Chapter 3 - Life - Cell Cycle

What is Interphase?

• The cell's period of death

• The cell's period of growth and development

• The cell's period of division

• The cell's period of rest

What does cell division include?

• Mitosis and cytokinesis

• Photosynthesis and respiration

• Growth and development

• Rest and repair

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During which phase does the cell grow and develop?

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

• Interphase

• Apoptosis

During interphase, what happens to the cell's size?

• It shrinks

• It grows

• It remains the same

• It disappears

What happens to DNA during interphase?

• It is destroyed

• It is duplicated

• It is reduced

• It is unchanged

What is a defining feature of eukaryotic cells?

• Lack of organelles

• Presence of a nucleus

• Absence of DNA

• Single-celled only

What is the process of nuclear division that results in two identical nuclei called?

• Meiosis

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

• Binary fission

What is the outcome of the mitosis process?

• Two different cells

• Two identical nuclei

• One large nucleus

• Four identical cells

What does each daughter cell contain after cytokinesis?

• Two sets of chromosomes

• No chromosomes

• One set of chromosomes

• Three sets of chromosomes

Which of the following best describes the digestive system?

• A single organ

• A group of cells

• A group of organs working together

• A type of tissue

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