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1
Which phase of mitosis is associated with chromosomes aligned at the center of the cell?
A)interphase
B)prophase
C)metaphase
D)anaphase
2
Which phase of mitosis is associated with formation of the nuclear envelope?
A)prophase
B)metaphase
C)anaphase
D)telophase
3
Which phase of mitosis is associated with separation of chromatids?
A)interphase
B)prophase
C)anaphase
D)telophase
4
During cell division, microtubules form a network of protein cables.
A)True
B)False
5
In the complex cell cycle, cell division preparation continues with the replication of mitochondria and chromosome condensation during which phase?
A)G1
B)G2
C)M
D)C
6
Chromosomes exist in somatic cells as nearly identical copies of each other called _______________.
A)a karyotype
B)sister chromatids
C)homologous chromosomes
D)centromeres
7
A growth disorder in cells that starts when an apparently normal cell begins to grow in an uncontrolled and invasive way is called ___________.
A)a karyotype
B)chromosomal condensation
C)syngamy
D)cancer
8
Meiosis is the mechanism of cell division that occurs in an organism's non-reproductive cells or somatic cells.
A)True
B)False
9
Cytokinesis takes place during metaphase.
A)True
B)False
10
Normal human cells can go on dividing indefinitely.
A)True
B)False
11
Following telophase in animal cells, a cell plate begins to form.
A)True
B)False
12
Bacteria divide through a process called binary fission.
A)True
B)False
13
A chromosome is a single, long DNA molecule in a compact formation.
A)True
B)False
14
Interphase is the first phase of the cell cycle in which the cell rests.
A)True
B)False
15
The chromosome number in species increases as you climb the evolutionary tree, plants having lower numbers and animals having higher numbers.
A)True
B)False
16
A human embryo can lack one chromosome and still function properly as there are 45 more chromosomes to make up the difference.
A)True
B)False
17
DNA replicates during the S phase of metaphase.
A)True
B)False
18
Cancer can be caused by chemicals that mutate DNA.
A)True
B)False
19
At the end of ______________ mitosis is complete.
A)prophase
B)metaphase
C)anaphase
D)telophase
20
The formation of daughter cells that occurs during ____________ signals the end of cell division.
A)mitosis
B)interphase
C)cytokinesis
D)the S phase





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