A-Level Biology revision questions for Cell division

A-Level Biology OCR A




Cell Division Revision
Questions
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Contents:
- Cell Cycle
- Mitosis
- Meiosis
- The organisation and specialisation of
cells
-Stem Cells

, A-Level Biology OCR A

Cell Division Revision
Questions
The Cell Cycle

1. What is the cell cycle?
2. What are the 2 phases of the cell cycle?
3. What occurs during interphase?
4. What are the 3 stages of interphase?
5. What is g1?
6. What is s?
7. What is g2?
8. What does the mitotic stage consist of?
9. What is the difference between mitosis and cytokinesis?
10. What is g0?
11. Why might cells leave the cycle and enter g0?
12. Why is control of the cell cycle important?
13. What helps to control the cell cycle?
14. What happens at the g1 checkpoint?
15. What happens at the g2 checkpoint?
16. What is the spindle assembly checkpoint?