Which statement BEST differentiates amitosis from other forms of nuclear division like mitosis and meiosis?
Amitosis involves DNA replication, while mitosis and meiosis do not.
Amitosis produces genetically identical daughter cells, while mitosis and meiosis produce genetically diverse cells.
Amitosis occurs in somatic cells, while mitosis and meiosis occur in germ cells.
Amitosis lacks chromosome condensation and spindle formation, unlike mitosis and meiosis.
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The term 'karyokinesis' refers to the division of the:
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
Cell membrane
Entire cell
Which statement BEST differentiates amitosis from other forms of nuclear division like mitosis and meiosis?
Amitosis involves DNA replication, while mitosis and meiosis do not.
Amitosis produces genetically identical daughter cells, while mitosis and meiosis produce genetically diverse cells.
Amitosis occurs in somatic cells, while mitosis and meiosis occur in germ cells.
Amitosis lacks chromosome condensation and spindle formation, unlike mitosis and meiosis.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic feature observed during amitosis?
Division of cytoplasm
Constriction of the nucleus
Appearance of chromosomes
Division of the nucleolus (sometimes)
Amitosis is characterized by:
Formation of a cell plate
Spindle fiber attachment to kinetochores
Direct division of the nucleus
Equal distribution of genetic material through complex mechanisms
Which statement is TRUE regarding amitosis?
It involves the formation of chromosomes.
It is a relatively faster process than mitosis.
It ensures equal distribution of genetic material.
It is the most common type of cell division in multicellular organisms.
The genetic material distribution in daughter cells produced by amitosis, compared to the parent cell, is generally:
Exactly identical
Significantly different
Randomly distributed with no predictable pattern
Approximately equal but not necessarily identical
One potential disadvantage of amitosis compared to mitosis is:
Slower cell division rate
Increased energy expenditure
Increased risk of unequal distribution of genetic material
Formation of a complex spindle apparatus
Which statement best describes the genetic outcome of amitosis?
Genetic material is equally distributed to daughter cells
Genetic material is distributed, but not necessarily equally
Genetic material is not replicated before division
Genetic recombination occurs
In which of the following organisms is amitosis MOST commonly observed?
Higher plants and animals
Fungi and algae
Prokaryotes and some lower eukaryotes
Viruses and bacteriophages
In which of the following organisms is amitosis most likely to be observed?
Yeast
Bacteria
Fruit fly
Human
