Question

cell cycle quiz
directions: use the image below to answer the following questions.

1. circle all of the cells that are in anaphase.
2. which phase is cell a currently in?

a. interphase
b. anaphase
c. metaphase

1. which is the phase that occurs after metaphase?

a. anaphase
b. prophase
c. telophase

1. which phase is cell b currently in?

a. prophase
b. telophase
c. anaphase

1. the image above includes cells in the final stages of the cell cycle. which of the following is true about these cells?

a. each daughter cell receives half of their genetic material from the parent cell
b. both daughter cells are genetically identical to the parent cell
c. the parent cell has died and released its energy to the two daughter cells

Explanation:

1. Anaphase is characterized by sister chromatids being pulled apart to opposite poles of the cell. You would circle cells where chromosomes are visibly separated and moving to opposite ends.
2. Cell A (top red box) has chromosomes lined up along the middle (equator) of the cell, which is the defining feature of metaphase.
3. The stages of mitosis proceed in the order: Prophase → Metaphase → Anaphase → Telophase. So the phase after metaphase is anaphase.
4. Cell B (bottom red box) has chromosomes clustered at opposite poles, and a new nuclear envelope is forming around each set, which is characteristic of telophase.
5. Mitosis (the cell cycle division for body cells) produces two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell, as the genetic material is replicated exactly and evenly divided.

Answer:

1. (Circle cells where chromosomes are separated and moving to opposite cell poles; these are the anaphase cells in the image)
2. c. Metaphase
3. a. Anaphase
4. b. Telophase
5. b. Both daughter cells are genetically identical to the parent cell