Cell Cycle: Interphase and M-Phase
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During which stage of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?

  • S Phase (correct)
  • G1 Phase
  • M-Phase
  • G2 Phase
  • What is the function of mitosis in cell division?

  • To divide the nucleus into two identical nuclei (correct)
  • To increase the volume of cytoplasm
  • To grow and develop the cell
  • To synthesize proteins and organelles
  • What is the name of the stage where the cytoplasm of the parent cell divides into two daughter cells?

  • Cytokinesis (correct)
  • Mitosis
  • Interphase
  • Karyokinesis
  • During which stage of the cell cycle does the cell grow rapidly and synthesize organelles?

    <p>G2 Phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the stage where the cell grows and develops, and synthesizes proteins and RNA?

    <p>G1 Phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of mitosis in cell division?

    <p>Two daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which stage of the cell cycle do the spindle fibers form and attach to the centromeres of the chromosomes?

    <p>Prophase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of anaphase in the cell cycle?

    <p>Sister chromatids split and move toward the opposite poles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the nuclear membrane and nucleolus breaking into fragments during the cell cycle?

    <p>Chromosomes condense and become visible</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the stage of the cell cycle where chromosomes are pulled to the center of the cell and line up on a metaphase plate?

    <p>Metaphase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which stage of the cell cycle do the chromosomes uncoil, and nuclear membranes begin to form?

    <p>Telophase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the spindle fibers contracting and becoming shorter during anaphase?

    <p>Sister chromatids split and move toward the opposite poles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of mitosis in multicellular organisms?

    <p>Growth, repair, and regeneration of body cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the attachment points of the two chromatids of a chromosome?

    <p>Centromere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which stage of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?

    <p>Synthesis (S) phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of meiosis I?

    <p>Two haploid daughter cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process by which the cytoplasm divides and the cell splits into two daughter cells?

    <p>Cytokinesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the shorter arm of a chromosome?

    <p>P arm</p> Signup and view all the answers

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