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Initial cell growth, normal cell functions are carried out, and organelles are copied.

• G1

• S

• G2

• M phase

Cells go through additional growth.

• G1

• S

• G2

• M phase

Cells undergo cell division, which involves both mitosis and cytokinesis.

• G1

• S

• G2

• M phase

Cells replicate DNA.

• G1

• S

• G2

• M phase

The G in G₁ and G₂ stands for _____.

• gap

• growth

• gap/growth

• none of these

Cells must pass through a critical checkpoint during which stages of the cell cycle?

• G1

• G2

• M phase

• All of these are correct.

Where does DNA synthesis happen in eukaryotic cells?

• cytoplasm

• ribosomes

• nucleus

• Golgi apparatus

What two processes make up the M stage?

• fermentation & mitosis

• mitosis & cytokinesis

• glycolysis & cytokinesis

• G1 & G2

Some scientists name the stage where cells carry out their normal functions but are unlikely to divide. The name they give this stage is _________.

• G0

• G1

• G2

• G3

To stay alive, a cell needs materials to move in and out across its membrane. As a cell grows bigger, its volume increases _____ than its surface area. At a certain point, the cell’s volume would be _____ compared to the area available for materials to move in and out.

• faster / too small

• faster / too large

• slower / too small

• slower / too large