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Unit 5 - Cell Growth and Division Review Questions

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  • Q1
    Which phase of the cell cycle is characterized by DNA replication?
    G2 phase
    M phase
    S phase
    G1 phase
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the correct order of the phases in the cell cycle?
    G1, S, G2, M
    G2, S, M, G1
    S, G2, G1, M
    M, G1, S, G2
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the purpose of mitosis in cell division?
    To produce two genetically identical daughter cells
    To repair damaged DNA
    To produce haploid cells
    To increase cell size
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the purpose of cytokinesis in the cell cycle?
    To divide the cytoplasm and organelles into two daughter cells
    To prepare for DNA synthesis
    To replicate DNA
    To monitor cell growth
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the term for programmed cell death that helps eliminate potentially harmful cells?
    Proliferation
    Necrosis
    Apoptosis
    Senescence
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the purpose of the G2 phase in the cell cycle?
    To replicate DNA
    To ensure DNA replication was successful and prepare for cell division
    To enter the S phase
    To separate sister chromatids
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the purpose of meiosis in cell division?
    To generate genetically identical daughter cells
    To produce haploid gametes for sexual reproduction
    To increase the ploidy level of cells
    To repair damaged DNA
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the role of the spindle fibers during mitosis?
    To form the nuclear envelope
    To regulate gene expression
    To replicate DNA
    To help separate sister chromatids to opposite poles of the cell
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of the following is a phase of mitosis where sister chromatids line up at the center of the cell?
    Prophase
    Metaphase
    Anaphase
    Telophase
    30s
  • Q10
    During which phase of mitosis do the sister chromatids separate and move towards opposite poles of the cell?
    Metaphase
    Prophase
    Telophase
    Anaphase
    30s
  • Q11
    What is the process by which the cell's nucleus divides into two identical daughter nuclei?
    Mitosis
    Cytokinesis
    Interphase
    Meiosis
    30s
  • Q12
    Which phase of the cell cycle occurs immediately before mitosis and involves the condensation of chromatin into visible chromosomes?
    Anaphase
    Telophase
    Interphase
    Prophase
    30s
  • Q13
    What is the correct order of the phases of mitosis?
    Telophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Prophase
    Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
    Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase, Metaphase
    Metaphase, Telophase, Prophase, Anaphase
    30s
  • Q14
    Which phase of mitosis involves the reformation of the nuclear envelope around each set of separated chromosomes?
    Metaphase
    Telophase
    Prophase
    Anaphase
    30s
  • Q15
    What is the name of the structure that holds sister chromatids together during cell division?
    Ribosome
    Nucleolus
    Flagellum
    Centromere
    30s

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