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Example Question #11 : Cell Division
If a human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes are contained in a human gamete?
46 chromosomes
23 chromosomes
0 chromosomes
92 chromosomes
23 chromosomes
While somatic cells in humans are diploid and contain 46 chromosomes total (or 23 pairs), gamete cells are haploid and contain 23 chromosomes. When a gamete, such as an egg, combines with a sperm during fertilization, two haploid cells combined to make one diploid cell called a zygote. This zygote undergoes meiosis and produces the offspring's gametes.
Example Question #12 : Cell Division
Division of the cytoplasm during cell division is called __________.
meiosis
fertilization
cytokinesis
mitosis
cytokinesis
By definition, cytokinesis is the act of cytoplasmic division during cell division, be it during mitosis or meiosis. In the case of mitosis, one somatic cell that has replicated its DNA divides into two daughter cells that genetically identical to the parent cell.
Example Question #12 : Cell Division
What is the correct order of mitosis?
I. Anaphase
II. Prophase
III. Metaphase
IV. Telophase
V. Cytokinesis
II , III, I, IV, V
I, II, III, IV, V
II, I, III, V, IV
IV, II, III, V, I
V, IV, III, II, I
II , III, I, IV, V
The correct order is as follows:
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
Cytokinesis signals the end of mitosis. In this phase, a fiber ring contracts around each daughter cell (thus making two complete daughter cells).
Example Question #13 : Cell Division
If a species has a diploid number of 10 chromosomes, how many chromatids would there be in prophase of mitosis?
15
40
20
5
10
20
Diploid means 2n, where n is the number of chromosomes in a particular species. If there are 10 chromosomes, there will be 20 chromatids. For each chromosome there are two chromatids. Since this is before the cells have fully divided, there will be 2 times the number of chromosomes during prophase. Therefore, the answer is 20.
Example Question #14 : Cell Division
What binds to CDK's, which activates the CDKs to phosphorylate components of the cell cycle, regulating transcriptions, translation, and differentiation.
cyclins
secondary messangers
growth factors
tumor suppressors
cyclins
Cyclins combine with CDK to regulate the cell cycle progression, forming active kinases, which phosphorylated the checkpoints. Tumor suppressors can inhibit cyclins and CDK to down regulate growth. Growth factors bind to receptors, which then have their message carried via secondary messangers to transcription factors. Transcription factors may then activtae CDK or cyclins.
Example Question #15 : Cell Division
What is the correct order of cell division stages in mitosis?
interphase, telophase, metaphase, prophase, anaphase, and cytokenesis
interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and cytokenesis
interphase,cytokenesis, telophase, metaphase, prophase, and anaphase
metaphase, interphase, telophase, prophase, anaphase, and cytokenesis
interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and cytokenesis
The correct order is interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and cytokenesis. The best way to approach this question is to understand what happens in each stage of the process. In interphase, the individual chromosomes line up and copy. In prophase, the chromosomes pair up. In metaphase, the chromosomes line up along the mitotic spindle. In anaphase, the chromatids are are pulled apart on opposite sides of the cell attached to spindle fibers. In the last two stages, telophase and cytokenesis, the cell pinches at the middle and splits off to produce two daughter cells. If you know what happens at each stage, you will be able to put together the order in which they happen
Example Question #17 : Cell Division
At which stage is the last checkpoint before cell division begins?
G2
S
G1
G0
G2
G2, or Gap 2 phase, is the third and last subphase of interphase, preceding mitosis. S phase is the phase in which DNA is duplicated and G1 has the first checkpoint. G0 is the phase where cells do not divide anymore, also known as the resting phase.
Example Question #16 : Cell Division
At what stage of cell division do the chromatids line up in the middle of the cell?
telophase
prophase
interphase
metaphase
metaphase
Interphase is the first stage of cell division and involves the cell going about its normal business. Prophase is when the chromatin bundle up into chromosomes. Anaphase occurs when the sister chromatids separate. Telophase is when the cell pinches, and cytokenisis is when the cell actually seperates. Metaphase is the stage where the sister chromatids line up in the middle of the cell.
Example Question #17 : Cell Division
During cell division, at what phase does the cell separate into two?
ctyokinesis
Anaphase
Metaphase
prophase
ctyokinesis
Cytokinesis is the last processes of cell replication and division and consists of the cell membrane dividing into two.
Example Question #18 : Cell Division
When undergoing Meiosis, at what stages should the dividing cell(s) have 2n?
prophase I, prophase II, metaphase I, and metaphase II
metaphase I and metaphase II
prophase II, metaphase II, and anaphase II
anaphase I and anaphase II
prophase II, metaphase II, and anaphase II
During Meiosis, the cell starts with 2n in interphase, then duplicates its DNA to have 4n throughout prophase I, metaphase I, and anaphase I. The cell then splits in two during telophase/cytokinesis, and there are 2n during prophase II, metaphase II, and anaphase II. The end product after telophase II is 1n.
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