Unit Test

Chapter 5 Mitosis and Cell cycle

1 Although mitosis is a continuous process, for ease of reference it is

conventionally divided into the following stages:

interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase

(a) Name the stages of mitosis during which,

(i) the chromatids separate and move to the poles. [1]
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(ii) the nuclear membrane reforms and cytokinesis follows. [1]

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(iii) the chromosomes align on the equator of the spindle. [1]

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(iv) the chromosomes become stainable and the spindle starts to form. [1]
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(b) If the amount of DNA present in the cell at metaphase is 20 units, how
much DNA will be present in each nucleus:
(i) at the start of prophase. [1]
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(ii) immediately after telophase. [1]

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[Total: 6]
2 (a) Explain why it is inappropriate to call interphase a ‘resting stage’? [3]
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(b) The diagram below represents the cell cycle.

Identify the stages A, C, E and F. [4]

A:
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C:
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E:
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F:
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[Total: 7]
3 Fig. 3.1 is a light micrograph of cells in the root tip of the garlic plant
Allium sativum. It has a diploid number (2n) of 16

(a) Name the stage of mitosis shown in cell D. [1]

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(b) Explain why mitosis occurs in a plant such as A. sativum. [2]

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(c) State the haploid number of A. sativum. [1]

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[Total: 4]
4 Complete Table 4.1 by:
• listing, in order, the three phases that occur during interphase
• stating oneprocess, other than growth and respiration, that occurs in
each of these
three phases to help prepare the cell for mitosis.

Table 4.1

[Total: 4]
5 Fig. 5.1 shows a stage in the mitotic cell cycle in an animal cell.

Fig. 5.1
(a)
(i) Name the stage of mitosis shown in Fig. 5.1. [1]
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(ii) State three features which are characteristic of the stage of mitosis
shown in Fig. 5.1. [3]
1.
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2.
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3.
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(b) In many multicellular organisms, such as mammals, the time taken for
the mitotic cell cycle varies considerably between different tissues, but is
very carefully controlled in each cell.
Suggest the importance of this control in mammals. [2]
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[Total: 6]