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Cell Cycle Quiz Answers
1. True or False: DNA replication is part of the cell cycle.
true 2. True or False: Cell division occurs at the end of the cell cycle.
true 3. When does DNA replication occur?
DNA replication occurs during the S (synthesis) phase of the cell cycle. 4. Define interphase.
Interphase is the stage of the cell cycle when the cell grows, synthesizes DNA, and prepares to divide. 5. What is cancer?
Cancer is a disease that occurs when the cell cycle is not regulated and cells divide out of control. 6. During which phase of the cell cycle does the cell prepare for mitosis?
a) the first growth phase
b) the synthesis phase
c) the second growth phase
d) the mitotic phase
7. During which phase of the cell cycle does cell division occur?
a) the first growth phase
b) the synthesis phase
c) the second growth phase
d) the mitotic phase
8. What is the outcome of mitosis and cytokinesis?
a) two cells
b) two genetically identical cells
c) two genetically identical nuclei
d) a cell ready for cell division
9. When does a cell have two nuclei?
a) after the G2 phase
b) after the S phase
c) after mitosis
d) after cytokinesis
10. Interphase consists of what part of the cell cycle?
a) G1, S, G2 and the mitotic phase
b) G1 and G2
c) G1, S and G2
d) The S and mitotic phase