Cell Division and Reproduction

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Which type of cell division produces sperms and eggs in higher forms of organisms?

  • Interphase
  • M-phase
  • Meiosis (correct)
  • Mitosis

What is the significance of the reduction in chromosome number in sperms and eggs?

  • It has no significance
  • It allows for the production of genetically diverse offspring (correct)
  • It allows for the production of identical offspring
  • It prevents the formation of sperms and eggs

What are the two phases of a cell cycle?

  • Duplication phase and division phase
  • Interphase and M-phase (correct)
  • Non-dividing phase and dividing phase
  • Mitosis and meiosis

Which type of cell division produces two similar independent cells in amoeba or bacteria?

<p>Mitosis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the cell cycle?

<p>To duplicate DNA (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During interphase, the daughter cells produced from a mother cell

<p>have less cytoplasm than their mother cell (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In late G1 phase, cells have two options, which are

<p>entering the synthesis phase or starting the next division (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During the synthesis phase (S),

<p>the chromosomes are duplicated (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The interphase was formerly called the 'resting phase' because

<p>no change in chromosomes is visible externally (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During the first growth phase (G1),

<p>the mitochondria divide (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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