Cell Division

What is the purpose of mitosis?

• To make more of the same cells

• For growth and repair

• To prevent the cell from becoming too large

• All of the above

A jelly-like substance found inside a cell surrounding its organelles is

• cytokenisis
• cytoplasm
• mitosis
• epithelial

What is the result of mitosis?

• 1 cell
• 2 genetically identical cells
• 2 genetically different cells
• 4 genetically identical cells

The uncontrolled division of cells...

• meiosis
• cancer
• nondisjunction
• crossing over

How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?

• 4 new cells
• 2 new cells
• One new cell
• none of these

Which of the following is NOT a reason why cells divide?

• To get rid of waste

• To reproduce

• To repair

• To grow

How many cells are there before and after Mitosis?

• 1 and 2

• 1 and 4

• 2 and 4

• 4 and 4

What is the second step of cell division?

• The nucleus splits in two

• The cytoplasm splits in two

• The cell membrane starts to pinch in the middle

• The cell starts to die

After THREE rounds of mitosis, how many new cells will have been created from one parent cell?

• 4

• 8

• 20

• 16

What process does a multi-cellular organism use to replace its damaged body cells?

• mitosis
• meiosis
• replication
• transcription