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WorksheetsMitosis and Meiosis
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 31mins
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Class
Date
1.
Name the process depicted in the image.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Mutation
d)
Cell Cycle
2.
This process goes through two rounds of PMAT.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Osmosis
d)
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3.
This process leads to genetic variation.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Transcription
d)
Translation
4.
This process produces gametes (egg and sperm cells).
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Osomosis
d)
DIffusion
5.
This process produces somatic cells (body cells).
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Transformation
d)
Mutations
6.
What does this picture show?
a)
2 chromosomes
b)
1 chromosome that has been replicated
c)
1 unreplicated chromosome
d)
A homologous pair of chromosomes
7.
This process produces haploid cells.
a)
meiosis
b)
mitosis
c)
crossing over
d)
replication
8.
During crossing over
a)
2 different chromosomes (not homologous) exchange tips.
b)
2 homologous chromosomes exchange tips.
c)
chromosomes move apart.
d)
chromosomes line up in pairs.
9.
Name the process depicted in the image.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Cell Cycle
d)
DNA replication
10.
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.
11.
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
12.
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).
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.
Cells produced during mitosis are genetically
a)
different
b)
identical
15.
Cells produced during meiosis are genetically
a)
different
b)
identical
16.
This produces cells for growth and repair.
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
17.
What is the function of mitosis?
a)
genetic diversity though sexual reproduction
b)
cell reproduction and general growth and repair
18.
Meiosis occurs in _____ cells.
a)
somatic
b)
sex
c)
body
19.
How many chromosomes does each body cell of a human have?
a)
48
b)
46
c)
23
d)
2
20.
This picture shows...
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
21.
This picture shows...
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
22.
This picture shows which process?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
the cell cycle
23.
This picture shows which process?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
the cell cycle
24.
Homologous chromosomes ___________.
a)
are identical
b)
have the same alleles, just different genes
c)
are not similar in any way
d)
have the same genes, just different alleles
25.
Which cellular reproduction process is responsible for increased size?
a)
differentiation
b)
mitosis
c)
meiosis
d)
contact inhibition
26.
What phase does this picture represent?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Interphase
27.
What phase does this picture represent?
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Interphase
d)
Anaphase
28.
What phase does this picture represent?
a)
Metaphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Telophase
d)
Anaphase
29.
The phase where chromosomes prepare to divide and are now visible
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
30.
Cells spend 90% of their life in this stage. It is where life processes occur.
a)
Interphase
b)
Mitosis
c)
Telophase
d)
Anaphase
31.
The chromosomes move apart and away. They are at opposite sides of the cell
a)
Anaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Prophase
32.
The chromosomes have two new nuclei, nuclear membranes form, and the division of the cytoplasm actually begins
a)
Prophase
b)
Telophase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Metaphase
33.
The chromosomes meet at the center of the cell. Chromosomes begin to separate from its copy.
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
34.
The chromosomes begin to duplicate in this stage
a)
interphase
b)
metaphase
c)
telophase
d)
anaphase
35.
How many pairs do human chromosomes have?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
2
d)
32
36.
How many chromosomes are found in human sex cells?
a)
46
b)
23
c)
16
d)
32
37.
A dog has 78 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will be in each daughter cell after mitosis?
a)
78
b)
39
c)
23
d)
46
38.
A dog has 78 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will be in the daughter cells after meiosis?
a)
78
b)
39
c)
23
d)
46
39.
Jacks turtle grew in size. Which of the following statements best describes why the turtle grew?
a)
The turtle stretched out
b)
The number of cells increased
c)
The size of each cell got bigger.
d)
all of the above
40.
If an intestinal cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain
a)
3 chromosomes
b)
6 chromosomes
c)
12 chromosomes
d)
24 chromosomes
41.
Which of these processes is most important for the replacement of worn-out body cells?
a)
mitosis
b)
diffusion
c)
meiosis
d)
absorption
42.
A sperm cell of a moth has 112 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in the moth's wing cells?
a)
66
b)
112
c)
224
d)
448
43.
During which phase of the cell cycle is the cell growing and preparing for cellular division?
a)
cytokinesis
b)
prophase
c)
anaphase
d)
interphase
44.
Which of the following produces identical nuclei in cells?
a)
pollination
b)
mitosis
c)
osmosis
d)
fertilization
45.
Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have -
a)
16 chromosomes.
b)
46 chromosomes.
c)
8 chromosomes.
d)
4 chromosomes.
46.
The process by which the nuclear material is divided equally between two new cells
a)
mitosis
b)
cancer
c)
spindle
d)
centromere
47.
Structure A refers to the _____.
a)
chromatid
b)
chromosome
c)
centromere
48.
Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?
a)
muscle cells
b)
skin cells
c)
sperm cells
d)
blood cells
49.
What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
offspring are identical to parents
b)
offspring are resistant to viruses
c)
offspring are born live, rather thna from eggs
d)
offspring inherit a wider variety of genetic information
50.
When a cell is not actively dividing, it is in what phase?
a)
interphase
b)
anaphase
c)
prophase
d)
telophase
51.
When a cell divides, what do we call the 2 new cells?
a)
mother cells
b)
father cells
c)
daughter cells
d)
son cells
52.
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
53.
Place these cells in order of mitosis.
a)
A, B, C, D, E
b)
B, E, D, A, C
c)
C, E, A, D, B
d)
B, D, A, E, C
54.
Structure C is pointing to one ____.
a)
chromatid
b)
chromosome
c)
centromere
d)
DNA
55.
Another name for a sex cell is a:
a)
gamete
b)
embryo
c)
bone cell
d)
muscle cell
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