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WorksheetsMitosis and Meiosis Test Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
What happens before mitosis and meiosis begins?
a)
DNA is replicated in the original cell.
b)
Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.
c)
Homologous chromosomes separate.
d)
The nucleus disappears.
2.
Homologous chromosomes contain the same genes, but have different expressions or versions of them.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
During which phase of meiosis does crossing-over occur?
a)
prophase I
b)
prophase II
c)
metaphase I
d)
metaphase II
4.
Which phase of meiosis is shown in the image?
a)
prophase II
b)
anaphase II
c)
metaphase II
d)
telophase II
5.
There are 46 chromosomes in a normal human ________ cell.
a)
somatic
b)
gamete
6.
What is the end result of Meiosis?
a)
2 identical cells
b)
4 identical cells
c)
4 haploid cells
d)
2 haploid cells
7.
What type of cell is produced in Meiosis?
a)
Somatic or body cells
b)
Gametes or sex cells
8.
Mitosis occurs in what type of cell?
a)
Somatic cells
b)
Gametes
9.
How do we classify a cell that has half the number of chromosomes as the cell where it came from?
a)
haploid
b)
diploid
10.
Human cells that contain two sets of chromosomes (23 in each set, for a total of 46) are classified as...
a)
haploid
b)
diploid
11.
What is the end result of Mitosis?
a)
2 haploid cells
b)
4 haploid cells
c)
2 diploid cells
d)
4 diploid cells
12.
What is a way in which Mitosis is different from Meiosis?
a)
Mitosis makes gametes, while Meiosis makes somatic cells
b)
Meiosis makes haploid cells, while Mitosis makes diploid cells
c)
Mitosis involves two cell divisions, while Meiosis involves one cell division
d)
Meiosis produces two cells, while Mitosis produces four cells
13.
When is DNA exchanged between homologous chromosomes during Meiosis?
a)
fertilization
b)
crossing-over
c)
anaphase I
d)
cytokinesis
14.
Which process takes longer, but generates more variation?
a)
sexual reproduction
b)
asexual reproduction
15.
If a diploid cell from a mouse contains 40 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would a haploid cell contain?
a)
40
b)
80
c)
20
d)
10
16.
Gametes only carry 1 set of chromosomes.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Unlike sex cells, which are made through a different process, a cell from your toe undergoes the process of...
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
18.
Which shows the correct order of steps in Mitosis?
a)
Metaphase, Phrophase, Anaphase, Telophase
b)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
c)
Anaphase, Telophase, Prophase, Metaphase
d)
Prophase, Anaphase, Telophase, Metaphase
19.
Which phase of mitosis is shown?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
20.
Which phase of mitosis is shown?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
21.
Which shows the correct order of phases in Mitosis?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
22.
In which phase of Mitosis are chromosomes lined up in the middle of the cell?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
23.
In which phase of Mitosis are chromosomes pulled apart towards opposite sides of the cell?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
24.
In which step are cells physically separated, either by pinching off each other or by being separated by a cell plate?
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Metaphase
25.
Crossing-over (where DNA is exchanged between homologous chromosomes), will only take place in...
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
26.
Examples of gametes are...
a)
cells from your toes
b)
egg and sperm cells
c)
muscle cells
d)
liver cells
27.
For the union of a sperm cell and an egg cell to produce a zygote (first cell that will give rise to a baby) with the right number of chromosomes, both the egg and sperm cells need to be...
a)
haploid
b)
diploid
28.
What is the end result of Mitosis?
a)
2 identical cells
b)
4 identical cells
c)
4 cells different to each other and to the initial cell
d)
2 cells different to each other and to the initial cell
29.
In which phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Metaphase
30.
What stage of meiosis would a cell be going through if you saw what is illustrated in the picture?
a)
Prophase I
b)
Prophase II
c)
Metaphase I
d)
Metaphase II
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