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WorksheetsMitosis Cell Cycle
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
Unicellular organisms, such as bacteria,reproduce asexually through a process known as________________________________.
a)
Binary Fission
b)
Conjugation
c)
Meiosis
d)
Mitosis
2.
Which of the following best describes why cells divide through the process of mitosis?
a)
To prevent cells from becoming too large.
b)
To make more of the same cells.
c)
For growth and repair of injuries.
d)
All of the above.
3.
True or False: Cells reproduce by a cycle of growing and dividing called the "cell cycle."
a)
True
b)
False
4.
True or False: The cell cycle is an orderly series of events in which a cell duplicates its contents and divides to produce two new daughter cells.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
True or False: All cells divide at the same rate.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
During which stage of the cell cycle does a cell spend the majority of its time?
a)
Interphase
b)
Mitosis
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Metaphase
7.
Which of the following best describes what takes place during interphase?
a)
The cell grows, carries out normal cell functions, DNA replicates.
b)
Nucleic division.
c)
Cutting of the cytoplasm.
d)
Chromosomes align in the middle of the cell.
8.
Which of the following best describes what takes place during mitosis?
a)
The cell grows, carries out normal cell functions, DNA replicates.
b)
Nucleic division.
c)
Cutting of the cytoplasm.
d)
Chromosomes align in the middle of the cell.
9.
Which of the following best describes what takes place during cytokinesis?
a)
The cell grows, carries out normal cell functions, DNA replicates.
b)
Nucleic division.
c)
Cutting of the cytoplasm.
d)
Chromosomes align in the middle of the cell.
10.
What takes place during the G1 stage of Interphase?
a)
Cell grows and carries out normal functions.
b)
Replication of DNA.
c)
Cell performs final checkpoints prior to division.
11.
What takes place during the S stage of Interphase?
a)
Cell grows and carries out normal functions.
b)
Replication of DNA.
c)
Cell performs final checkpoints prior to division.
12.
What takes place during the G2 stage of Interphase?
a)
Cell grows and carries out normal functions.
b)
Replication of DNA.
c)
Cell performs final checkpoints prior to division.
13.
Put the following stages of Interphase in the correct order...
a)
G1, S, G2
b)
S, G1, G2
c)
G1, G2, S
d)
G2, S, G1
14.
True or False: Chromosomes are made up of condensed, or coiled up, chromatin (DNA).
a)
True
b)
False
15.
DNA normally exists in its long winding form known as ___________________.
a)
Chromatin
b)
Chromosomes
c)
Chromatids
d)
Centrioles
16.
Put the following stages of the mitosis cell cycle in the correct order...
a)
Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis
b)
Mitosis, Cytokinesis, Interphase
c)
Cytokinesis, Interphase, Mitosis
d)
Mitosis, Interphase, Cytokinesis
17.
Chromosomes are made up of two___________________ which are held together by a __________________.
a)
Chromatids ; Chromosome
b)
Chromatids ; Centromere
c)
Chromosomes ; Chromatids
d)
Centromeres ; Chromatin
18.
How many chromosomes are in human somatic cells? Gametes?
a)
46 ; 23
b)
23 ; 46
c)
36 ; 18
d)
18 ; 36
19.
Put the following stages of the mitosis cell cycle in the correct order….
a)
Interphase -> Prophase -> Metaphase -> Anaphase -> Telophase -> Cytokinesis
b)
Prophase -> Telophase -> Cytokinesis -> Interphase -> Metaphase -> Anaphase
c)
Anaphase -> Telophase -> Interphase -> Metaphase -> Cytokinesis -> Prophase
d)
Metaphase -> Cytokinesis -> Anaphase -> Interphase -> Prophase -> Telophase
20.
Which of the following best describes the function of cell regulators?
a)
Tells the cell when it is ok (or not ok) to divide.
b)
Gives chemical signals torepair errors prior to mitosis.
c)
Ensures that no mistakeshave been made prior to cell division.
d)
All of the above.
21.
Which of the following best describes the overall process of mitosis?
a)
Diploid --> Diploid
b)
Diploid --> Haploid
c)
Haploid --> Haploid
d)
Haploid --> Diploid
22.
When does the following take place: Chromosomes condense, the nucleus disappears, centrioles form and spindle fibers form.
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
23.
When does the following take place: Spindle fibers attach to the centromeres of chromosomes and line them up along the middle of the cell.
a)
Metaphase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Telophase
24.
When does the following take place: Spindle fibers shorten, pulling the chromosomes apart so that chromatids travel to the opposite poles.
a)
Anaphase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Prophase
25.
When does the following take place: Chromatids reach poles, chromosomes unwind, nucleus reforms, and cell membrane pinches in.
a)
Telophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Interphase
d)
Cytokinesis
26.
When does the following take place: the cytoplasm is cut, producing two new daughter cells.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Prophase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Metaphase
27.
True or False: During telophase/cytokinesis, a cell plate forms in plant cells and a cleavage furrow forms in animal cells.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
The image illustrates a _____________ cell undergoing cytokinesis.
a)
Plant Cell
b)
Animal Cell
c)
Bacteria Cell
d)
Impossible to tell
29.
The image illustrates a _____________ cell undergoing cytokinesis.
a)
Plant Cell
b)
Animal Cell
c)
Bacteria Cell
d)
Impossible to tell
30.
________________ is the uncontrolled growth and division of cells.
a)
Cancer
b)
Apoptosis
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Meiosis
31.
A substance that is known to cause cancer is known as a _____________________.
a)
Carcinogen
b)
Pathogen
c)
Virus
d)
Deregulator
32.
Which of the following best describes apoptosis?
a)
Programmed cell death.
b)
Nucleic division.
c)
Uncontrolled cell growth.
33.
The image shows a cell undergoing....
a)
Interphase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Telophase
34.
The image shows a cell undergoing...
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Cytokinesis
35.
The image shows a cell undergoing...
a)
Metaphase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Prophase
36.
The image shows a cell undergoing...
a)
Anaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Interphase
d)
Metaphase
37.
The image shows a cell undergoing...
a)
Telophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Interphase
d)
Prophase
38.
The image shows a cell undergoing...
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Interphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Telophase
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