Mitosis
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  1. Which of the following occur during interphase? (check all that apply.)
  1. DNA is replicated
  2. transcriptino and translation
  3. chromatids separate
  4. the cell grows and carries on cellular functions
  1. What is the correct order of the steps of mitosis?
  1. prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase
  2. metaphase, anaphase, telophase, prophase
  3. prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
  4. anaphase, prophase, telophase, interphase
  1. What initiates mitosis? (check all that apply)
  1. the presence of sex hormones
  2. cell growth
  3. cell damage
  4. cell replacement needs
  1. What is the ultimate source of genetic variation?
  1. crossing-over
  2. sexual recombination
  3. mutations that occur during DNA replication
  4. none of the above
  1. At the end of anaphase of mitosis, there are no "chromatids."
TRUE
FALSE
  1. Mitosis results in two genetically identical daughter cells.
TRUE
FALSE
  1. Mitosis is initiated by sexual maturity.
TRUE
FALSE
  1. Mitosis is the division of the DNA and cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm.
TRUE
FALSE
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9. interphase a. nuclear membrane reforms

10. prophase b. coiling of DNA

11. metaphase c. replication of DNA

12. anaphase d. splitting of parent cell into two daughter cells

13. telophase e. chromosomes line up at the center of the cell

14. cytokinesis f. sister chromatids separate
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