WorksheetsMitosis and Meiosis 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When a cell is not actively dividing, it is in what phase?
a)
interphase
b)
anaphase
c)
prophase
d)
telophase
2.
What portion of the cell cycle involves the actual dividing?
a)
interphase
b)
mitosis
c)
Gap 1
d)
Gap 2
3.
When a cell divides, what do we call the 2 new cells?
a)
mother cells
b)
father cells
c)
daughter cells
d)
son cells
4.
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.
5.
What type of cells may never undergo mitosis and make new cells?
a)
blood cells
b)
skin cells
c)
nerve cells
d)
stomach cells
6.
If the message never gets through for a cell to stop dividing and it just keeps dividing over and over again, what can form?
a)
tumor
b)
freckle
c)
goosebump
d)
scab
7.
Why don't cells just stretch when you grow, instead of making copies of themselves?
a)
The muscles in the cells can't stretch that far.
b)
The cell won't be able to bring in food fast enough or get waste out fast enough.
c)
The cell membrane doesn't like the feeling of stretching.
d)
The lysosomes don't want to work so hard.
8.
What is the name of the process in which DNA (genetic information) is exchanged during meiosis?
a)
crossing under
b)
crossing over
c)
melding
d)
blending
9.
What is the diploid number of cells found in a human body cell?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
92
d)
47
10.
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
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