Multiple Choice
In which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes move away from the center of the cell towards opposite poles?
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11. Cell Division
Phases of Mitosis
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How many cells are present at the end of the G2 phase of the cell cycle?
A
Four cells
B
Eight cells
C
One cell
D
Two cells
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Understand the cell cycle: The cell cycle consists of several phases, including G1, S, G2, and M phases. The G2 phase is the second gap phase, where the cell prepares for mitosis after DNA replication in the S phase.
Recognize that during the G2 phase, the cell has completed DNA replication but has not yet undergone mitosis. Therefore, the cell count remains the same as it was at the end of the S phase.
Recall that mitosis, which follows the G2 phase, is the process where a single cell divides to form two identical daughter cells. However, this division has not yet occurred by the end of the G2 phase.
Since the cell has not yet divided during the G2 phase, the number of cells remains unchanged from the previous phases of the cell cycle.
Conclude that at the end of the G2 phase, there is still only one cell, as mitosis has not yet taken place to increase the cell count.
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