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WorksheetsCell Division Basics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of genetic material is exchanged during conjugation in prokaryotes?
a)
pilus
b)
plasmid
c)
genophore
d)
chromosome
2.
When DNA is wrapped around _____, the structure that is formed is called a _____.
a)
phosphate groups, chromatin
b)
chromosomes, centromere
c)
histone proteins, nucleosome
d)
histone proteins, chromosome
3.
One duplicated chromosome contains two _____.
a)
nucleosomes
b)
kinetochores
c)
histone proteins
d)
sister chromatids
4.
What structures are condensed DNA that are visible in the cell with a microscope?
a)
nucleoid
b)
chromatin
c)
chromatid
d)
chromosome
5.
Where in the cell can chromatin be found?
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosome
c)
cytoplasm
d)
cell membrane
6.
The centromere is surrounded by a protein called a _____.
a)
kinetochore
b)
microtubule
c)
spindle fibers
d)
spindle microtubules
7.
How do prokaryotes reproduce asexually?
a)
replication
b)
binary fission
c)
conjugation
d)
septum formation
8.
At the tips of each chromatid, there is region called the _____.
a)
p arm
b)
telomere
c)
microtubule
d)
centromere
9.
Any time a cell divides it's cytoplasm, it is called _____.
a)
mitosis
b)
binary fission
c)
cytokinesis
d)
nuclear division
10.
Before dividing into two identical cells, all cells must first _____.
a)
separate the p arm from the q arm
b)
make a copy of their DNA
c)
condense their DNA into chromosomes
d)
exchange plasmids
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