Strictly speaking, mitosis
A) divides the nucleus and doubles the chromosomal number.
B) divides the cytoplasm and doubles the chromosomal number.
C) divides the chromosomes within the nucleus.
D) divides the nucleus and maintains the chromosomal number.
E) maintains the structure of the nucleus, cytoplasm, and chromosomes.

Question

Strictly speaking, mitosis
A) ​divides the nucleus and doubles the chromosomal number.
B) ​divides the cytoplasm and doubles the chromosomal number.
C) ​divides the chromosomes within the nucleus.
D) ​divides the nucleus and maintains the chromosomal number.
E) ​maintains the structure of the nucleus, cytoplasm, and chromosomes.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Mitosis divides the nucleus and maintains the chromosomal number, meaning that the daughter cells produced have the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. It does not involve doubling the chromosomal number (A and B), dividing the cytoplasm (B), or dividing the chromosomes within the nucleus (C). While mitosis does maintain the structure of the nucleus, cytoplasm, and chromosomes (E), this is not the primary purpose of mitosis.

Strictly Speaking, Mitosis