Mitosis

Question 1

What is mitosis?

Answer 1

The process by which a cell divides.

Question 2

Which is the other stage that occurs when mitosis isn’t occurring and which is the percentage?

Answer 2

Interphase more or less %80/%90.
Mitosis more or less %20/%10.

Question 3

What are some characteristics of mitosis?

Answer 3

It makes identical cells.
They only duplicate when necessary.
It condenses DNA into chromosomes .

Question 4

What are some characteristics of interphase?

Answer 4

They grow, duplicate DNA and does it job.

Question 5

Bonus: how many chromosomes are they?

Answer 5

46 chromosomes.

Question 6

What are the stages of mitosis and what happens in each of them? (PMAT)

Answer 6

Prophase: chromosomes condense and are visible.
Metaphase: chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell. Nucleus disassembles.
Anaphase: chromosomes are pulled away by the spindles.
Telophase: new nucleus surrounds the chromosomes.

Question 7

Which is an extra stage of mitosis?

Answer 7

Cytokinesis: the cytoplasm divides and new cells are formed.