Cell Division: Mitosis

Cells come from _____________________ cells.

• molecular

• pre-existing

• dead

• multiple

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Select all that apply: Why do cells divide?

• growth

• repair

• homeostasis

• metabolism

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The process in which cells become specialized to perform specific functions is called:

• differentiation

• cell cycle

• cytokinesis

• mitosis

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Which is not a phase in interphase?

• gap 1

• gap 2

• synthesis

• cytokinesis

During which phase do cells spend most of their lives?

• mitosis

• interphase

• anaphase

• prophase

What is the purpose of interphase?

• growth and metabolism

• nucleic division

• cytoplasmic division

What is the purpose of mitosis?

• cell metabolism and growth

• nucleic division

• cytoplasmic division

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What is the purpose of cytokinesis?

• cell metabolism and growth

• nucleic division

• cytoplasmic division

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Chromosomes replicate and divide during which phase of interphase?

• gap 1

• synthesis

• gap 2

Which of the following is the shortest phase of mitosis in which the chromosome line up in the middle of the cell and the spindle fibers connect to the centromere?

• prophase

• metaphase

• telophase

• anaphase

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