Use the Data in Table 12

question 19

Multiple Choice

Use the data in Table 12.1 to answer the following questions.
The data were obtained from a study of the length of time spent in each phase of the cell cycle by cells of three eukaryotic organisms designated beta, delta, and gamma.

Table 12.1: Minutes Spent in Cell Cycle Phases
-Of the following, the best conclusion concerning the difference between the S phases for beta and gamma is that

• A) gamma contains more DNA than beta.
• B) beta and gamma contain the same amount of DNA.
• C) beta cells reproduce asexually.
• D) gamma contains 48 times more DNA and RNA than beta.
• E) beta is a plant cell and gamma is an animal cell.

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