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WorksheetsMitosis
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
The process by which the nuclear material is divided equally between two new cells
a)
mitosis
b)
cancer
c)
spindle
d)
centromere
2.
Structure (b) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
3.
Name the phase:
a)
Anaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Prophase
4.
What is the next phase of mitosis?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
5.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
6.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
7.
The organelle that helps in cell division and produces spindle fibers.
a)
Chromosome
b)
Centriole
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Chloroplast
8.
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
9.
If you were able to count the number of chromosomes of a body cell in every organism, you would find:
a)
Every organism has the same number of chromosomes
b)
Each organism has a specific number of chromosomes that are associated with it.
c)
There are different numbers of chromosomes in different cells of the same organism.
d)
There is no way to determine the number of chromosomes in any organism except humans.
10.
Another name for a sex cell is a:
a)
gamete
b)
embryo
c)
bone cell
d)
muscle cell
11.
When you start with 1 cell, at the end of mitosis, how many identical cells will you have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
In which type of cells will mitosis occur?
a)
egg cells
b)
sperm cells
c)
jail cells
d)
Body cells except the sperm and egg cells
13.
Before a cell can divide, what must happen?
a)
Nothing, it is always ready to divide
b)
The number of chromosomes must be cut in half
c)
The number of chromosomes must double
d)
The number of chromosomes must triple.
14.
When a cell divides, what do we call the 2 new cells?
a)
mother cells
b)
father cells
c)
daughter cells
d)
son cells
15.
When a cell is not actively dividing, it is in what phase?
a)
interphase
b)
anaphase
c)
prophase
d)
telophase
16.
During interphase, the DNA is in the form of
a)
chromatin
b)
chromosomes
c)
chromatids
d)
centromeres
17.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Prophase
18.
The process on the left is:
The process on the right is:
The process on the right is:
a)
Left: meiosis
Right: meiosis
Right: meiosis
b)
Left: meiosis
Right: cloning
Right: cloning
c)
Left: mitosis
Right: meiosis
Right: meiosis
d)
Left: mitosis
Right: mitosis
Right: mitosis
19.
Which option is NOT a reason that cells need to go through mitosis?
a)
To grow
b)
to replace cells
c)
to repair cells
d)
to produce sperm or eggs
20.
A scientist may determine a tissue is cancerous when...
a)
the cell is going thorough mitosis less frequently
b)
the cell is going thorough mitosis more frequently
c)
the cells are dying more frequently
d)
the cell size is larger than normal
21.
Chromosomes line up at the middle of the cell.
a)
interphase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
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