BIO 101 Chapter 10

Question 1

Mitosis

Answer 1

Division of the nucleus

Question 2

Cytokinesis

Answer 2

Division of the cytoplasm

Question 3

In a cell cycle, does a cell spend more time in interphase or mitosis?

Answer 3

Interphase

Question 4

What is interphase and what occurs during interphase?

Answer 4

Interphase is the time when a cell is not dividing. Most of cell activity occurs during interphase - growth, various metabolic activities, chromosome duplication, organelle duplication, etc.

Question 5

Interphases of the cell cycle

Answer 5

G1(Gap 1) phase
S(Synthesis) phase
G2(Gap 2) phase

Question 6

G1 Phase

Answer 6

growth in size, increased enzyme activity

Question 7

Synthesis Phase

Answer 7

DNA is replicated

Question 8

G2 Phase

Answer 8

Further growth, an increase in protein synthesis in preparation for mitosis

Question 9

In which phase of the cell cycle does DNA synthesis occur?

Answer 9

Interphase

Question 10

In which phase do cells double their chromosomes?

Answer 10

Interphase