Questions and Answers
Mitosis
1.
What phase is this cell in?
anaphase
2.
Each chromosome consists of 2 .....
3.
During which phase does the DNA make a copy of itself?
interphase
4.
Cells will generally divide when?
they become too large
5.
Put mitosis phases into correct order.
prophasemetaphaseanaphasetelophase
6.
What structure is responsible for moving the chromosomes during mitosis?
spindle
7.
The number of chromosomes in a gamete is the:
diploid number
8.
During cell division a chromosome is made of two distinct strands called
homologs
9.
Cell size is an important factor in causing a cell to divide because a cells
surface area does not grow as fast as its volume
10.
If a cell that has 8 chromosomes goes through mitosis, how many chromosomes will each new cell have?
8
11.
DNA replication occurs during:
interphase
12.
During the cell cycle, the cell spends the most time in .... and the least amount of time in .....
13.
Unlike plant cells, animal cells contain:
cell walls
14.
During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up along the middle of the dividing cell?
metaphase
15.
When the DNA in a cell is uncoiled and spread throughout the nucleus it is called:
cromatin
16.
Structure present in the cytoplasm of an animal cell that is the organizing center of the mictrotubules in which the assembly of the spindle microtubules begins is:
centrosome
17.
Structure of proteins that forms at the centromere of each chromatid and helps attach the mitotic spindle to each sister chromatid is called:
Kinetochores