9. What is the name of the process of division of a somatic cell’s nucleus into twodaughter nuclei?
A. prophase
B. cytokinesis
C. mitosis
D. meiosis

10. In a strand of DNA, what is the combination of deoxyribose and phosphate andbase known as?
A. A ribosome
B. A chromatid

C. A codon
D. A nucleotide

11. What happens during anaphase of mitosis?
A. spindle fi bres pull each chromatid to opposite sides of the cell
B. the sense and non-sense strands “unzip” along their hydrogen bonds
C. RNA polymerase forms a complementary strand by reading the sense strand
D. the cell cytoplasm divides into two cells

12. The process by which information is read from DNA, encoded and transportedoutside the nucleus is known as:
A. translation
B. transcription
C. encoding
D. catalysis