1. This diagram illustrates the process of mitosis.

Which of the following statements describes a chromosome as it goes through

mitosis, from beginning to end?

a. Two identical chromosomes fuse together at the middle of the cell, and one
chromosome goes into each of the two new cells

b. Two chromosomes join together at a centromere to form sister chromatids,

they line up along the middle of the cell, and one chromosome goes into each
new cell

c. Sister chromatids thicken and shorten, then line up along the middle of the
cell, and split apart at their centromeres, and one chromatid goes into each of
the two new cells

d. The organelles of a cell replicate, the cell slowly splits in two, and
chromosomes move from one cell into one of the new cells through the
endoplasmic reticulum

2. Which of the following statements about the cell cycle is least accurate?

a. ? Mitosis results in organisms producing reproductive cells

b. ? Repairs to the organism can occur as new cells are produced

c. ? Cells that are likely to be damaged or injured can be replaced frequently

d. ? Young organisms grow larger and develop specialized structures

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3. Which of the following statements best describes human chromosomes?

a. Humans have 46 chromosomes, which can be arranged into 23 pairs

b. Humans have 254 chromosomes, which can be arranged into 127 pairs

c. Humans have 64 chromosomes, which can be arranged into 32 pairs

d. Humans have 12 chromosomes, which can be arranged into 6 pairs

1. The mitotic phase during which a cell actually physically divides into two is
called which of the following?

a. Cytokinesis
b. prophase
c. metaphase
d. anaphase

2. Which of the following is not characteristic of a cell in mitotic prophase?

a. Condensed chromosomes
b. Rearranged cytoskeleton
c. Intact nucleus
d. Metaphase plate

3. What is the cell cycle?

4. What are the three parts of the cell cycle?

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 5. What happens during G1 of interphase?

6. What happens during S of interphase?

7. What happens during G2 of interphase?

8. List the four stages of mitosis in order.

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9. What happens during prophase?

10. What happens during metaphase?

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 11. What happens during anaphase?

12. What happens during telophase?

13. What is cytokinesis?

14. Which phase of the cell cycle directly follows M phase?

a. G0
b. G1
c. G2
d. S phase

15. What major event marks a cell's entry into mitotic metaphase?
a. Separation of sister chromatids
b. Metaphase plate formation
c. Disassembly of nuclear envelope
d. Chromosome condensation

16. Which of the following is not monitored in G2 phase?

a. Cell size
b. Alignment on the metaphase plate
c. Cellular environment
d. DNA replication

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 17. 27. Deactivation of M-phase-promoting factor signals entry into which of the
following mitotic phases?
a. Prophase
b. prometaphase
c. Metaphase
d. Anaphase

18. During which of the following cell cycle phases does DNA replication take
place?

a. M phase
b. S phase
c. G1
d. G2

19. Which of the following is typically the longest phase of the cell cycle?
a. M phase
b. S phase
c. G1
d. G2

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