The Mighty Chondria Cell Cycle Engage

What is the purpose of the cell cycle?

• To create new daughter cells.

• To prevent cancer from developing.

• To help the body fight viruses and bacteria.

• None of the above.

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Cells spend most of their life in ____________________.

• Mitosis

• Interphase

• Metaphase

• Telophase

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Why do cells go through cell division?

• To grow.

• To repair damaged cells.

• To replace dying cells.

• All of the above.

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What does NOT happen during interphase?

• Cell division.

• Cell growth.

• DNA replication.

• All of the above.

Put the following stages of mitosis in order: telophase, anaphase, prophase, and metaphase.

• Prophase, metaphase, telophase, anaphase.

• Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase.

• Prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase.

• Prophase, telophase, metaphase, anaphase.

When cells go through mitosis repeatedly without entering interphase, this results in ____________.

• Cancer.

• Arthritis.

• Mutations.

• Diabetes.

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Cells are the smallest, most basic unit of life.

• True

• False

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All organisms, including us, are made up of cells.

• True

• False

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All cells come from pre-existing cells.

• True

• False

At the end of mitosis, the two resulting cells are __________________________.

• Different from the starting cell and identical to each other.

• Different from the starting cell and different from each other.

• Identical to the starting cell and different from each other.

• Identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.

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