Cell Division in Prokaryotes

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What is the process by which prokaryote cell division occurs?

Binary fission (correct)
Endosymbiosis
Mitosis
Meiosis

What is the first step in prokaryote cell division?

The cell begins to divide
The cell undergoes apoptosis
Two identical haploid cells are produced
A prokaryote cell copies its DNA (correct)

What is the result of prokaryote cell division?

One haploid cell with identical DNA
Two identical haploid cells with identical DNA (correct)
Two diploid cells with identical DNA
Four identical haploid cells with identical DNA

What type of cells are produced as a result of prokaryote cell division?

Haploid cells (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between prokaryote cell division and eukaryote cell division?

The process of cell division itself (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of dividing the nucleus during cell division?

Mitosis (D) Signup and view all the answers

How many phases are there in the process of Mitosis?

Four (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the phase in Mitosis when the chromosomes line up at the center of the cell?

Metaphase (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the phase in Mitosis when the sister chromatids separate?

Anaphase (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the final phase of Mitosis, where the nuclear envelope reforms?

Telophase (A) Signup and view all the answers

During anaphase, what happens to the sister chromatids?

They separate (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of microtubules begin to shorten during anaphase?

Kinetochore microtubules (C) Signup and view all the answers

What occurs as a result of the shortening of kinetochore microtubules?

The chromosomes move towards the poles (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the separation of sister chromatids during anaphase?

Two new nuclei form (D) Signup and view all the answers

What occurs as the spindle poles move further apart?

The cell divides into two daughter cells (B) Signup and view all the answers

What event occurs as the centrosomes separate in the prophase of the cell cycle?

The formation of spindle fibers (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the mitotic spindle in cell division?

To divide the chromatids into equal halves (C) Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of fibers that make up the mitotic spindle?

Kinetochore and polar fibers (A) Signup and view all the answers

In which stage of the cell cycle does the formation of the mitotic spindle occur?

Prophase (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the spindle fibers in the mitotic spindle?

To separate the chromatids from each other (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the spindle apparatus during cell division?

To separate the spindle poles (A) Signup and view all the answers

What occurs during telophase of cell division?

The chromosomes arrive at the poles and begin to relax (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the spindle apparatus disassembling?

The formation of two new nuclear membranes (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the polar microtubules and the spindle apparatus?

The polar microtubules are part of the spindle apparatus (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the chromosomes decondensing?

The nucleoli reappear (B) Signup and view all the answers