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1.) Imagine looking through a microscope at a squashed onion root tip. The chromosomes of many of
the cells are plainly visible. In some cells, replicated chromosomes are aligned along the center
(equator) of the cell. These particular cells are in which stage of mitosis?
A) telophase B) prophase C) anaphase D) metaphase E)
prometaphase

2.) Chromosomes first become visible during which phase of mitosis?
A) telophase B) prophase C) anaphase D) metaphase E)
prometaphase

3.) During which phases of mitosis are chromosomes composed of two chromatids?
A) from interphase through anaphase D) from anaphase through telophase
B) from G1 of interphase through metaphase E) from G2 of interphase through
metaphase
C) from metaphase through telophase

4.) Which of the following does not occur during mitosis?
A) condensation of the chromosomes D) spindle formation
B) replication of the DNA E) separation of the spindle poles
C) separation of sister chromatids

5.) What is a chromatid?
A) a chromosome in G1 of the cell cycle
B) a replicate chromosome
C) a chromosome found outside the nucleus
D) a special region that holds two centromeres together
E) another name for the chromosomes found in genetics

6.) The centromere is a region in which
A) chromatids remain attached to one another until anaphase.
B) metaphase chromosomes become aligned at the metaphase plate.
C) chromosomes are grouped during telophase.
D) the nucleus is located prior to mitosis.
E) new spindle microtubules form at either end.

7.) If there are 20 chromatids in a cell, how many centromeres are there?
A) 10 B) 20 C) 30 D) 40 E) 80

8.) How do the daughter cells at the end of mitosis and cytokinesis compare with their parent cell
when it was in G1 of the cell cycle?
A) The daughter cells have half the amount of cytoplasm and half the amount of DNA.
B) The daughter cells have half the number of chromosomes and half the amount of DNA.
C) The daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes and half the amount of DNA.
D) The daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes and the same amount of DNA.
E) The daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes and twice the amount of DNA.

9.) Cytokinesis usually, but not always, follows mitosis. If a cell completed mitosis but not cytokinesis,
the result would be a cell with
A) a single large nucleus. D) two nuclei.
B) high concentrations of actin and myosin. E) two nuclei but with half the
amount of DNA.
C) two abnormally small nuclei.

10.) In the cells of some organisms, mitosis occurs without cytokinesis. This will result in
A) cells with more than one nucleus. D) destruction of chromosomes.
B) cells that are unusually small. E) cell cycles lacking an S phase.
C) cells lacking nuclei.

11.) Regarding mitosis and cytokinesis, one difference between higher plants and animals is that in
plants
A) the spindles contain microfibrils in addition to microtubules, whereas animal spindles do not
contain microfibrils.
B) sister chromatids are identical, but they differ from one another in animals.
C) a cell plate begins to form at telophase, whereas in animals a cleavage furrow is initiated at that
stage.
D) chromosomes become attached to the spindle at prophase, whereas in animals chromosomes do
not become attached until anaphase.
E) spindle poles contain centrioles, whereas spindle poles in animals do not.

12.) Which of the following are primarily responsible for cytokinesis in plant cells?
A) kinetochores D) centrioles and basal bodies
B) Golgi-derived vesicles E) cyclin-dependent kinases
C) actin and myosin

13.) Which term describes two centrosomes arranged at opposite poles of the cell?
A) telophase B) anaphase C) prometaphase D) metaphase E) prophase

14.) Which term describes centrioles beginning to move apart in animal cells?
A) telophase B) anaphase C) prometaphase D) metaphase E) prophase

15.) Which is the longest of the mitotic stages?
A) telophase B) anaphase C) prometaphase D) metaphase E) prophase

16.) Which term describes centromeres uncoupling, sister chromatids separating, and the two new
chromosomes moving to opposite poles of the cell?
A) telophase B) anaphase C) prometaphase D) metaphase E) prophase

17.) If cells in the process of dividing are subjected to colchicine, a drug that interferes with the
functioning of the spindle apparatus, at which stage will mitosis be arrested?
A) anaphase B) prophase C) telophase D) metaphase E) interphase

18.) A cell containing 92 chromatids at metaphase of mitosis would, at its completion, produce two
nuclei each containing how many chromosomes?
A) 12 B) 16 C) 23 D) 46 E) 92

19.) If there are 20 centromeres in a cell at anaphase, how many chromosomes are there in each
daughter cell following cytokinesis?
A) 10 B) 20 C) 30 D) 40 E) 80

20.) If there are 20 chromatids in a cell at metaphase, how many chromosomes are there in each
daughter cell following cytokinesis?
A) 10 B) 20 C) 30 D) 40 E) 80

21.) Where do the microtubules of the spindle originate during mitosis in both plant and animal cells?
A) centromere B) centrosome C) centriole D) chromatid E) kinetochore

22.) If a cell has 8 chromosomes at metaphase of mitosis, how many chromosomes will it have during
anaphase?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D) 8 E) 16

23.) The formation of a cell plate is beginning across the middle of a cell and nuclei are re -forming at
opposite ends of the cell. What kind of cell is this?
A) an animal cell in metaphase D) a plant cell in metaphase
B) an animal cell in telophase E) a plant cell undergoing cytokinesis
C) an animal cell undergoing cytokinesis

24.) Taxol is an anticancer drug extracted from the Pacific yew tree. In animal cells, taxol disrupts
microtubule formation by binding to microtubules and accelerating their assembly from the protein
precursor, tubulin. Surprisingly, this stops mitosis. Specifically, taxol must affect
A) the fibers of the mitotic spindle. D) chromatid assembly.
B) anaphase. E) the S phase of the cell cycle.
C) formation of the centrioles.

25.) In which group of eukaryotic organisms does the nuclear envelope remain intact during mitosis?
A) seedless plants B) dinoflagellates C) diatoms D) B and C only E)
A, B, and C