Cell Division Quiz

What is the process by which a cell divides into two daughter cells?

• Mitosis

• Photosynthesis

• Apoptosis

• Meiosis

Which type of cell division results in the formation of gametes?

• Meiosis

• Budding

• Binary fission

• Mitosis

What is the name of the structure that holds the genetic material in a cell?

• ribosome

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

During which stage of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?

• G1 phase

• S phase

• G2 phase

• M phase

What are the two main stages of cell division?

• metaphase and interphase

• prophase and anaphase

• cytokinesis and telophase

• interphase and mitosis

What is the purpose of mitosis?

• To produce two different daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

• To produce four different daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

• To produce two identical daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

• To produce one identical daughter cell with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

How many chromosomes are present in a human somatic cell?

• 23

• 50

• 30

• 46

What is the name of the process by which the cytoplasm of a cell is divided into two daughter cells?

• Photosynthesis

• Glycolysis

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

What is the significance of meiosis in sexual reproduction?

• Meiosis only occurs in asexual reproduction

• Meiosis allows for genetic variation in offspring.

• Meiosis creates identical offspring

• Meiosis reduces genetic diversity

What are the four stages of mitosis in order?

• Prephase, Postphase, Midphase, Finalphase

• Startphase, Middlephase, Endphase, Finalphase

• Earlyphase, Latephase, Middlephase, Lastphase

• Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase