Cell Division Vocabulary

Which cell division is responsible for growth, repair, and asexual reproduction?

• meiosis

• mitosis

• binary fission

• budding

What is a chromosome?

• A condensed form of DNA

• A structure found in the cytoplasm of a cell

• A type of protein involved in cell division

• A structure that carries genetic information

During which stage of cell division do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?

• prophase

• anaphase

• metaphase

• telophase

Which structures help organize and separate chromosomes during cell division?

• centrioles

• nucleolus

• mitochondria

• spindle fibers or microtubules

Which cell division results in daughter cells with half the chromosomes of the parent cell?

• mitosis

• meiosis

• binary fission

• budding

What is the term for a cell with two sets of chromosomes?

• haploid

• diploid

• monoploid

• triploid

What is the term for a cell with one set of chromosomes?

• diploid cell

• polyploid cell

• triploid cell

• haploid cell

When do chromosomes condense and become visible in cell division?

• prophase

• interphase

• metaphase

• telophase

What is the term for the division of the cytoplasm after nuclear division?

• mitosis

• cytokinesis

• meiosis

• interphase

What is the term for the structures that contain genetic information?

• genes

• proteins

• nucleotides

• chromosomes