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| 1 | Mitosis is synonymous with the cell cycle. |
 | A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 2 | Define mitosis. |
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| 3 | Mitosis occurs in bacteria. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 4 | A cell spends most of its time in ________, which is divided into cytokinesis, gap 1, synthesis, and gap 2. |
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| 5 | In which phase does DNA replication occur? |
| A) | gap 1 |
| B) | gap 2 |
| C) | synthesis |
| D) | cytokinesis |
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| 6 | Match the term and the occurrence::cytokinesis |
| A) | DNA replication |
| B) | division of the cytoplasm and cell into two cells, each containing a nucleus |
| C) | the cell cycle excluding mitosis; includes C, G1, S, and G2 phases |
| D) | the majority of cellular activity |
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| 7 | List the five stages of mitosis in their correct order. |
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| 8 | In metaphase, each chromosome consists of an identical pair of chromosomal DNA strands called ________. |
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| 9 | The ________ is formed by polar, kinetochore, and astral microtubules. |
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| 10 | Which type of microtubules connect the sister chromatids to the spindle? |
| A) | astral |
| B) | kinetochore |
| C) | polar |
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| 11 | What happens during prophase? |
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| 12 | What happens during anaphase? |
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| 13 | What happens during prometaphase? |
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| 14 | What happens during telophase? |
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| 15 | What happens during metaphase? |
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| 16 | In cytokinesis of animal cells, a ________ forms that begins on the periphery and pinches inward, dividing the cytoplasm. |
| A) | cleavage plate |
| B) | cleavage furrow |
| C) | cell plate |
| D) | cell furrow |
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| 17 | In cytokinesis of plant cells, a ________ forms in the middle of the cell and grows out to the periphery, dividing the cytoplasm. |
| A) | cleavage plate |
| B) | cleavage furrow |
| C) | cell plate |
| D) | cell furrow |
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| 18 | Root tips of plants contain meristems, localized area of rapid cell division due to active growth. In what other areas would you expect to find meristems in plants? |
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| 19 | A ________ cell has two copies of each chromosome or a double set of chromosomes. |
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| 20 | Mitosis is used for growth and maintenance in your body. Describe three ways that your body used mitosis today. |
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| 21 | The stages of mitosis are not discrete and occur in a continuous sequence. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 22 | Define cancer. |
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