The nurse is explaining mitosis to a group of nursing students. What should the nurse explain as the characteristics of a cell that has undergone mitosis? (Select all that apply.)
a. 23 chromosomes
b. 46 chromosomes
c. A nuclear membrane
d. Two sets of amino acids
e. A strengthened cell wall
f. Fewer organelles than the parent cell
ANS: B, C
B. C. Mitosis is the process by which a cell reproduces itself. After its 46 chromosomes have duplicated themselves, one cell divides into two cells, each with membrane, cytoplasm, and organelles from the original cell and a complete set of chromosomes. D. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. E. Human cells have a cellular membrane, not a cell wall. F. The parent cell and reproduced cell are identical.
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