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WorksheetsPre-AP Exam Review: Cell Division
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When do tetrads form?
a)
prophase I
b)
prophase II
c)
metaphase I
d)
metaphase II
2.
What is a tetrad?
a)
pair of homologous chromosomes in meiosis
b)
identical copies of the same chromosome
3.
What happens in anaphase?
a)
the chromosomes separate
b)
the chromosomes line up in the middle
c)
the chromosomes form
d)
the nucleus reforms in new cells
4.
How many times does DNA duplicate for meiosis?
a)
once
b)
twice
c)
never
5.
How many cell divisions occur in meiosis?
a)
1
b)
2
6.
What are the results of oogenesis?
a)
1 haploid gamete, 3 polar bodies
b)
1 diploid gamete, 3 polar bodies
c)
4 haploid gametes
d)
4 diploid gametes
7.
What are the results of spermatogenesis?
a)
1 haploid gamete, 3 polar bodies
b)
1 diploid gamete, 3 polar bodies
c)
4 haploid gametes
d)
4 diploid gametes
8.
When does synapsis occur?
a)
prophase I
b)
metaphase I
c)
prophase II
d)
metaphase II
9.
How many cells does meiosis make?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
10.
How many cells does mitosis make?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
11.
Sex cells (gametes) are ______.
a)
haploid
b)
diploid
12.
Body cells (somatic) are ______.
a)
haploid
b)
diploid
13.
Sex cells have _____ chromosomes.
a)
22
b)
23
c)
44
d)
46
14.
Body cells have _____ chromosomes.
a)
22
b)
23
c)
44
d)
46
15.
A person with sex chromosomes XX is ____.
a)
female
b)
male
16.
A person with sex chromosomes XY is ____.
a)
female
b)
male
17.
Binary fission occurs in _____ cells.
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
18.
What is the longest phase of the cell cycle?
a)
interphase
b)
prophase
c)
metaphase
d)
anaphase
19.
When is DNA replicated in the cell cycle?
a)
S phase
b)
G1 phase
c)
G2 phase
d)
prophase
20.
When do chromosomes form in cell division?
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
21.
When do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
22.
Cytokinesis divides the _____.
a)
nucleus
b)
chromosomes
c)
cytoplasm
23.
Which type of fibers connect centrioles to centrioles?
a)
polar fibers
b)
kinetochore fibers
24.
Which type of fibers connect centrioles to centromeres?
a)
polar fibers
b)
kinetochore fibers
25.
Which stage of the cell cycle does the cell grow to mature size?
a)
G1
b)
S
c)
G2
d)
M
26.
Mitosis divides the ____ contents.
a)
nuclear
b)
chromosome
c)
cytoplasm
d)
protein
27.
Mitosis occurs in _____ cells.
a)
somatic
b)
sex
c)
gamete
28.
Meiosis occurs in _____ cells.
a)
somatic
b)
sex
c)
body
29.
Mitosis creates _____ daughter cells that are identical to the parent cell.
a)
4 haploid
b)
2 haploid
c)
4 diploid
d)
2 diploid
30.
Meiosis creates ____ daughter cells that are unique from the parent cell.
a)
4 haploid
b)
2 diploid
c)
4 diploid
d)
2 haploid
31.
If there are 16 chromosomes in the egg cells of an organism, how many chromosomes would be found in its muscle cells?
a)
16
b)
8
c)
32
d)
64
32.
If there are 20 chromosomes in the egg cells, how many chromosomes would be found in the sperm cells of the same species?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
40
d)
80
33.
If there are 48 chromosomes in the skin cells of an organism, how many chromosomes would be found in the organism's sperm cells?
a)
48
b)
24
c)
96
d)
12
34.
If there are 30 chromosomes in the blood cells, how many chromosomes will be in the bone cells?
a)
15
b)
60
c)
30
d)
120
35.
Which term describes the pairing of homologous chromosomes in prophase I of meiosis?
a)
somatic
b)
tetrad
c)
synapsis
d)
homologous
36.
When the chromosomes pair in synapsis of prophase I of meiosis, what is the result (with 4 chromatids) called?
a)
tetrad
b)
chromosome
c)
quad
d)
homologous
37.
Structure A refers to the _____.
a)
chromatid
b)
chromosome
c)
centromere
38.
Structure B is pointing to the _____.
a)
chromosome
b)
centromere
c)
DNA
d)
chromatid
39.
Structure C is pointing to one ____.
a)
chromatid
b)
chromosome
c)
centromere
d)
DNA
40.
The time between cell divisions in the life cycle of the cell is called
a)
anaphase
b)
interphase
c)
prophase
d)
metaphase
41.
The division of the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell is called
a)
mitosis
b)
binary fission
c)
cytokinesis
d)
M phase
42.
A diploid cell is one that
a)
has 2 copies of each chromosome
b)
is designated by 2n
c)
has chromosomes found in pairs
d)
all the rest are correct
43.
How many chromosomes does each body cell of a human have?
a)
48
b)
46
c)
23
d)
2
44.
The pinched area of an animal cell that will eventually separate it into two cells is called the
a)
cell plate
b)
vesicle
c)
mitosis
d)
cleavage furrow
45.
DNA is replicated during ______ of the cell cycle.
a)
G1
b)
S
c)
G2
d)
G0
46.
In oogenesis, a diploid reproductive cell divides meiotically to produce
a)
1 diploid gamete and 3 polar bodies
b)
4 diploid gametes
c)
4 haploid gametes and 3 polar bodies
d)
1 haploid gamete and 3 polar bodies
47.
Cytokinesis usually occurs after mitosis. If a cell completed mitosis but not cytokinesis, what would be the result?
a)
a cell with one nucleus
b)
a cell with one really large nucleus
c)
a cell with two nuclei
d)
none of these are correct
48.
Which term refers to a picture of an individual’s chromosomes, used to detect genetic conditions?
a)
synapsis
b)
tetrad
c)
centriole
d)
karyotype
49.
In what stage are chromosomes separated and moved to opposite poles?
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
50.
At the end of meiosis I, two cells are created, both having __ chromosomes.
a)
23
b)
46
c)
92
51.
Is the DNA copied in S phase following meiosis I?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
sometimes
52.
The fusion of an egg and sperm cell creates a
a)
haploid cell
b)
diploid cell
53.
In which stage of the cell cycle is the cell preparing for division?
a)
G1
b)
S
c)
G2
d)
M
54.
This picture shows...
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
55.
This picture shows...
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
56.
This picture shows which process?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
the cell cycle
57.
This picture shows which process?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
the cell cycle
58.
This image shows which process?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
the cell cycle
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