cell functions

• To duplicate chromosomes

What is the result of duplicating 46 chromosomes in interphase?

• 92 chromosomes with 92 chromatids

• 92 chromosomes with 46 chromatids

• 46 chromosomes with 92 chromatids

• 46 chromosomes with 46 chromatids

What is the main function of chromosomes in mitosis?

• To carry out daily cell functions

• To organize DNA into condensed units

• To move chromosomes to the ends of the cell

• To form new nuclei

What is the main reason for cells not dividing all the time?

• To avoid uncontrolled cell growth

• To carry out daily cell functions

• To control cell growth

• To prevent rapid growth