The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle (VCE SSCE Biology): Quizzes
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What are the three major stages of the eukaryotic cell cycle?
What are the three major stages of the eukaryotic cell cycle?
Interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis
Which stage of the cell cycle is the longest?
Which stage of the cell cycle is the longest?
Interphase
What activities occur during the G1 phase?
What activities occur during the G1 phase?
Cytosol increase, protein synthesis, organelle replication
What type of G0 phase cells are most neurons?
What type of G0 phase cells are most neurons?
Terminally differentiated
How many chromosomes do human somatic cells have after the S phase?
How many chromosomes do human somatic cells have after the S phase?
46 chromosomes, each with 2 sister chromatids
During which mitosis stage does the nuclear membrane break down?
During which mitosis stage does the nuclear membrane break down?
Prophase
What happens to chromosomes during metaphase?
What happens to chromosomes during metaphase?
They line up along the equator
What occurs when sister chromatids separate during anaphase?
What occurs when sister chromatids separate during anaphase?
Each chromatid becomes an individual chromosome
How does cytokinesis differ between animal and plant cells?
How does cytokinesis differ between animal and plant cells?
Animals use cleavage furrow; plants use cell plate
What does the metaphase checkpoint monitor?
What does the metaphase checkpoint monitor?
Chromosome attachment and alignment