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5.1 Mitosis

Authored by Scott Cummings

Science

6th - 8th Grade

16 Questions

NGSS covered

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5.1 Mitosis
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why does cell division take place in single-celled organisms?

for the organisms to grow

to reproduce and pass on genetic information

to enable the organisms to heal injured tissues

to make specialized cells for different functions

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of these lists presents the stages of the cell cycle in the correct order?

interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis

cytokinesis, mitosis, interphase

mitosis, interphase, cytokinesis

interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of these statements most likely describes what happens if DNA is not duplicated during interphase?

The new cells would be more numerous.

The new cells would have too many chromosomes.

The new cells would have too many or too few nuclei.

The new cells would have an incorrect number of chromosomes.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Allia uses a microscope to look at slides of onion cells. The slides show the stages of the cell cycle. The slides are labeled and in the correct order, starting with interphase. In which slide would Allia first see chromosomes?

anaphase

prophase

telophase

cytokinesis

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

The figure above shows the basic concepts of cell division. Which of these statements describes what happens during stage 1? (hint: look at what happens before and after the #1 in the picture)

DNA is copied.

Chromosomes unwind.

The nucleus duplicates.

The chromosomes separate.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Cells spend 90% of their time in this stage of the cell cycle. This is the reason you would see most cells in this stage if viewed under a microscope.

Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Interphase

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Cell division occurs to allow for 

Growth
Reproduction
Repair
All of the above

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

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