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Biology Ch. 10
10.2 Test Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the DNA carrier that carries DNA called? | A Chromosome |
| True or False. Every cell has to copy its DNA before it can divide. | True |
| True or False. Cell division occurs in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. | True |
| In eukaryotes, cell division occurs in two main stages. What are these stages? | Mitosis and Cytokinesis. |
| What are the identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome called? | Chromatids. |
| What is the period of the cell cycle between cell divisions called? | Interphase |
| What is the series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide? | The Cell Cycle |
| What are the four phases of the cell cycle? | M, S, G1, and G2 |
| What are the three phases of interphase? | G1, S, and G2 |
| What are the four phases of mitosis? | Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase |
| What is the longest phase of mitosis? | Prophase |
| What are the two tiny structures in cytoplasm, that seperate and take up positions on opposite sides of the nucleus? | Centrioles |
| What is the last part to complete the M phase? This occurs at the same time as telephase. | Cytokinesis |
| What is the first step of cell division? | The M Phase |
| What is the fanlike microtubule structure in teh centrosome that helps seperate chromosomes called? | Spindle |