Chapter 8 Self Quiz: Mitosis

  1. Mitosis matching exercise


  2. Human somatic cells have ________ homologous pairs of autosomes.
    1. 2 (wrong)
    2. 22 (correct)
    3. 23 (wrong)
    4. 44 (wrong)
    5. 46 (wrong)
      Hint
  3. Somatic cells are ________, while gametes are ________.
    1. haploid, haploid (wrong)
    2. diploid, diploid (wrong)
    3. haploid, diploid (wrong)
    4. diploid, haploid (correct)
    5. annoyed, android (wrong)
      Hint
  4. The cell grows and replicates its DNA and other material prior to cell division during this phase of the cell cycle:
    1. interphase (correct)
    2. cytokinesis (wrong)
    3. nucleokinesis (wrong)
    4. cytokinesis (wrong)
    5. karyokinesis (wrong)
      Hint
  5. In mitosis, prophase is followed by
    1. anaphase (wrong)
    2. telophase (wrong)
    3. metaphase (correct)
    4. interphase (wrong)
    5. cytokinesis (wrong)
      Hint
  6. The cytoplasm divides in two during the ________ phase of the cell cycle.
    1. anaphase (wrong)
    2. telophase (wrong)
    3. cytokinesis (correct)
    4. metaphase (wrong)
    5. prophase (wrong)
      Hint
  7. An eukaryotic cell can briefly possess 4 sets of chromosomes during ________ of mitosis.
    1. prophase (wrong)
    2. anaphase (correct)
    3. metaphase (wrong)
    4. telophase (wrong)
    5. cytokinesis (wrong)
      Hint
  8. The diagram at right illustrates ________ of mitosis.
    1. anaphase (wrong)
    2. telophase (correct)
    3. cytokinesis (wrong)
    4. metaphase (wrong)
    5. prophase (wrong)
      Hint
  9. Which phase of mitosis is associated with chromosomes aligned at the equatorial plane of the cell?
    1. interphase (wrong)
    2. prophase (wrong)
    3. metaphase (correct)
    4. anaphase (wrong)
    5. telophase (wrong)
      Hint
  10. During prophase of mitosis, the spindle forms and is made of
    1. microtubules (correct)
    2. microfilaments (wrong)
    3. cellulose (wrong)
    4. lipids (wrong)
    5. DNA (wrong)
      Hint
  11. Which of the following represents the correct order of the phases of the cell cycle?
    1. G1 -> S -> M -> G2 (wrong)
    2. G1 -> M -> G2 -> S (wrong)
    3. G1 -> G2 -> S -> M (wrong)
    4. G1 -> G2 -> M -> S (wrong)
    5. G1 -> S -> G2 -> M (correct)
      Hint