National 5 Biology - Mitosis

Name the part labelled L in the diagram.

• Spindle fibre

• Poles

• Nucleus

• Daughter cell

Chromosomes are found in the...

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• Cell membrane

What happens in the 1st stage of mitosis?

• 2 genetically identical daughter cells are formed

• DNA replication

• Spindle fibres form

• Cytoplasm divides

Chromosomes are made up of 2 identical...

• Chromatids

• Chromosomes

• Cytoplasms

• Chromophones

Which of the following does not involve mitosis?

• Synthesis of proteins

• Growth of tissue

• Maintenance of the diploid chromosome complement

• Repair of tissue

State the number of chromosomes present in this cell

(a)  

Which of the following statements describes the stage of mitosis shown?

• Chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell

• Daughter chromosomes gather at the ends of the cell

• Chromosomes become visible as pairs of identical chromatids

• Spindle fibres pull chromatids apart to opposite poles of the cell

The following diagrams show a cell at four different stages of mitosis. The correct order of the stages of mitosis is

• 1,3,2,4

• 2,3,4,1

• 3,2,1,4

• 4,1,2,3

The two nuclei in cell Z are genetically ______ to each other.

• Different

• Identical