Practise MYP Biology questions on 5.3 Mitosis and review the explanations to check your understanding.
Use these questions for topic practice and to find ideas you want to revisit in your notes or lessons.
If a spindle fiber fails to attach to a chromosome during metaphase, what is the most likely consequence for the daughter cells?
In the context of metaphase, what does the 'equator' of the cell represent?
Which of the following is a key characteristic of the daughter cells as they enter interphase following cytokinesis?
At the end of mitosis, a __________ reforms around each of the two sets of chromosomes located at the poles.
Following a single successful round of mitosis and cytokinesis, what is the total number of nuclei present across all resulting cells?
The cell will produce three daughter cells
The nuclear membrane will reform early
The chromosomes will fail to condense in the next generation
One daughter cell will lack a chromosome while the other has an extra one
The location of the centrioles at the poles
An imaginary plane midway between the two poles
The region where the nuclear membrane first breaks down
The boundary created by the cell wall
They lack a nuclear membrane
They are actively dividing their nuclei
Their chromosomes remain in a highly condensed, visible state
They perform normal cell activities and start to enlarge
nuclear membrane
mitochondria
centriole
cell wall
Three
Four
Two
One
