CELL DIVISION Q & A 6.

In which phase of mitosis do the sister

chromatids separate and move to opposite
1. What is the primary function of
poles of the cell?
chromosomes in a cell?
a) Prophase
a) Energy production b) Metaphase
b) Protein synthesis c) Anaphase
c) Genetic information storage d) Telophase
d) Waste elimination

7. What is the result of mitosis in terms of the

2. How many chromosomes are typically
number of daughter cells produced?
found in a human somatic (body) cell?
a) Two daughter cells with half the
a) 23 chromosome number
b) 46 b) Two daughter cells with the same
c) 22 chromosome number as the parent cell
d) 44 c) Four daughter cells with half the
chromosome number
3. Which part of a chromosome is responsible d) Four daughter cells with the same
for containing the genetic information? chromosome number as the parent cell

a) Centromere
b) Nucleosome 8. Which of the following is NOT a stage of
c) Chromatid interphase?
d) Ribosome a) G1 phase
b) G2 phase
4. During which phase of the cell cycle does c) Metaphase
DNA replication occur? d) S phase

a) G1 phase
b) S phase 9. How are chromosomes and genes related?
c) G2 phase a) Chromosomes contain genes
d) M phase b) Genes contain chromosomes
c) Chromosomes and genes are the same
5. What is the correct order of phases in thing
d) Chromosomes control genes
mitosis?

a) Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

b) Telophase, Anaphase, Metaphase,
Prophase
c) Metaphase, Prophase, Anaphase, Telophase
d) Anaphase, Prophase, Metaphase,
Telophase
10. What is the function of the centromere in
a chromosome?
a) It holds together sister chromatids
b) It stores genetic information
c) It synthesizes proteins
d) It is involved in DNA replication

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11. What is the term for the condensed,
visible form of a chromosome during cell
division?

a) Chromatid
b) Nucleosome
c) Chromatin
d) Ribosome

12. Which phase of mitosis involves the

arrangement of chromosomes at the cell's
equator?

a) Prophase
b) Metaphase
c) Anaphase
d) Telophase

13. What is the name of the proteins that help

package and condense DNA into a compact
structure within the nucleus?

a) Histones
b) Kinetochores
c) Nucleosomes
d) Centromeres

14. In the space below draw, label and

annotate for the function of the parts.