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Cell Theory and Mitosis

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things? 
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
molecule
d)
human
2.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
3.
Which of the following is NOT a cell theory.
a)
All non-living things are made of cells
b)
All cells come from pre-existing cells
c)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things
4.
Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?
a)
The Theory of Gravity
b)
The Theory of Relativity
c)
The Cell Theory
d)
The Theory of Continental Drift
5.
What do all of these organisms have in common?
a)
They all have uniform offspring
b)
They are all made of cells
c)
They possess the same features
d)
They have the same internal and external structures
6.
Before cells can divide, what must be copied?
a)
mitochondria
b)
cytoplasm
c)
DNA
d)
Cell Wall
7.
Eukaryotic cells store their genetic information(DNA) in __________.
a)
Chromosomes
b)
Centromeres
c)
karyotypes
d)
Proteins
8.
The cell spends most of it's life in ________________.
a)
mitosis
b)
cytokinesis
c)
Interphase
d)
None of the above
9.
When an animal cell goes through cytokineses,__________
a)
a cell plate forms dividing the 2 new nuclei.
b)
the cell membrane pinches off the 2 new cells.
c)
4 new cells are formed.
d)
None of the above
10.
A human cell has 46 chromosomes before mitotic division.  How many chromosomes will the daughter cells after mitosis.
a)
12
b)
23
c)
46
d)
92
11.
Cells of organism must go through the cell cycle for ?
a)
growth
b)
repair of damaged cells
c)
replacement of dying cells.
d)
All of the above
12.
Identify the phase
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
13.
Identify the phase
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
14.
The stages of mitosis in order
a)
Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase
b)
Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase
c)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
d)
Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase, Metaphase
15.
How many chromosomes do humans have?
a)
46
b)
21
c)
10
16.
The nuclear membrane breaks down occurs during which stage?
a)
Interphase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Telophase
17.
The genetic material (DNA) in a nucleus in its normal, uncoiled grainy state is called:
a)
chromatid
b)
chromatin
c)
chromosome
d)
chrome fenders
18.
After meiosis is complete how many cells will there be?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
After meiosis is complete, the new cells:
a)
are all identical
b)
are all different
c)
are half identical and half different
d)
are all stretched out
20.
Most of the cells in the human body are produced by
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis