Cell division

Multiple Choice

The cells produced via meiosis are called:

• 
  gametes

• body cells

• 
  skin cells

Multiple Choice

How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?

• 
  2 new cells

• 
  4 new cells

• 
  One new cell

• 
  none of these

Multiple Choice

The structures labeled B are

• centrioles

• centromeres

• chromatids

Multiple Choice

The structure labeled A is a(n)

• chromatid

• centromere

• centriole

Multiple Choice

How many daughter cells are produced in meiosis?

• 4 daughter cells

• 2 daughter cells

Multiple Choice

Contains the genetic material and serves as the control center of the cell

• nuclear membrane

• 
  nucleus

Multiple Choice

What is a disease caused by uncontrolled cell division?

• Cancer

• 
  Mitosis

• Meiosis

Multiple Choice

A cell with 25 pairs of chromosomes has a 2n of

• 25

• 50

• 100

Multiple Choice

A cell has 36 total chromosomes. What is its 2n and n?

• 
  2n=36

  n=72

• 2n=18

  n=36

• 2n=36

  n=18

• 2n=72

  n=36

Multiple Choice

Two identical copies of a chromosome, held together by a centromere are called

• sister chromatids

• sister chromatin

• haploid

• homologous pairs

Multiple Choice

If the diploid number of carrots is 18, the haploid number is

• 9

• 18

• 27

• 36