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Biology Laboratory Manual, 6/e
Darrell S. Vodopich, Baylor University
Randy Moore, University of Minnesota--Minneapolis


Exercise 13 - Mitosis

Choose the one answer that best answers the question.



1

What is mitosis?
A)the division of the cell and cytoplasm into halves
B)the replication of nuclear material
C)the process of nuclear division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the resulting cells by half
D)Both A & B
2

Beginning with mitosis, what are the other parts of the cell cycle in order in which they occur?
A)cytokinesis, G1, S, G2,
B)cytokinesis, S, G1, S, G2
C)S, cytokinesis, G1, S, G2,
D)S, G1, S, G2
3

What occurs in the cell during the G2 phase?
A)growth processes and synthesis of compounds other than DNA
B)DNA composing the chromosomes is duplicated
C)molecules and structures necessary for mitosis are synthesized
D)division of the cell and cytoplasm
4

Beginning with interphase, what are the phases of mitosis in order in which they occur?
A)telophase, anaphase, metaphase, prophase
B)anaphase, metaphase, prophase, telophase
C)prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase
D)prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
5

In which phase do the chromosomes align on a plane in the center of the cell?
A)prophase
B)metaphase
C)anaphase
D)telophase
6

What occurs during anaphase?
A)The mitotic spindle begins to form.
B)The chromosomes align on a plane in the center of the cell.
C)The sister chromatids separate.
D)The mitotic apparatus disassembles.
7

What is the part of the chromosome that joins the two chromatids?
A)kinetochore
B)centriole
C)centromere
D)mitotic spindle
8

What is the structure in animal cells that divides the cytoplasm into two cells.
A)mitotic spindle
B)centriole
C)cleavage furrow
D)cell plate
9

What is a blastula?
A)a bridge of microtubules produced by the centrioles that will pull the chromatids apart
B)an early embryonic stage of a vertebrate and consists of a sphere of cells
C)a microtubule organizing center that moves to opposite ends of the cell and pull the chromatids apart
D)a localized area of rapid cell division
10

What is the term that describes a nucleus with two of each type of chromosome?
A)diploid
B)blastula
C)meristem
D)chromatid