Mitosis Phases and Processes

This video tutorial from MooMoo Math and Science explains the cell cycle, focusing on mitosis stages: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, and cytokinesis. It highlights the importance of interphase, where DNA replication occurs, and describes each mitosis stage in detail, emphasizing the role of spindle fibers and chromosome behavior. The tutorial concludes with a recap of the stages and the formation of two identical daughter cells.

What is the acronym used to remember the phases of mitosis?

• PMAT

• MATE

• MAPT

• TAMP

During which phase does the cell spend most of its time?

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Interphase

What significant event occurs during interphase?

• Cell division

• Chromosomes align

• DNA replication

• Nuclear envelope dissolves

What happens to DNA during prophase?

• It unwinds

• It duplicates

• It disappears

• It condenses into chromosomes

What structure begins to dissolve during prophase?

• Centrioles

• Nuclear envelope

• Cell membrane

• Spindle fibers

During metaphase, where do the chromosomes align?

• At the cell poles

• In the middle of the cell

• In the nucleus

• Outside the cell

What occurs during anaphase?

• Nuclear envelope reforms

• Chromatids are pulled apart

• Chromosomes align

• Chromosomes condense

What begins to reform during telophase?

• Cell membrane

• Nuclear envelope

• Spindle fibers

• Centrioles

What is the result of cytokinesis?

• No daughter cells

• Four daughter cells

• Two identical daughter cells

• One daughter cell

What structure forms to divide the two daughter cells during cytokinesis?

• Nuclear envelope

• Cell plate

• Cell wall

• Spindle fiber