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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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
Amitosis typically results in:
Genetically identical daughter cells
Genetically different daughter cells
Four daughter cells
Cells with half the amount of DNA
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 also known as:
Indirect cell division
Reduction division
Direct cell division
Equational division
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of amitosis?
Absence of distinct chromosome condensation
Formation of spindle fibers
Division of the nucleus by simple constriction
Commonly observed in prokaryotes and some eukaryotic cells
Compared to mitosis, amitosis is considered a:
More complex and more regulated process
Less complex and less regulated process
Faster and more efficient process for all cell types
Process producing genetically identical daughter cells
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
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.
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
