Name that process
True or False
Multiple Choice
100
  • ______, is considered a preparatory phase for mitosis. What are the key activities that occur during interphase?

Interphase

100

The shortest of mitosis is metaphase 

True 

100

Anastral mitosis is found in
(a) Animals
(b) Higher plants
(c) Bacteria
(d) Cyanobacteria

b

200

_______ is the stage of cell division in which chromatids (or homologous chromosome pairs) move toward the opposite poles of the spindle apparatus

Anaphase 

200

chromosomes attach to the spindle fibers and line up along the outside of the cell

false

200

. Late prophase of mitosis is characterised by
(a) Condensation of chromosomes
(b) Disappearance of centromere
(c) Division of centromere
(d) Formation of metaphasic plate

b

300

_______ is the initial stage of cell division in eukaryotes. During prophase, several crucial events occur:

Prophase

300

the cytoskeleton moves chromatids to poles of the cell during anaphase

true

300

 In mitosis the duplication of chromosomes occurs during
(a) Early prophase
(b) Late prophase
(c) Interphase
(d) Late telophase

c

400

a process of cell duplication, or reproduction, during which one cell gives rise to two genetically identical daughter cells.

Mitosis

400

the cell's chromatin condenses (shortens) during prophase

true

400

Mitosis occurs in
(a) Haploid individuals
(b) Diploid individuals
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) In bacteria only

c

500

 _____ the final stage of cell division in which the spindle disappears and the nucleus forms around each set of daughter chromosomes.

Telophase

500

the nuclear membrane disintegrates during prophase

true

500

 How many mitotic divisions are needed for a single cell to make 128 cells?
(a) 7
(b) 14
(c) 28
(d) 32

a