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What is the main purpose of mitosis?
What is the main purpose of mitosis?
- To maintain the continuity of the chromosomal set
- To produce gametes in the testis and ovary
- To result in reduction division in somatic cells
- To produce equal and identical cells in somatic cells (correct)
Where does meiosis occur in the body?
Where does meiosis occur in the body?
- In all living cells
- In the cells of the brain and spinal cord
- In somatic cells only
- In germ cells of the testis and ovary (correct)
What is the significance of interphase in the cell cycle?
What is the significance of interphase in the cell cycle?
- It occurs in gametes only
- It is responsible for producing identical cells in somatic cells
- It ensures the continuity of the chromosomal set (correct)
- It is the phase where reduction division takes place
What is the process in which the number of chromosomes per cell is halved through the separation of homologous chromosomes?
What is the process in which the number of chromosomes per cell is halved through the separation of homologous chromosomes?
What is the phase in which the cell doubles in size and DNA replicates?
What is the phase in which the cell doubles in size and DNA replicates?
What type of cell contains both sets of homologous chromosomes?
What type of cell contains both sets of homologous chromosomes?
In which phase does mitosis begin and the cell starts to divide?
In which phase does mitosis begin and the cell starts to divide?
What occurs during cytokinesis in the cell cycle?
What occurs during cytokinesis in the cell cycle?
What is the primary structural component of cellular membranes?
What is the primary structural component of cellular membranes?
In the bilayer arrangement of membrane phospholipids, where are the hydrophobic fatty acid tails oriented?
In the bilayer arrangement of membrane phospholipids, where are the hydrophobic fatty acid tails oriented?
Which part of a phospholipid is oriented toward the polar environment in cellular membranes?
Which part of a phospholipid is oriented toward the polar environment in cellular membranes?
What provides increased stability to the basic structure of cellular membranes?
What provides increased stability to the basic structure of cellular membranes?
Where are some phospholipids commonly found in the arrangement of cellular membranes?
Where are some phospholipids commonly found in the arrangement of cellular membranes?
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