Mitosis Quiz Phases

Question 1

What part of interphase does DNA replication occur in?

Answer 1

S: (synthesis)

Question 2

What part of interphase prepares for mitosis?

Answer 2

G2

Question 3

Where is the built in molecular brake in interphase?

Answer 3

G1

Question 4

How is cancer caused in G1?

Answer 4

A loss of control in the molecular brakes

Question 5

FOUR stages of mitosis

Answer 5

PMAT:
PROPHASE
METAPHASE
ANAPHASE
TELOPHASE

Question 6

How many chromosomes do humans have?

Answer 6

23

Question 7

Mitosis in humans will always produce cells with how many chromosomes?

Answer 7

46 chromosomes

Question 8

What moves chromosomes during mitosis?

Answer 8

The spindle apparatus

Question 9

When do duplicated chromosomes become condensed and visible in mitosis?

Answer 9

Prophase

Question 10

When does the nuclear envelope start to break up?

Answer 10

Late prophase

Question 11

New microtubules are assembled at the centers one in what phase in mitosis?

Answer 11

Late prophase

Question 12

Chromosomes are maximally condensed and lined up at the spindle in what phase of mitosis?

Answer 12

Metaphase

Question 13

In what phase are sister chromatids pulled apart and when they are separated each chromatid is a chromosome? In mitosis.

Answer 13

Anaphase

Question 14

In what stage do chromosomes decondense and two nuclear membranes form around each set of unduplicated chromosomes?

Answer 14

Telophase

Question 15

Result of mitosis?

Answer 15

Two daughter nuclei (cells)

Question 16

What part of interphase has cell growth and synthesis of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids?

Answer 16

Interphase: G1 (gap)

Question 17

What is the remembering key to mitosis?

Answer 17

Interphase- not very "I"nteresting
Prophase- chromosomes first a"P"pear
Metaphase- chromosomes line up at the "M"iddle
Anaphase- they move "A"way
Telophase- you have "T"wo daughter cells