Exit Ticket 4/3/25 (Cell cycle)

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

• G1 phase

• S phase

• G2 phase

• M phase

What is the primary purpose of interphase in the cell cycle?

• To separate sister chromatids

• To dissolve the nuclear membrane

• To prepare the cell for division through growth and DNA replication

• To form the mitotic spindle

Which of the following events occurs during prophase of mitosis?

• Chromosomes align at the cell's equator

• Sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles

• Chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes

• Nuclear membrane reforms

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What structure forms during metaphase to help separate the chromosomes?

• Cell plate

• Nuclear membrane

• Mitotic spindle

• Golgi apparatus

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Which phase of mitosis is characterized by chromosomes aligning at the cell's equator?

• Telophase

• Prophase

• Anaphase

• Metaphase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4