Cell Cycle and Mitosis Vocabulary Quiz

What is the cell cycle?

• process of DNA replication

• series of stages that a cell goes through to grow and divide

• The final stage of mitosis

• A type of chromosome

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What does mitosis result in?

• DNA replication

• Two identical daughter cells

• Chromatin formation

• DCll death

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What is a chromosome?

• single strand of DNA

• structure made of DNA and proteins that carries genetic information

• protein that helps in cell division

• part of the nucleus

What is a chromatid?

• region where two chromosomes are joined

• half of a duplicated chromosome

• type of spindle fiber

• structure that organizes chromosomes

What is the function of the centromere?

• separate chromosomes during mitosis

• hold sister chromatids together

• replicate DNA

• form the nuclear envelope

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What are spindle fibers?

• Structures that help in DNA replication

• Protein structures that pull apart chromosomes during cell division

• Components of the nuclear envelope

• Types of chromosomes

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What occurs during cytokinesis?

• Chromosomes condense and become visible

• The cytoplasm divides, resulting in two daughter cells

• DNA is replicated

• Chromosomes align at the cell's equator

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What does interphase represent?

• stage of cell division

• The phase where the cell grows and prepares for division

• process of DNA replication

• The last stage of mitosis

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During which phase do chromosomes line up at the cell's equator?

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

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What happens in anaphase?

• Chromatids are pulled apart to opposite ends of the cell

• Chromosomes condense

• The nuclear envelope re-forms

• DNA is replicated

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