Multiple Choice
During which phase of mitosis do chromosomes align at the center of the cell (the metaphase plate)?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
In eukaryotic organisms, what kind of daughter cells does mitosis produce from a single parent cell?
A
Four genetically different daughter cells with half the chromosome number of the parent cell
B
One daughter cell with double the chromosome number and one daughter cell with the original chromosome number
C
Two genetically different daughter cells with half the chromosome number of the parent cell
D
Two genetically identical daughter cells with the same chromosome number as the parent cell
Verified step by step guidance1
Recall that mitosis is a type of cell division in eukaryotic cells primarily responsible for growth, repair, and asexual reproduction.
Understand that during mitosis, the parent cell's chromosomes are duplicated and then evenly divided so that each daughter cell receives an identical set of chromosomes.
Recognize that the chromosome number in each daughter cell remains the same as that of the parent cell because the DNA is replicated before division.
Note that the daughter cells produced by mitosis are genetically identical to each other and to the original parent cell.
Therefore, mitosis results in two genetically identical daughter cells, each with the same chromosome number as the parent cell.
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