28 Questions
What is the main goal of mitosis?
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During which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
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What happens to chromosomes during prophase of mitosis?
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Which organelle replicates during interphase in animal cells?
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What is the function of centrioles during mitosis?
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What stage of mitosis involves movement of cytoplasm into two new cells?
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What is the primary reason that a purine must always pair with a pyrimidine in the structure of DNA?
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What is the significance of the complementary base pairing between adenine (A) and thymine (T), and guanine (G) and cytosine (C)?
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What is the relationship between the nucleotide sequence and the base sequence of a DNA strand?
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What is the significance of the 5' and 3' ends of a DNA strand?
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What is the primary function of the hydrogen bonds between the nitrogenous bases in the structure of DNA?
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Which of the following best describes the relationship between the first and second strands of DNA, as shown in the example sequence?
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What is the enzyme responsible for unwinding the DNA strands during the process of DNA synthesis?
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In which stage of the eukaryotic cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
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What is the function of DNA polymerase during DNA replication?
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Which cells replicate DNA circularly with one starting position?
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What is the role of primase in DNA replication?
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Which enzyme can only add nucleotides to the 3’ end of a DNA strand during replication?
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Which stage of meiosis is characterized by the formation of a spindle in each daughter cell?
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During which stage of meiosis do the chromatids separate and move to opposite poles of the spindle?
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What is the key difference between Metaphase II of meiosis and Metaphase of mitosis?
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Which stage of meiosis is characterized by the formation of new nuclear membranes around each group of chromosomes?
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What is the final result of meiosis?
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What is the primary source of variation in sexual reproduction?
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Which of the following statements about mitosis is true?
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What is the primary difference between mitosis and meiosis?
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Which of the following events occurs during meiosis but not during mitosis?
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What is the primary mechanism that separates chromosomes during mitosis?
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