Cell Cycle and Cell Division

The total number of cells in an

organism increases as a result of which

process?

• respiration

• photosynthesis

• cell division

• fermentation

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The formation of a cell plate is a

characteristic of

• cytokinesis in plant cells

• cytokinesis in animal cells

• both A and B

• neither A nor B

Chromatids are held together by a

• spindle fiber

• centromere

• cell plate

• centriole

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The correct order for the parts of

mitosis are

• prophase, interphase, metaphase, anaphase

• telophase, anaphase, metaphase, prophase

• interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase

• prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

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Which stage of the cell cycle usually lasts the longest?

• prophase

• cytokenesis

• interphase

• telophase

During which stage of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?

• telophase

• interphase

• metophase

• photosynthesis

During which stage of the cell cycle does the cell membrane pinch

the cell into two daughter cells?

• telophase

• interphase

• prophase

• cytokinesis

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DEFINE: What is interphase?

• regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo

• first stage of the cell cycle

• process in which DNA is copied

• doubled rod of condensed chromatin

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DEFINE: What is mitosis

• stage of the cell cycle during which the cell’s nucleus divides

• first stage of the cell cycle

• the process of replication

• the final stage of the cell cycle

DEFINE: What is the cell cycle?

• doubled rod of condensed chromatin

• process in which DNA is copied

• regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo

• a type of cellular respiration

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