Mitosis and Meiosis 1

When a cell is not actively dividing, it is in what phase?

• interphase
• anaphase
• prophase
• telophase

What portion of the cell cycle involves the actual dividing?

• interphase
• mitosis
• Gap 1
• Gap 2

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When a cell divides, what do we call the 2 new cells?

• mother cells
• father cells
• daughter cells
• son cells

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Before a cell can divide, what must happen?

• Nothing, it is always ready to divide
• The number of chromosomes must be cut in half
• The number of chromosomes must double
• The number of chromosomes must triple.

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What type of cells may never undergo mitosis and make new cells?

• blood cells
• skin cells
• nerve cells
• stomach cells

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If the message never gets through for a cell to stop dividing and it just keeps dividing over and over again, what can form?

• tumor
• freckle
• goosebump
• scab

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Why don't cells just stretch when you grow, instead of making copies of themselves?

• The muscles in the cells can't stretch that far.
• The cell won't be able to bring in food fast enough or get waste out fast enough.
• The cell membrane doesn't like the feeling of stretching.
• The lysosomes don't want to work so hard.

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What is the name of the process in which DNA (genetic information) is exchanged during meiosis?

• crossing under
• crossing over
• melding
• blending

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What is the diploid number of cells found in a human body cell?

• 23
• 46
• 92
• 47

When you start with 1 cell, at the end of mitosis, how many identical cells will you have?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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