Cell Cycle & Mitosis - exam practice
Cell Cycle & Mitosis
Question 1 of 11
1 of 11
The statements describe events during the mitotic cell cycle:
1 - chromosomes migrate to opposite poles of the cell
2 - chromosomes arrange themselves at the equator of the cell
3 - chromosomes condense and the nuclear membrane disappears
4 - centromeres divide
What is the correct order of three of these events in the mitotic cell cycle?
Question 2 of 11
2 of 11
The diagram below shows a cell during cell division. The diploid number of this cell is three.

In which phase of cell division is the cell in the diagram above?
Question 3 of 11
3 of 11
What occurs in anaphase of mitosis?
Question 4 of 11
4 of 11
Which is always true of cytokinesis?
1 - cell organelles replicate
2 - cell organelles are divided between two cells
3 - nuclear envelope reforms
Question 5 of 11
5 of 11
Which process occurs during prophase of the mitotic cell cycle in an animal cell?
Question 6 of 11
6 of 11
What occurs during metaphase of mitosis?
Question 7 of 11
7 of 11
Some chemicals, used to stop tumour growth, work by preventing the DNA double helix from uncoiling and separating.
During which stage of the cell cycle would they act?
Question 8 of 11
8 of 11
Which processes occur by mitosis?
1 - cloning of plasma cells
2 - gamete production
3 - replacing damaged cells
Question 9 of 11
9 of 11
The cell cycle includes a number of checkpoints.
Which statement about the cell cycle is correct?
Question 10 of 11
10 of 11
During which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication take place?
Question 11 of 11
11 of 11
What is the correct sequence of stages in the mitotic cell cycle?