wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Mitosis and Cell Cycle

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 11hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the type of sugar in RNA?
a)
Deoxyribose sugar
b)
Ribose sugar
c)
Powdered sugar
d)
Sweet'n'Low
2.
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.
3.
Structure (b) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
4.
Structure (a) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
5.
Name the phase:
a)
Anaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Prophase
6.
Name the phase:
a)
Anaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Prophase
7.
What is the next phase of mitosis?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
8.
What is the next phase of mitosis?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
9.
What is the next phase of mitosis?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
10.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
11.
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
12.
How many chromosomes do humans have?
a)
46
b)
21
c)
10
13.
The time between cell divisions in the life cycle of the cell is called
a)
anaphase
b)
interphase
c)
prophase
d)
metaphase
14.
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
15.
What type of environmental factors can be the cause of cancer?
a)
radiation from xrays or the sun
b)
chemicals
c)
smoking
d)
all of the options
16.
Before cells can divide, what must be copied?
a)
mitochondria
b)
cytoplasm
c)
DNA
d)
Cell Wall
17.
The cell spends most of it's life in ________________.
a)
mitosis
b)
cytokinesis
c)
Interphase
d)
None of the above
18.
In the G1 stage of the cell cycle, the cell
a)
Grows
b)
Matures
c)
Carries on normal activities
d)
All of the above
19.
In the S stage of interphase_______________
a)
the cell grows
b)
the nucleus divides
c)
the cell membrane divides
d)
the DNA is replicated
20.
When an animal cell goes through cytokinesis,__________
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
21.
When a plant cell goes through cell division,  _____________.
a)
the 2 new nuclei are separated by the cell membrane pinching off.
b)
4 new cells are formed
c)
a cell plate forms, dividing the 2 new nuclei
d)
None of the above
22.
Uncontrollable cell growth is known as _____
a)
obesity
b)
cancer
c)
diabetes
d)
hepatitis
23.
Cells of organism must replicate for ?
a)
growth
b)
repair of damaged cells
c)
replacement of dying cells.
d)
All of the above
24.
The dark "spider" looking things on opposite sides of the cell are called "Spindle Fibers".  What is their job?
a)
Eating the chromosomes
b)
Pulling the chromosomes apart
c)
Putting the chromosomes together
25.
The phase in mitosis where chromosomes move away and are pulled apart by spindles to opposite sides of the cell.
a)
prophase
b)
anaphase
c)
metaphase
d)
telephase
26.
Chromosomes condense from long stands into paired rod like structures. 
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
27.
Research has shown that uncontrolled cell growth and development can lead to which of these diseases?
a)
AIDS
b)
dyslexia
c)
cancer
d)
Down Syndrome
28.

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand

5' ATG TGA CAG 3'

a)

5' ATG TGA CAG 3'

b)

3' TAC ACT GTC 5'

c)

5' GTA AGT GAC 3'

d)

3' CAT TCA CTG 5'

29.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
30.
In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of
a)
cytosine
b)
guanine
c)
thymine
d)
uracil
31.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
32.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
33.
Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose sugar and adenine
b)
deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
c)
deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose sugar and phosphate
34.
Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
35.
Replicate the following strand of DNA: 
AATCATGGA
a)
AATCATGGA
b)
TTAGTACCT
c)
UUAGUACCU
d)
GGATAUCUA
36.
The enzyme that unzips the DNA to prepare for replication
a)
helicase
b)
replicase
c)
polymerase
d)
synthase
37.
order of replication
a)
3, 2, 1, 4
b)
2, 1, 4, 3
c)
2, 3, 1, 4
d)
3, 4, 1, 2
38.
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
a)
sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
b)
sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
c)
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
d)
sugar, phosphate, protein
39.

What kind of sugar is in DNA?

a)

Ribose

b)

Glucose

c)

Deoxyribose

d)

Fructose

40.

There is a disease that blocks blood flow and oxygen supply to the organs. This disease is characterized by excessive reproduction (mitosis) of smooth muscle cells. There are certain drugs that can reverse or prevent this unregulated cell production. What process is most likely the target of these drugs?

a)

cell division

b)

erythroblast differentiation

c)

DNA transcription

d)

cellular respiration

41.

What is the function of DNA Polymerase in DNA Replication?

a)

creates new DNA strands complimentary to the old strands

b)

removes one strand of the DNA

c)

unwinds the DNA double helix

d)

unzips the double helix

42.
A nucleotide includes...?
a)
pentose sugar
b)
nitrogenous base
c)
phosphate group
d)
all of the above
43.
Name this structure
a)
double helix
b)
nucelotide
c)
twisted ladder
d)
hydrogen bond
44.

If you have a culture of cells that are being treated with an anticancer drug and those cells stop growing, what can you assume about the compound?

a)

the compound has degraded

b)

the compound prevented cells from mutating

c)

the compound killed the treated cells

d)

the compound had no effect

45.

If one of the nitrogen bases is mutated due to a poison (like mustard gas) serious deformities will result. Why?

a)

nitrogen bases are the building blocks of proteins

b)

nitrogen bases are part of the genetic code

c)

nitrogen bases produce energy for DNA replication

d)

nitrogen bases cause mutations for DNA

Similar Resources on Wayground

ACT practice

42 questions

ACT practice

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Human digestion

45 questions

Human digestion

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th - 12th Grade

Plants Unit Test

49 questions

Plants Unit Test

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade - University

Biology Unit-3 Test

40 questions

Biology Unit-3 Test

quiz

Worksheet

•

11th - 12th Grade

Semester Exam Review

48 questions

Semester Exam Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 10th Grade

Ecosystem

40 questions

Ecosystem

quiz

Worksheet

•

12th Grade

Yr 11 Bio: Cell size, structure and function

40 questions

Yr 11 Bio: Cell size, structure and function

quiz

Worksheet

•

11th - 12th Grade

Grade 10 Biology 2. Exam ; Semester 1

50 questions

Grade 10 Biology 2. Exam ; Semester 1

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th Grade