Bell Ringer: Pop Bead Simulation of Mitosis Review

What is the primary purpose of mitosis in the human body?

• To eliminate old cells

• To generate new types of cells

• To create energy for the body

• To produce identical copies of cells for growth and repair

During the preparation phase, what happens to the chromosomes?

• They are copied to form sister chromatids

• They are packed tightly

• They line up in the middle of the cell

• They are destroyed

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In metaphase, what is the key arrangement of chromosomes?

• They form a circle

• They line up single file in the middle of the cell

• They move to opposite ends of the cell

• They are randomly scattered

What forms around the chromosomes at the end of mitosis?

• A centromere

• A protective layer

• Two new nuclei

• A new cell membrane

What is the final step of mitosis called, where the cell splits into two distinct cells?

• Metaphase

• Interphase

• Cytokinesis

• Prophase