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Mitosis Questions
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1. What happens to the nucleus of a cell before mitosis begins?
2. What is the purpose of mitosis?
3. Why is cytokinesis a necessary part of cell division?
4. Name the phase where there are two nuclei in one cell.
5. What happens to the cell during interphase?
6. Why is it necessary for the cell membrane to dissolve in mitosis?
7. Cells alternate between times of dividing and not dividing.
a. Name the portion of the cell cycle when the cell is not actively dividing.
b. Name the two parts of the dividing section of the cell cycle.
c. Which part lasts the longest (dividing or not dividing)?
d. In which part does the nucleus replicate (dividing or not dividing)?
e. In which part do the chromosomes replicate (dividing or not dividing)?
f. Name the type of cell where a cell plate develops.
8. One cell from a developing embryo and one cell from an adult were compared. Cell “A”
had a cell cycle that takes 72 hours and cell “B” had a 28-hour cell cycle. Which cell do
you think had come from the embryo? Explain your answer.