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WorksheetsMitosis and Meiosis
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
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1.
How is the number of chromosomes in a human sex cell different from the number in a human body cell?
a)
A sex cell has 23 chromosomes and a body cell has 46.
b)
A sex cell has 46 chromosomes and a body cell has 23.
c)
A sex cell has chromosomes that are half
d)
A sex cell has chromosomes that are twice as long as those in a body cell.
2.
Dante wants to match the types of cells with how they are produced. Which choice correctly matches a type of cell with how it is produced?
a)
Egg cell --> meiosis in males
b)
Sperm cell --> mitosis in males
c)
Body cell --> mitosis in females
d)
Body cell --> meiosis in females
3.
The diagram above shows a human cell. What type of cell is this?
a)
A reproductive cell (sex cell) made from mitosis
b)
A body cell made from mitosis
c)
A body cell made from meiosis
d)
A reproductive cell (sex cell) made from meiosis
4.
How is meiosis related to sexual reproduction?
a)
Meiosis allows the offspring produced during sexual reproduction to grow and develop.
b)
Meiosis joins together the sex cells during sexual reproduction to produce new offspring
c)
Meiosis produces the sex cells that join to form new offspring during fertilization.
d)
Meiosis produces the body cells that join to form new offspring during fertilization.
5.
Which of these choices is made from the process of mitosis?
a)
Egg
b)
Sperm
c)
Sex Cell
d)
Skin Cell
6.
Which of these choices is NOT a reason for mitosis taking place in a multi-cellular organism?
a)
Growth
b)
Repairing Wounds
c)
Asexual Reproduction
d)
Making Sex Cells
7.
During a lab experiment, Rahul looks at six unlabeled slides showing different stages of the cell cycle. The teacher asks Rahul to place the slides in order, starting with Interphase. In what order should Rahul place the slides?
a)
Interphase --> prophase --> anaphase --> metaphase --> telophase
b)
Interphase --> anaphase --> metaphase --> prophase --> telophase
c)
Interphase --> telophase --> anaphase --> metaphase --> prophase
d)
Interphase --> prophase --> metaphase --> anaphase --> telophase
8.
Which of these statements is true of asexual reproduction?
a)
It produces offspring genetically identical to each other and requires one parent.
b)
It produces offspring genetically identical to each other and requires two parents.
c)
It produces offspring genetically different from each other and requires one parent.
d)
It produces offspring genetically different from each other and requires two parents.
9.
Which type of reproduction involves two parents and results in offspring that are not genetically identical to either parent?
a)
Binary fission
b)
Asexual reproduction
c)
Sexual reproduction
d)
Vegetative reproduction
10.
A group of scientists test three different types of cells – muscle cells, nerve cells, and skin cells – to find out which cell type goes through the steps of mitosis the fastest. The scientists time 100 cell divisions for each type of cell. The temperature and amount of light is the same for all of the cells. What is a controlled variable (or constant) in this investigation?
a)
The speed of the divisions
b)
The types of cells
c)
The temperature
d)
The age of the scientists
11.
Which of the following occurs during Anaphase I?
a)
Chromosomes cluster at the two poles of the cell.
b)
Crossing over occurs
c)
Chromosomes align down the center of the cell.
d)
One version of each chromosome moves toward a pole (sides).
12.
What does meiosis create?
a)
Skin cells
b)
Reproductive (or sex) cells
c)
Only egg cells
d)
Nerve cells
13.
Select the best description of a chromosome.
a)
material used to form the cell membrane
b)
tightly wound DNA that is ready for cell division
c)
long, stretched out strands of DNA
d)
molecules that form the sex cells
14.
In the picture above, a small, aquatic animal called a hydra is reproducing. Which term best describes the process shown in the picture?
a)
budding
b)
binary fission
c)
sporulation
d)
fertilization
15.
Which reason BEST explains why reproduction is necessary?
a)
The survival of every species depends on the ability of organisms to reproduce.
b)
Reproduction decreases differences in species
c)
Reproduction creates simpler body structures.
d)
Organisms reproduce so they can move from one ecosystem to another.
16.
Which of these choices is not a reason for mitosis taking place in a multi-cellular organism?
a)
growth
b)
repairing wounds
c)
asexual reproduction
d)
making sex cells
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