The cell cycle and the stages of mitosis
9th grade (Year 10 in England) · 11 questions · Common Core: NGSS.HS-LS1-4 · England: GCSE Combined Science: Cell biology
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Question 1
Cancer is linked to which change in the cell cycle?
- A. cells becoming gametes
- B. cells stopping division completely
- C. uncontrolled cell division
- D. cells losing all their DNA
Question 2
One cell divides by mitosis, then every new cell divides again, 8 times in total. How many cells are there at the end?
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Question 3
Under the microscope, chromosomes are lined up across the centre of a cell. Which stage is this?
- A. metaphase
- B. anaphase
- C. prophase
- D. interphase
Question 4
One cell divides by mitosis, then every new cell divides again, 2 times in total. How many cells are there at the end?
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Question 5
Under the microscope, chromosomes are lined up across the centre of a cell. Which stage is this?
- A. interphase
- B. prophase
- C. metaphase
- D. anaphase
Question 6
One cell divides by mitosis, then every new cell divides again, 8 times in total. How many cells are there at the end?
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Question 7
Cancer is linked to which change in the cell cycle?
- A. cells stopping division completely
- B. uncontrolled cell division
- C. cells becoming gametes
- D. cells losing all their DNA
Question 8
One cell divides by mitosis, then every new cell divides again, 4 times in total. How many cells are there at the end?
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Question 9
Why must DNA be copied during interphase?
- A. So the cell can photosynthesise
- B. To make gametes
- C. So each new cell gets a full, identical set of chromosomes
- D. To halve the chromosome number
Question 10
One cell divides by mitosis, then every new cell divides again, 3 times in total. How many cells are there at the end?
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Question 11
A cell is seen with chromatids moving to opposite ends. Which stage?
- A. telophase
- B. metaphase
- C. prophase
- D. anaphase
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