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Honors Biology Cell Cycle
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12th Grade
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Charles Martinez
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This quiz focuses on the cell cycle and mitosis, core topics in honors-level high school biology appropriate for grade 12 students. The questions comprehensively assess students' understanding of cell division processes, requiring mastery of multiple interconnected concepts. Students must identify and sequence the phases of mitosis (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase), understand the role of interphase including DNA replication during S-phase, and distinguish between mitosis and cytokinesis. The quiz demands knowledge of cellular structures such as chromosomes, chromatids, centromeres, and spindle fibers, as well as their functions during division. Students need to analyze microscopic images to identify mitotic phases, apply mathematical reasoning to chromosome number problems, and understand the differences between plant and animal cell division, including cell plate formation in plants. The questions also touch on cell cycle regulation through checkpoints and cyclins, demonstrating the sophisticated biological reasoning expected at the honors level. Created by Charles Martinez, a Biology teacher in IN who teaches grade 12. This assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, from formative assessment during initial instruction to summative evaluation of student mastery. Teachers can use individual questions as warm-up activities to activate prior knowledge or deploy the full quiz as homework to reinforce classroom learning. The varied question formats, including image analysis and mathematical applications, make this particularly effective for review sessions before major exams or as practice for standardized assessments. The quiz aligns with NGSS HS-LS1-4, which requires students to use mathematical representations to support claims about factors affecting cell division rates, and supports Common Core mathematical practices through chromosome calculation problems. This resource strengthens student understanding of fundamental biological processes while developing critical thinking skills essential for advanced biology coursework.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which phase does the cell spend most of it's life?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
DNA will condense into...
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NGSS.HS-LS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What phase of mitosis is pictured?
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NGSS.HS-LS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The process by which the nuclear material is divided equally between two new cells
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NGSS.HS-LS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The process by which the nuclear material is divided equally between two new cells
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NGSS.HS-LS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Structure A refers to the _____.
chromatid
chromosome
centromere
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NGSS.HS-LS3-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have -
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NGSS.HS-LS1-4
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