CAIE A-Level Biology AS 5.2.2 Cell Structures in Mitosis Questions

Identify the structures that organise chromosome movement during mitosis, using each question and its mark scheme as evidence.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Biology 9700
Level
AS

Exam points

  • Identify the cell structures involved in mitosis and explain their roles in chromosome movement.

CAIE A-Level Biology AS 5.2.2 Cell Structures in Mitosis Questions question 1

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Which row correctly shows the behaviour of the nuclear envelope, the centrioles and the spindle during a stage of mitosis?

nuclear envelope

centrioles

spindle

disappears

replicate

spindle microtubules begin to form

not present

begin to move to poles of cell

spindle microtubules fully formed

begins to reform

at opposite poles of the cell

some spindle microtubules shorten

reforms

one beside each nucleus

spindle microtubules break down

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