Introduction to the Cell Cycle

Which one is not a phase of Mitosis?

• Prophase

• Anaphase

• Metaphase

• Cytokinesis

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In what phase do the chromosomes line up in single file at the middle of the cell

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

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What are the life stages of a cell called?

• cell cycle

• mitosis

• cytokinesis

• cell plate

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Organelles and chromosomes are copied during...

• cytokinesis.

• the first stage of the eukaryotic cell cycle.

• the third stage of the eukaryotic cell cycle.

• the second stage of the eukaryotic cell cycle.

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Cells need to produce new cells in order to...

• replace cells that have died.

• create new chromosomes.

• obtain energy from sunlight.

• release energy from food.

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During cytokinesis in plant cells...

• the cell wall breaks.

• a cell plate forms, and the cell splits in two.

• a cell plate forms inside the two new cells.

• the cell loses some of its DNA.

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A cell produces more cells by first copying its...

• centioles

• DNA

• chromatids

• cell membranes

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Eukaryotic cells...

• do not divide.

• undergo binary fission.

• undergo mitosis.

• have cell walls.

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What is the primary purpose of the cell cycle?

• To replicate DNA and divide the cell into two daughter cells

• To produce energy for the cell

• To transport nutrients across the cell membrane

• To synthesize proteins

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During which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?

• G1 phase

• S phase

• G2 phase

• M phase