Cell Cycle Test Review

Identify the 2 parts of cell division.

• mitosis and cytokinesis
• interphase and metaphase
• mitosis and interphase
• cytokinesis and interphase

The phase in which a cell spends most of its life is interphase.

• TRUE
• FALSE

How long does it take a cell to complete its life cycle?

• 24 hours
• it depends on the type of cell that's dividing
• 1 year
• 8 minutes

A large animal, such as a lion, is made of ______?

• trillions of cells
• one large cell
• ten or fewer cells

Which best describes how a plant divides?

• Plant cells do not divide
• A new cell wall forms in the middle of the cell and 2 new cells are formed
• The membrane pinches shut in the middle of the cell and 2 cells are formed
• The 2 cells twist apart

Which of these list the phase of mitosis in order?

• prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
• interphase, prophase, metaphase, cytokinesis
• prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis
• interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis

What do we call the period of growth, duplication, and development of the cell?

• metaphase
• interphase
• anaphase
• telophase

You are looking under a microscope and see 2 identical cells. In which stage of cell division is this cell?

• cytokinesis
• anaphase
• interphase
• telophase

During which phase do chromatids split and move away from each other?

• prophase
• telophase
• metaphase
• anaphase

What structure do spindle fibers attach too?

• chromosomes
• chromatin
• centromeres
• sister chromatids