Cell Cycle: Mitosis Stages

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What is the characteristic of chromosomes during prometaphase?

They have already separated into daughter chromosomes

They are no longer identical sister chromatids

Each consists of two identical sister chromatids (correct)

They are no longer attached to microtubules

What is the process by which prokaryotes reproduce?

Mitosis

Binary fission (correct)

Cytokinesis

Meiosis

What is the stage of mitosis where the chromosomes line up at the center of the cell?

Metaphase (correct)

Anaphase

Prometaphase

Telophase

What is the process of cytoplasmic division that occurs during telophase?

Cytokinesis (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the stage of the cell cycle that precedes mitosis?

Interphase (A) Signup and view all the answers

During which stage of the cell cycle does the cytoplasm divide, forming two distinct cells?

Cytokinesis (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the metaphase stage of mitosis?

Chromosomes line up in the center of the cell (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the longest stage of the cell cycle, during which the cell prepares for cell division?

Interphase (D) Signup and view all the answers

During which stage of mitosis do the centromeres split, causing the sister chromatids to separate?

Anaphase (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the prophase stage of mitosis?

Chromatin condenses and chromosomes become visible (D) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the plasma membrane during cytokinesis in bacterial cells?

It grows inward and new cell wall is deposited. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the likely origin of mitosis in eukaryotes?

It evolved from binary fission in prokaryotes. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What structure is involved in the separation of chromosomes during mitosis in eukaryotes?

Kinetochore microtubules (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the stage of the cell cycle where the cell prepares for cell division by replicating its DNA?

Interphase (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the stage of mitosis where the chromosomes condense and become visible?

Prophase (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of cell division in unicellular organisms?

Reproduction of the entire organism (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the genetic material found in a cell?

Genome (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of somatic cells in eukaryotes?

They have two sets of chromosomes (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process called when a cell duplicates its DNA and allocates the copies to opposite ends of the cell?

Interphase (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the complex of DNA and protein found in eukaryotic chromosomes?

Chromatin (A) Signup and view all the answers