Cellular Reproduction - Mitosis

What type of organisms do binary fission?

• Prokaryotes
• Eukaryotes
• Animal Cells
• Plant Cells

Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.

• 23, 46
• 46, 23
• 2, 4
• 50, 100

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A pair of identical chromosomes (one inherited from mom and one inherited from dad) are called ______________________________.

• sister chromotids

• centromeres

• homologous chromosomes

• autosomes

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Cellular reproduction in multicellular organisms occurs through the process of mitosis. What is the purpose of mitosis?

• to replace brain cells

• to replace old chromosomes

• to form gametes (e.g. sperm and ova)

• to form new somatic cells

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What letter correctly represents structure X in the diagram? 

• Spindle fibers
• Cleavage Furrow 
• Chromosomes
• Centrioles

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Which of the following phases of mitosis is represented by the diagram below? 

• Prophase
• Metaphase 
• Anaphase 
• Telophase 

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The process on the left is:
The process on the right is:

• Left: meiosis
  Right: meiosis
• Left: meiosis
  Right: cloning
• Left: mitosis
  Right: meiosis
• Left: mitosis
  Right: mitosis

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During the interphase stage of the cell cycle,

• the cell's chromosomes are duplicated.
• the cell's chromosomes condense into rod-like structures.
• the cell divides into two identical daughter cells.
• the cell divides into two unique daughter cells.

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Is the following cell diploid or haploid?

• Diploid
• Haploid

Mitosis is useful for the creation of new cells which is important for all of the following EXCEPT

• organism growth.
• repair of damage.
• replacement of worn out cells.
• generation of gametes, also known as sex cells.

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