UNIVERSITY ALABAMA BSC 108 SECOND
ASSESSMENT 2026 FULL ANSWERS
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⩥ Prophase. Answer: first and longest phase of mitosis, during which the
chromosomes become visible and the centrioles separate and take up
positions on the opposite sides of the nucleus
⩥ Metaphase. Answer: second phase of mitosis, during which the
chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
⩥ Anaphase. Answer: the third phase of mitosis, during which the
chromosome pairs separate and move toward opposite poles
⩥ Telophase. Answer: the final phase of cell division, between anaphase
and interphase, in which the chromatids or chromosomes move to
opposite ends of the cell and two nuclei are formed.
⩥ The cell cycle is regulated by what?. Answer: a molecular control
system that directs the sequential events of the cycle
⩥ How many checkpoints are there in the cell cycle?. Answer: three
, ⩥ What are the three checkpoints in the cell cycle?. Answer: G1
checkpoint, G2 checkpoint, M checkpoint
⩥ Why are there checkpoints in the cell cycle?. Answer: To check for
errors prior to moving forward
⩥ Cancer. Answer: an error in the cell cycle in which a cell gets past a
checkpoint and divides uncontrollably, forming a tumor
⩥ Reproductive cells (sperm and egg cells) are called?. Answer: gametes
⩥ What are all cells other than reproductive cells called?. Answer:
somatic cells (body cells)
⩥ Homologous Chromosomes. Answer: two chromosomes composing a
pair, one from the mother and one from the father
⩥ Homologous chromosomes have the same?. Answer: characteristics
⩥ X and Y are what?. Answer: the sex chromosomes and determine an
individual's sex
⩥ Other than X and Y, other chromosomes are called?. Answer:
autosomes
ASSESSMENT 2026 FULL ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS
⩥ Prophase. Answer: first and longest phase of mitosis, during which the
chromosomes become visible and the centrioles separate and take up
positions on the opposite sides of the nucleus
⩥ Metaphase. Answer: second phase of mitosis, during which the
chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
⩥ Anaphase. Answer: the third phase of mitosis, during which the
chromosome pairs separate and move toward opposite poles
⩥ Telophase. Answer: the final phase of cell division, between anaphase
and interphase, in which the chromatids or chromosomes move to
opposite ends of the cell and two nuclei are formed.
⩥ The cell cycle is regulated by what?. Answer: a molecular control
system that directs the sequential events of the cycle
⩥ How many checkpoints are there in the cell cycle?. Answer: three
, ⩥ What are the three checkpoints in the cell cycle?. Answer: G1
checkpoint, G2 checkpoint, M checkpoint
⩥ Why are there checkpoints in the cell cycle?. Answer: To check for
errors prior to moving forward
⩥ Cancer. Answer: an error in the cell cycle in which a cell gets past a
checkpoint and divides uncontrollably, forming a tumor
⩥ Reproductive cells (sperm and egg cells) are called?. Answer: gametes
⩥ What are all cells other than reproductive cells called?. Answer:
somatic cells (body cells)
⩥ Homologous Chromosomes. Answer: two chromosomes composing a
pair, one from the mother and one from the father
⩥ Homologous chromosomes have the same?. Answer: characteristics
⩥ X and Y are what?. Answer: the sex chromosomes and determine an
individual's sex
⩥ Other than X and Y, other chromosomes are called?. Answer:
autosomes
