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WorksheetsCELLS AND CELL DIVISION-CTMS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many cells does the process of meiosis produce?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
8
2.
How many chromosomes does each new cell have?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
6
d)
12
3.
For what purpose is the cell undergoing meiosis?
a)
the growth of bones
b)
the repair of damaged skin
c)
the production of new blood cells
d)
the formation of sex cells
4.
The purpose of fertilization produces a single-celled zygote (fertilized egg) with a full set of chromosomes. By what process does the zygote then grow and develop?
a)
meiosis
b)
mitosis
c)
osmosis
d)
plasmosis
5.
Which function in the body of a multicellular organism is most likely being performed by the process illustrated below?
a)
repair of skin after a cut
b)
formation of sex cells
c)
distribution of gamete chromosomes
d)
production of a new organism
6.
Which of the following correctly describes the function of this type of cell division in multicellular organisms?
a)
the growth and repair of tissues
b)
the growth and distribution of sex cells
c)
the promotion of inheritable genetic variations
d)
The removal of random genetic mutations
7.
Most of a coyote's cells have 78 chromosomes, but some cells in a coyote's body have 39 chromosomes. What function do the cells with 39 chromosomes have?
a)
fighting infection
b)
growing tissues
c)
healing tissues
d)
producing offspring
8.
What type of cells may never undergo mitosis and make new cells?
a)
blood cells
b)
skin cells
c)
nerve cells
d)
stomach cells
9.
When a cell divides, what do we call the 2 new cells?
a)
mother cells
b)
father cells
c)
daughter cells
d)
son cells
10.
Another name for a sex cell is a:
a)
gamete
b)
embryo
c)
bone cell
d)
muscle cell
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