Cell Division in Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

What is a key characteristic of prokaryotic cells?

• They contain complex organelles.

• They have a defined nucleus.

• They are only found in animals.

• They are simpler and lack a defined nucleus.

What is the process of cell division in prokaryotic cells called?

• Meiosis

• Cytokinesis

• Binary fission

• Mitosis

During binary fission, what happens after the DNA is replicated?

• The DNA condenses into chromosomes.

• The cell wall and plasma membrane begin to divide.

• The cell shrinks.

• The nuclear membrane reforms.

Which of the following is a difference between binary fission and mitosis?

• Mitosis occurs in prokaryotic cells.

• Binary fission involves spindles.

• Binary fission is more complex.

• Mitosis involves chromosomes.

What is the role of spindles in mitosis?

• They form the cell wall.

• They replicate DNA.

• They condense DNA into chromosomes.

• They move chromosomes around.

During which phase of mitosis do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?

• Prophase

• Telophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

What happens during telophase in mitosis?

• The cell elongates.

• The nuclear membrane reforms.

• Chromosomes condense.

• DNA is replicated.

What is a similarity between binary fission and mitosis?

• Both involve the formation of spindles.

• Both result in two new cells.

• Both occur in eukaryotic cells.

• Both involve the formation of a cleavage furrow.

In binary fission, how is the DNA organized?

• In a nuclear membrane

• As a jumbled mess

• In spindles

• Into chromosomes

Why is it important to understand the differences between binary fission and mitosis?

• To understand the complexity of cell division

• To determine the size of the cell

• To know which cells have a nucleus

• To identify the presence of organelles