Cell Cycle

During which phase of the cell cycle do the spindle fibers begin to pull the chromosomes apart?

• prophase

• metaphase

• anaphase

• telophase

During which phase of the cell cycle do the two daughter cells begin to stretch and pull apart?

• prophase

• metaphase

• anaphase

• telophase

What pulls the sister chromatids apart during anaphase?

• centrioles

• centromeres

• spindle fibers

• chromosomes

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Uncontrolled cell division which usually leads to tumors and disease is called:

• Metaphase

• Cytokinesis

• Cancer

• Diabetes

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Put the following actions in order: DNA replicates, cell grows, cell divides, cell prepares for mitosis.

• DNA replicates, cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides

• cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, DNA replicates, cell divides

• cell grows, DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides

• DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell grows, cell divides

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The process by which a cell nucleus divides is called:

• interphase

• mitosis

• cytokinesis

• 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.

What type of cell will form a cell plate during mitosis?

• Haploid cells

• Plant Cells

• Animal Cells

• Diploid Cells

A sea otter has 38 chromosomes in their body (somatic) cells. When one somatic cell undergoes mitosis, how many chromosomes will a daughter cell have?

• 19

• 27

• 38

• 76

In which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes start to change from noodle shape to X shape?

• Metaphase

• Prophase

• Anaphase

• Telophase