Biology EOC Cell Cycle

Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...

• 16 chromosomes.

• 46 chromosomes.

• 8 chromosomes.

• 4 chromosomes.

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The chemical colchicine disrupts cell division. Which cell process would most likely stop if colchicine were added to a culture of human liver cells?

• mitosis

• meiosis

• crossing over

• active transport

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Structure B is pointing to the _____. 

• chromosome

• centromere

• DNA

• chromatid

In which cell below would a student likely observe a cell plate during mitosis?

• rat muscle cell

• alligator stomach cell

• onion root cell

• human lung cell

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Cells spend a majority (around 90%) of their life in ​ (a)   , which includes G1, S, and G2. 

• Mitosis

• G1

• G2

• Interphase

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Match the correct phases of the Cell Cycle to their description

• The cell grows and prepares for mitosis.

• G2

• The cell grows.

• Interphase

• The cell is just doing its job.

• G0

• Where the cell spends 90% of its time.

• S

• DNA is replicated.

• G1

Which phase of the cell cycle is primarily responsible for DNA replication?

• G1 phase

• S phase

• G2 phase

• M phase

During which phase of mitosis do the sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles of the cell?

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

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What is the main purpose of the G1 phase in the cell cycle?

• DNA replication

• Cell growth and preparation for DNA synthesis

• Separation of sister chromatids

• Cytokinesis

Which of the following is a characteristic of cancer cells in relation to the cell cycle?

• They undergo apoptosis more frequently

• They have a longer G1 phase

• They divide uncontrollably

• They remain in the G0 phase

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