Cell Cycle & Cell Division (17.1 and 17.2)

What is the process by which a cell divides into two identical daughter cells?

• Asexual reproduction

• Sexual reproduction

• Cell division

• Cytokinesis

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Which type of reproduction involves a single parent and results in offspring genetically identical to the parent?

• Sexual reproduction

• Asexual reproduction

• Cell division

• Chromosome replication

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What is the threadlike structure of DNA and protein that contains genetic information?

• Chromatin

• Chromosome

• Centromere

• Chromatid

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What substance in eukaryotic chromosomes consists of DNA tightly coiled around histones?

• Chromosome

• Chromatid

• Chromatin

• Centriole

What is the series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells?

• Interphase

• Cell cycle

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

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What is the period of the cell cycle between cell divisions? This is where the cell spends the majority of its life.

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

• Interphase

• Telophase

During which part of eukaryotic cell division does the cell nucleus divide?

• Cytokinesis

• Interphase

• Mitosis

• Anaphase

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What is the division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells called?

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

• Interphase

• Metaphase

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What is the first and longest phase of mitosis where genetic material condenses and chromosomes become visible?

• Anaphase

• Telophase

• Prophase

• Metaphase

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What is one of two identical 'sister' parts of a duplicated chromosome called?

• Chromosome

• Chromatid

• Centromere

• Chromatin

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