Download Name: Period: _____ Cell Division Homework 1.) Explain

Name: ___________________________________________________________
Period: _____
Cell Division Homework
1.) Explain Interphase.
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2.) Explain cytokinesis.
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Write letters in the blanks to match each phase of the cell cycle with its description.
A. Cytokinesis
B. Interphase
C. Mitosis
3.) _____ The phase when nuclear division occurs so that a parent cell can eventually form two daughter
cells identical to the parent cell.
4.) _____ The long stage of a cell’s cycle, when the cell prepares to divide.
5.) _____ The splitting of a cell to form two new daughter cells.
6.) List the four stages of mitosis in the order in which they occur.
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7.) In which part of the cell cycle does one cell actually become two? _____________________________
8.) Explain the difference between mitosis and interphase.
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9.) How do the daughter cells formed during cytokinesis (following mitosis) compare to the parent cell
before interphase began?
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Name: ___________________________________________________________
Period: _____
10.) Write which stage of mitosis is shown in each box below. Next, write numbers in the short blanks to
put the stages in order.
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11.) How does the number of chromosomes in each new nuclei formed during mitosis compare to the
number of chromosomes the parent cell had in its nucleus?
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Write T or F to tell whether each statement is true or false. Rewrite any false statement to make it true.
12.) _____ Nuclear division occurs during mitosis.
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13.) _____ Anaphase is the first stage of mitosis.
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14.) _____ During metaphase nuclear membranes begin to form in the cell.
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15.) _____ During prophase the chromatids separate and are pulled to opposite poles.
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16.) _____ Two completely separate daughter cells exist when mitosis ends.
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