MITOSIS Practice Answer Key
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10. In humans, each cell (except sex cells) has how many chromosomes? _46___
11. After mitosis, how many daughter cells are produced? __2____
12. After mitosis (in a human cell), each daughter cell has how many chromosomes? _____
13. How many phases are in MITOSIS? ___4 (technically, interphase is not part of mitosis, it is part of the cell cycle)_______
14. Which phase of the cell cycle is the longest? __interphase_____
15. During which phase does cytokinesis begin? ___telophase____
16. What cell parts migrate to the poles during prophase? ____centrioles_________
17. What structure holds the two chromatids together? __centromere____________
18. During which phase does the nuclear membrane dissolve? __prophase__________
19.
What structure moves the chromosomes into position and then pulls them apart? ____spindle________
20. What is the overall purpose of mitosis? _____create new cells, identical to parent cells for growth, repair or reproduction________
