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What is the main purpose of mitosis in multicellular organisms?

  • Undergo growth and development (correct)
  • Increase genetic diversity
  • Convert energy
  • Produce gametes
  • During mitosis, what happens to the nucleus of a cell?

  • It disintegrates
  • It transforms into mitochondria
  • It divides into two nuclei (correct)
  • It merges with another nucleus
  • Which species has the same number of chromosomes as a human?

  • Chimpanzee (correct)
  • Roundworm
  • Rice
  • Dog
  • What is the chromosome number of Pan troglodytes?

    <p>46</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does mitosis contribute to repairing damaged tissues?

    <p>By generating new cells with identical genetic material</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process where the cytoplasm of the parent cell splits to form two identical daughter cells?

    <p>Cytokinesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In animal cells, what structures form during cytokinesis?

    <p>Contractile ring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens in plant cells during cytokinesis?

    <p>Formation of cell plate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where do the Golgi vesicles accumulate during cytokinesis in plant cells?

    <p>At the metaphase plate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the final result of cytokinesis?

    <p>Formation of daughter cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the next phase after telophase in the cell cycle?

    <p>Cytokinesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary event that occurs during telophase?

    <p>Formation of new nuclear envelope</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the nucleolus during prophase of mitosis?

    <p>It disappears</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When do chromosomes unfold back into chromatin?

    <p>After telophase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of the mitotic spindle during mitosis?

    <p>Attachment to chromosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of centrosomes in mitosis?

    <p>Organization of spindle fibers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What process follows the formation of two new nuclei around each set of chromosomes?

    <p>Cytokinesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the nucleolus and nuclear membrane after telophase?

    <p>They begin to reform</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do chromatids start to coil during prophase of mitosis?

    <p>To condense into chromosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the number of chromosomes in daughter cells compared to the parent cell after mitosis?

    <p>Remains the same</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the series of events that take place in a cell as it grows and divides?

    <p>Cell cycle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which phase of the cell cycle does the DNA get replicated?

    <p>S phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which stage of the cell cycle is described as the resting stage?

    <p>Interphase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What stage of the cell cycle involves cell division?

    <p>Mitosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which phase involves synthesis of organelles and materials needed for cell division?

    <p>G₂ phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

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