16 Questions
Which phase of the cell cycle precedes mitosis and involves DNA replication?
S phase
What is the result of cell division by mitosis?
Genetically identical cells
During which stage of mitosis do the chromosomes condense and attach to spindle fibers?
Prophase
What is the main outcome of telophase in mitosis?
Division of the cytoplasm and organelles
Which stage is specific to plant cells in the process of mitosis?
Preprophase
What is the purpose of cytokinesis following mitosis?
Division of the cytoplasm and organelles
Which type of cells undergo an open mitosis?
Animal cells
What term is used to refer to the production of three or more daughter cells in mitosis?
Multipolar mitosis
In which type of cells does mitotic cell rounding occur at the start of mitosis?
Animal cells
Who coined the term 'mitosis'?
Walther Flemming
In which type of cells does a process called binary fission occur for division?
Prokaryotic cells
What did Matthias Jakob Schleiden affirm about cell multiplication in plants?
"Formation of new cells in their interior was a general rule for cell multiplication in plants"
In which organism did the German botanist Hugo von Mohl describe cell division?
Green algae
'Equational division' is a term proposed by whom?
Weismann
Who discovered and described mitosis based on observations on nematodes?
Otto Bütschli
What is another term for nuclear division?
Karyokinesis
Test your knowledge of mitosis, the process of cell division that results in the production of two daughter cells with the same genetic component as the parent cell. This quiz covers the stages of mitosis, its role in the cell cycle, and the events that occur during this process.
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