Practice Test Cell Cycle and Mitosis

Front

What are the stages of the cell cycle in order?

Back

interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis

Front

During which stage of interphase do chromosomes make a copy of themselves?

Back

Synthesis

Front

What is the genetic composition of the two cells resulting from mitosis?

Back

They will be identical.

Front

What does DNA replication during interphase ensure?

Back

Each daughter cell gets an exact copy of the cell’s DNA.

Front

What is the result of a single cell reproducing by mitosis?

Back

Two cells with genetic material identical to the parent cell.

Front

What is interphase?

Back

The phase of the cell cycle where the cell prepares for division, including DNA replication.

Front

What occurs during prophase?

Back

Chromatin condenses into chromosomes, and the nuclear envelope begins to break down.

Front

What happens during metaphase?

Back

Chromosomes align at the cell's equatorial plane.

Front

What is anaphase?

Back

The stage where sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite poles of the cell.

Front

What occurs during telophase?

Back

Chromosomes de-condense, and the nuclear envelope re-forms around each set of chromosomes.