Mitosis and Cell Cycle Quiz

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Which phase of the cell cycle precedes mitosis and involves DNA replication?

  • S phase (correct)
  • G2 phase
  • G1 phase
  • M phase

What is the result of cell division by mitosis?

  • Genetically identical cells (correct)
  • Cells with half the number of chromosomes
  • Cells with double the number of chromosomes
  • Genetically different cells

During which stage of mitosis do the chromosomes condense and attach to spindle fibers?

  • Prophase (correct)
  • Metaphase
  • Telophase
  • Anaphase

What is the main outcome of telophase in mitosis?

<p>Division of the cytoplasm and organelles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which stage is specific to plant cells in the process of mitosis?

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

What is the purpose of cytokinesis following mitosis?

<p>Division of the cytoplasm and organelles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cells undergo an open mitosis?

<p>Animal cells (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to refer to the production of three or more daughter cells in mitosis?

<p>Multipolar mitosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of cells does mitotic cell rounding occur at the start of mitosis?

<p>Animal cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who coined the term 'mitosis'?

<p>Walther Flemming (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of cells does a process called binary fission occur for division?

<p>Prokaryotic cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Matthias Jakob Schleiden affirm about cell multiplication in plants?

<p>&quot;Formation of new cells in their interior was a general rule for cell multiplication in plants&quot; (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which organism did the German botanist Hugo von Mohl describe cell division?

<p>Green algae (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Equational division' is a term proposed by whom?

<p>Weismann (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who discovered and described mitosis based on observations on nematodes?

<p>Otto Bütschli (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is another term for nuclear division?

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

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