Bio 101 UW Madison Exam 2 Questions With Correct verified Answers 2023.

Meiosis lead to the production of ________. - Gametes Mitosis leads to the production of ________. - Somatic cells What are the functions of mitosis? - Growth, repair/replacement, and asexual reproduction in planaria. What is the G1 stage responsible for? - Cell growth, transcription/translation, duplication of organelles, and to prepare for DNA replication. What is the S phase of interphase responsible for? - DNA replication. It only occurs during this phase. What is the G2 phase of interphase responsible for? - Transcription/translation, prepare to divide. Centrosomes appear. What are sister chromatids? - Replicated chromosomes. Attach to each other at the centromere. What is a kinetochore? - A protein structure where microtubules attach during mitosis. T/F: Prokaryotic cell division is clonal. - True. Cell division occurs by binary fission. What occurs during prophase (mitosis)? - Chromosomes condense (metaphase chromosomes), the nuclear envelope degrades, centrosomes migrate to opposite poles of the cell and the mitotic spindle forms. What occurs during metaphase (mitosis)? - The chromosomes line up on the metaphase plate.