1. Which is most characteristic of metaphase?
replication of a cell’s DNA
positioning of chromosomes on the equatorial plate of a cell
movement of centrioles to the poles of a cell
rest

2.An analogy for the nucleus of a cell is a community’s __________.
waste management services
manufacturing plants
police station
City Hall

3. Which of the following is evidence that mitochondria might have once been free-living organisms that were incorporated into the cell?
They work independently in the cell.
They are capable of duplicating themselves.
They have no membrane.
They are extremely small.

4.Which would have a greater surface-area-to-volume ratio, a large cell or a small cell?
the large cell
the small cell
The two cells have the same surface-area-to-volume ratio.
There is no way to know.

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