You Are Examining the Rapidly Dividing Cells of an Onion

question 58

Multiple Choice

You are examining the rapidly dividing cells of an onion root tip and you see a cell whose chromosomes are visible and arranged in approximately the same shape and size as the nucleus.What stage of mitosis is this cell in?

• A) metaphase
• B) prophase
• C) anaphase
• D) telophase

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Definitions:

Second Law

An ambiguous term that may refer to the second law of thermodynamics, which states that the entropy of an isolated system not in equilibrium almost always increases.

Thermodynamics

The branch of physics that deals with the relationships between heat and other forms of energy, and how they affect matter.

Potential Energy

The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors.

Kinetic Energy

The energy that an object possesses due to its motion, directly proportional to the mass of the object and the square of its velocity.