Mitosis

Self Quiz for the Eukaryotic Cell CycleTutorial

Study the material in this section and then write out the answers to these question.
Do not just click on the answers and write them out. This will not test your understanding of this tutorial.

1. Describe interphase. (ans)

2. Describe the overall function of mitosis. (ans)

3. Matching:

_____ The period that immediately follows cell division when the cell grows and differentiates. New organelles are made but the chromosomes have not yet replicated in preparation for cell division. (ans)

_____ The stage of mitosis where the nuclear membrane fragmention is complete and the duplicated chromosomes line up along the cell's equator. (ans)

_____ The stage of mitosis where the nuclear membrane and nucleoli reform, cytokinesis is nearly complete, and the chromosomes eventually uncoil to chromatin. (ans)

_____ The stage of the cell cycle where the chromosomes replicate in preparation for cell division. (ans)

_____ The stage of mitosis where the chromatin condenses and the chromosomes become visible. Also the nucleolus disappears, the nuclear membrane fragments, and the spindle appartus forms and attaches to the centromeres of the chromosomes. (ans)

_____ Cytoplasmic division where the dividing cell separates into two diploid daughter cells. (ans)

_____ The stage of mitosis where diploid sets of daughter chromosomes separate and are pushed and pulled toward opposite poles of the cell. This is accomplished by the polymerization and depolymerization of the microtubules that help to form the spindle apparatus. (ans)

A. G₁
B. S
C. G₂
D. cytokinesis
E. prophase
F. metaphase
G. anaphase
H. telophase

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