Mitosis & Cell Cycle

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What is the cell cycle?

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A repeated pattern of cell growth, DNA replication, and cell division that occurs in eukaryotic cells.

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During which phase are sister chromatids pulled apart?

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Anaphase.

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What phase results in the formation of 2 daughter cells?

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Cytokinesis.

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What is the state of DNA during interphase?

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The DNA is loose and uncoiled, referred to as chromatin.

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What letter represents cell division in a diagram?

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D.

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What is mitosis?

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The process of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells, involving several phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

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What occurs during prophase?

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Chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes, the nuclear envelope begins to break down, and spindle fibers start to form.

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What happens during metaphase?

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Chromosomes align at the cell's equatorial plane, and spindle fibers attach to the centromeres of the chromosomes.

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What is the role of cytokinesis?

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Cytokinesis is the final step of cell division, where the cytoplasm divides, resulting in two separate daughter cells.

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What is the difference between chromatin and chromosomes?

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Chromatin is the loose form of DNA found during interphase, while chromosomes are the tightly coiled structures formed during cell division.