Cell Cycle

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What are the results of the cell cycle?

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Growth, repair of damaged cells, replacement of dying cells.

Front

What is the correct order of actions in the cell cycle?

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Cell grows, DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides.

Front

Which phase of the cell cycle shows two nuclear membranes forming around chromosomes?

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Telophase.

Front

What is the longest stage of the cell cycle called?

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Interphase.

Front

What is cytokinesis?

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The process where the cytoplasm of a parental cell divides into two daughter cells.

Front

What happens during interphase?

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The cell grows, performs its normal functions, and prepares for division.

Front

What is mitosis?

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The process of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells.

Front

What occurs during prophase?

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Chromatin condenses into chromosomes, and the nuclear envelope begins to break down.

Front

What is the role of spindle fibers during mitosis?

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They help separate the chromosomes during cell division.

Front

What happens during anaphase?

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Sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite poles of the cell.